Safeguarding

We are fully commitmented to safeguarding all children, not only those within our care, and believe in its approach to early years education. We feel it is important to provide support and guidance for our parents and families, as well as our employees, to help signpost you to the correct advice and pathways, should you have any concerns about a child’s welfare.

Our Safeguarding Contacts

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Emily Ayres – Pre-School Manager. 

She is supported by:

Trudie Strong – Deputy Manager

Louise Addison – Office Manager 

Sabrina Beck – Level 3 Practitioner

If you have any queries or concerns, please do speak to one of us, we wear purple lanyards for easy identification!

Our DSL Email address is dsl@littlepippins.org.uk and this is closely monitored throughout the holidays too.

Our Safeguarding Committee Member is Kate Grafton and you may also contact her with any queries or concerns about safeguarding.  Her email address is dslcommittee@littlepippins.org.uk

Little Pippins Pre-School works with children, families and our community to ensure the rights and safety of children are paramount and to give them the very best start in life. Our Safeguarding Policy is based on the OCC Safeguarding Policy and Early Years Alliance Procedures.

All of our staff hold up to date Safeguarding training, plus FGM and Prevent Training, certain staff members also have attended Disabled Children’s Safeguarding Training and Early Help Training. All staff have valid DBS and references checked in line with Safer Recruitment. Staff are encouraged to sign up to the DBS Update Service.

The Manager, Office Manager, Chair and Secretary of the Committee have all completed Safer Recruitment Training. All Committee members are DBS Checked and approved by Ofsted.