Jesters Kids Club Site Security Policy

We are committed to providing care and learning for children in a safe and secure environment. All staff have an individual and collective responsibility to ensure that they have continuous regard for the safety and security of all children at Jesters. 

Parents/carers are encouraged to talk to their children about the importance of remaining safe and not leaving the Jesters during the session.

These messages will be reinforced by both Jesters and its staff. Safety and security procedures will be regularly reviewed by the Team Leader in consultation with staff and parents/carers.

Staff and any other authorised persons who are regular visitors to Jesters will be issued with either an identity badge or clearly identifiable clothing, which they are expected to wear them at all times while on Jester’s premises. 

Supervision
Children will not be left unsupervised at any time during activity sessions. In the event of staff shortages, available space will be restricted to ensure that children are adequately supervised, in accordance with the staff ratio provisions set out in the Staffing policy.

The Team Leader will allocate responsibility to individual members of staff for observing and supervising the main entrance and exit points at the beginning and end of the session. 

Visitors
Jesters has a Visitors Book which is kept close to the main entrance in which visitors must sign on arrival, alongside giving the following information:

 Their name.
 The date and time of their arrival.
 The reason for their visit.
 Their expected departure time. 

Visitors to Jesters will not be left unsupervised with children at any time. 

Staff have a duty to approach any visitor on the premises who has not signed in. They must introduce themselves and establish immediately who the visitor is and the reason for them being on the premises. If the visitor has no suitable reason to be on the premises, then they will be asked to leave immediately and escorted from the premises. If the visitor repeatedly refuses to leave, the police will be telephoned immediately.

A record will be made of any such incidents in the Incident Record Book, and the Team Leader will be immediately notified. 

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Jesters Kids Clubs, Main Road, Bicknacre, Essex, 
Main Office Tel: 01245 222384