Support
Safeguarding
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Wendy and her deputy for safeguarding matters is Bev.
Lyn is second named deputy DSL.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. When we talk and listen to a child we help them to have a voice. Having a voice that is heard is the most powerful safeguarding tool a child can have. If you have any concerns about keeping children safe or any questions about our safeguarding policy and procedures, come and see Wendy, Bev or Lyn.
Water Safety
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Unfortunately, research published by the Royal Life Saving Society UK reports that children under the age of five are most at risk of drowning. The statistics tell us that one child a month drowns at home in England.
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So, a new campaign, Splash Safety at Your Pad has been designed to help children and families enjoy water play safely at home.
Talk Pants with Pantasourus and his Pants song. This is a great video created by the NSPCC to help explain to children the necessity of keeping their private parts PRIVATE.
Helpful links
Protecting children from radicalisation
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Mental health Information
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Helpful web links
Online Safety
We tell children to share but online it’s different. In fact, sometimes sharing online can be dangerous. That’s why we’re asking parents to be Share Aware and keep children safe online. Below we have offered two links to websites created by the NSPCC with advice on helping your child to stay safe on social networks, apps and games.
73% of four year olds use computers with 41% doing so every day. 25% have their own tablet. With this in mind we really need to be vigilant regarding what our children are viewing. Here are a few websites which offer helpful advice regarding online safety for you as well as your children.
Online Safety links
SEND
Special Education Needs and Disabilities
Our setting Senco is Lauren. We welcome all children whatever their individual needs and believe in being an inclusive setting. We work in partnership with parents/carers, and their consent is always sought before any contact with outside agencies. Our 'Local Offer' is online and details how we support children with any special needs or disabilities.
The KCC SEND Information Hub provides details on what services children, young people and their families can expect from a range of local agencies, including education, health and social care.
The Pod is a Kent Community Health website giving lots of information on children's therapies .
The Speech and Language link below is a useful guide if you are concerned about the development of your child's speech and communication.
Learning
Ditton Church Pre-School recognises that each individual child needs to be valued and nurtured throughout the early years of their development. A variety of learning experiences will encourage and enhance development in these areas;
Child Minders
We are in contact with a group of four local Childminders, who work in partnership with Ditton Church Pre-School. They are all Ofsted registered - just the same as Pre-Schools and Nurseries and follow the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) in the same way as Pre-Schools.
The funding can be split between more than one provider: for example, you could use both the Pre-School and a childminder to fulfill your funding.
