Safeguarding and Welfare Requirement: Safety and Suitability of Premises, Environment
and Equipment.
Providers must keep premises and equipment clean.
Article 24 Children have the right to a clean environment.
5.6 Litter
Policy statement
In our Pre-school, we aim to ensure that attitudes, good examples in practice and role models are
encouraged so that this will stay with the children into adulthood.
Rights
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The children of our Pre-school have the right to play and learn in a clean and healthy
environment.
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It is our goal to create a litter free environment for our staff and children.
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We recycle waste wherever possible.
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We see these aims as applying beyond the school gate, to the car park and area around the
Pre-school.
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All members of the Pre-school have the right to suggest ways to improve the Pre-school
environment.
Respect
All members of the Pre-school community develop an understanding of how to respect the
premises by:
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Not dropping litter.
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Picking up litter that is lying around.
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Using recycling bins whenever possible.
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Assisting in maintaining a clean site.
The staff develop an understanding of how to respect the premises by:
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Supporting children in developing an awareness of looking after the environment.
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Using the recycling bins for all paper and recycle other waste materials as appropriate.
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Educating the children on the consequences of dropping litter.
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The Eco schools coordinator develops an understanding of how to respect the premises
by:
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Ensuring there are an adequate number of waste bins.
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Listening and responding to questions and comments from members of the Pre-school
community.
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Highlighting issues at Senior Practitioner and staff meetings.
Procedures
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Adequate bins are placed in a prominent place in all rooms and toilets and are emptied daily.
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Dropping of litter is greatly discouraged and explanations are given to the children of why litter
should not be dropped. e.g.
o
It is unsightly
o
It is unsafe and dangerous to plants, other children and animals.
o
Dropping food can attract rats and flies.
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Positive praise is encouraged when children dispose of their litter carefully.
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Litter picking is seen as a positive environmental action which encourages co-operation with
others and a sense of pride of ownership of the Pre-school premises.
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Staff regularly monitor the Pre-school grounds when the garden is in use.
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Staff check the grounds on a daily basis for broken glass, animal fouling and any other
hazardous items.
This policy was adopted at a meeting of the Directors/ Trustees of Lytchett Matravers Pre-school
Ltd, September 2014
Signed on behalf of the Directors/Trustees by Tracey Scriven (Nominated person)
Date to be reviewed: August 2015
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