Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements

Bolton Safeguarding Guidance

Bolton Safeguarding Guidance: Childminders
Guidance for reviewing and writing a safeguarding policy and procedure for Childminders.

Bolton Safeguarding Guidance: Daycare and Out of School Settings
Guidance for reviewing and writing a safeguarding policy and procedure for Daycare and Out of School Settings.

Attendance Guidance

Attendance Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage
While attendance at early years settings is not statutory until the term after a child turns five, regular participation supports school readiness, builds routines, and fosters positive attitudes to learning, promoting better outcomes for children. This guidance applies to all early years providers funded by the local authority, offering tips for promoting, recording, and monitoring attendance and why this is important. In addition, find more information about when, how, and who to report to or seek further advice, where there are concerns about long-term absence.

Further Learning and Development

Visit Working with children – Learning and development (bolton.gov.uk) to complete 'Keeping Children Safe - Basic', 'Adult Safeguarding', 'Early Help' etc. Follow the link and select the 'Open Access Learning Platform' link, this will take you to a new e-learning platform, where you can create a free account or log in direct to the courses.

If you have any difficulties with the new platform, email e-learning@bolton.gov.uk 

Other guidance

Working together to safeguard children 2023 - Statutory Guidance

Ofsted guidance: Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills

Keeping children safe in education: childcare disqualification requirements – supplementary advice