Your Child's Safety Our Absolute Priority
Every policy, every recruitment decision, every day-to-day practice at Handprints Nurseries is built around keeping your child safe. Here's exactly what that means.
Six Layers of Protection
Full DBS checks
Every team member, childcare, kitchen, cleaning, admin, is enhanced-DBS checked before they start, with ongoing re-checks as policy requires.
Safer Recruitment Policy
Our hiring follows the UK government's Safer Recruitment guidance, multiple references, reference checks verified directly with the employer, and probing interviews.
Dedicated Safeguarding Lead at Every Setting
Each of our nurseries has its own Designated Safeguarding Lead; the on-site nursery manager; with named deputies trained alongside them. Group-level safeguarding oversight sits with our Director, so concerns can always be escalated to someone independent of the setting if needed. Every staff member knows exactly who to raise a concern with, immediately.
Full CCTV Coverage
Indoor and outdoor coverage across the setting. Recordings are retained to policy, accessed only by Katie, and never shared beyond the legitimate safeguarding purpose.
Secure Digital Entry
Authorised adults only. Your child is never handed to anyone not on your approved collection list, and the door doesn't open without staff verifying who's at it.
Ongoing Training
Every staff member completes annual safeguarding training plus refreshers on Prevent, FGM, whistleblowing, and online safety. Certificates kept and audited.
Every Childcare Staff Member is First-Aid Trained
All of our childcare team hold current paediatric first aid certification, renewed on a 3-year cycle. There is always a trained first-aider on site, in every room, at every moment of the day.
We stock age-appropriate first-aid supplies throughout the setting, keep detailed records of any incident (however minor), and share those records with parents the same day via the Famly app and handover.
See Our Safeguarding In Practice
On your tour we can walk you through our policies, show you the CCTV setup, and share our Designated Safeguarding Lead contact card.
