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Written procedures are how a childcare service shows that every educator handles arrivals, incidents, medication, sleep and emergencies the same way. These procedures, checklists and the educator induction give you a structured starting point to adapt to your local regulations and your service’s own policies.
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Checklist
A childcare center cleaning checklist lists what is cleaned, and how, every day and every week: tables before meals, mouthed toys, bathrooms, the diaper area, bedding and outdoor equipment.
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Checklist
A childcare daily safety checklist is the walk-through an educator does before children arrive and before they play outside, checking for hazards such as broken equipment, open gates, choking risks and unsafe ground.
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SOP
A childcare arrival and departure procedure sets out how every child is signed in, handed over to an educator, and released only to an authorized person at the end of the day.
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SOP
A childcare emergency evacuation and lockdown procedure tells every educator what to do when the alarm sounds: who takes charge, how children and babies are moved out, how everyone is counted, and how to lock down when it isn’t safe to leave.
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SOP
A childcare incident, injury, trauma and illness procedure tells educators what to do from the moment a child is hurt or becomes unwell: first aid, supervising the other children, contacting the family, recording what happened and notifying the regulator when an incident is serious.
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SOP
A childcare medication administration procedure sets out how educators receive, store, give and record medication, so each child gets the right medicine, at the right dose and time, only with written authority from the family.
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A safe sleep and rest procedure sets out how educators prepare sleep areas, settle babies and children to sleep safely, check on them while they sleep, and record those checks.
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A diaper changing procedure sets out how educators change a child’s diaper (nappy) safely and hygienically, from washing hands and preparing the area to cleaning the change mat and recording the change.
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They’re a starting point, not a compliance guarantee. Requirements differ by country and state, for example US state licensing rules, Australia’s National Quality Framework or England’s EYFS. Check each procedure against the rules that apply to your service before you use it.
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