It is the policy of our childcare facility to ensure the collection of children is conducted in a safe manner. Children may only be collected by the person(s) named in the child’s registration form. Parents must notify staff if their child is to be collected by an unnamed person(s). Parents should ensure that children are collected on time and under no circumstances will children be brought home by a staff member. Parents/guardians and named persons must collect children from individual pods' external doors. No one under the age of 18 will be permitted to collect a child. The centre closes at 5.45pm. Please bear in mind that the facility’s insurance policy covers children on site - during operational hours i.e., from 8 a.m. up to 5.45p.m. It is incumbent on both parents and staff to mitigate risk by adhering to collection/drop-off procedures within operational hours. If a child is not collected, the parents/guardians will be called. If the parents/guardians are unreachable the emergency contact will be called. Staff will remain on the premises and care for the child until they are collected. If a parent/guardian/nominated person turns up to collect a child in an unfit state, the child will not be released. Another parent/guardian/nominated member will be called to collect the child. If the person deemed unfit to collect the child causes any disturbance, the guards may be called. The child will be cared for until they are safely collected. The welfare of the child will remain a priority.
If a non-authorised person arrives to collect a child, the parents must be called and spoken to before the child is released. The parent will be asked to add the unnamed person to the authorised collectors list. They may also be asked to send an email/message giving us permission to release the child to the person including a photo and name of the person if they are unknown to childcare staff. ID may then be requested. If a child is not collected by their designated collection time, the parent should be called. We cannot accommodate late collections so if a parent is delayed for any reason, they should make arrangements for an alternative named person to collect their child by the designated time. Late collections could result. A late collection fee (€1 per minute) may be added to accounts for persistent late collections.
This policy will be communicated to all parents, guardians and school aged children.
Contact Information If you require further information regarding this policy contact: Name Lorraine Casey, Business Manager
Phone number 094 93 70833
Email; glornanog@gmail.com
Date this policy was created Sept 2008
Date the policy is reviewed March 2024
Date this policy will be reviewed March 2025 Contact Information If you require further information regarding this policy contact:
Name Lorraine Casey, Business Manager
Phone number 094 93 70833
Email; glornanog@gmail.com
Date this policy was created Sept 2008
Date the policy is reviewed May 2025
Date this policy will be reviewed May 2026