Intimate & Personal Care Policy

This policy is designed to act as a guideline for anyone with responsibility for the intimate care of the children attending 1st Class Pre-School.

Only staff with a full and current DBS check is able to carry out this sort of care

All staff receives safeguarding training.

All staff wear protective gloves for nappy changes, aprons must also be worn when administering first aid or cleaning a child who has soiled themselves.

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Every child is to be treated with dignity & respect. Privacy is ensured appropriate to the child’s age and situation. We have separate toilets for the children to use with doors. We stick to the requirement to have 1 toilet per 8 children.

Nappies are changed in the nursery bathroom on a designated change mat. This is enclosed enough to give the child privacy.

Children should be involved as much as possible in their intimate care. Allowing the children to be as independent as possible. This can be for tasks such as removing clothing or washing .Support the children in doing everything that they can for themselves be responsive to a child’s reactions.

Make sure the practice of intimate care is as consistent as possible.

Children are encouraged to wash their hands after messy play, after using the toilet, before & after eating.

Its legal obligation for us to meet the needs of children with any delays in any area of their development. We work in partnership with parents on an individual basis to make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of each child

• Report any incident as soon as possible to the nursery manager. If you are concerned that during the intimate care of a child;

  • You accidentally hurt a child

  • The child seems sore or unusually tender in the genital area

  • The child misunderstands or misinterprets something

  • The child has a very strong emotional reaction without apparent cause (sudden shouting or crying)

All staff must ensure that they protect themselves by following these guidelines.

Always tell another member of staff when you are doing a change or accompanying a child to the toilet

Always ensure that a child’s privacy is protected

Always ensure that you are visible to other members of staff.

Always wear protective gloves

Always wash hands thoroughly after supporting a child with intimate care