Contingency Plan for Staff Absences and Emergencies

1. If a member of staff phones in sick this should be within half an hour after usual commencement of work but ideally before shifts begin 7:45am. They must ensure they speak to a senior member of staff.
2. Senior members of staff will then check whether staffing ratios are still fulfilled.
3. If not:

a) manager to be part of staff ratios and work within the rooms

b) staff training to be cancelled unless essential

c) staff to work additional hours if possible to cover shifts

d) contact agency for temporary staff to cover essential shifts

I.e. Sure start Torquay 01803 329666

Sure start Paignton 01803 556081

e) contact committee to cover shifts as unqualified/unvetted members of staff unless they have necessary clearance and qualifications

f) we will ensure child ratios are maintained by:

· managing the numbers attending

· Contacting parents to collect children, working parents will have priority and parents who travel far.

· Days will be reorganized or refunds given

· We may reorganize the day i.e. trips maybe cancelled or the re-grouping of the room and children.

If a member of staff becomes ill at work the nursery manager or senior will look at the adult child ratios and decide how best to deal with it we would look at the following.

• The nursery manager to be part of staff ratios and work within the rooms
• staff training to be cancelled unless essential
• staff to work additional hours if possible to cover shifts
• contact agency for temporary staff to cover essential shifts

I.e. Sure start Torquay 01803 329666

Sure start Paignton 01803 556081

• contact committee to cover shifts as unqualified/unvested members of staff unless they have necessary clearance and qualifications

If the nursery manager is on holiday and the senior member of staff becomes ill the following will happen:

• The other senior member of staff will take the lead role and the nursery nurse in the room will step up to the senior role, if the other senior nursery nurse is based in the foundation unit they will move across into the main building.

• If there is no other senior member of staff the nursery nurse should contact the nursery manager if they are not away to see if they could come in.
• Failing that a member of the committee would be contacted to deal with the situation.

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