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Developing Policies, Procedures and Statements in Early Childhood Education and Care ServicesA Practical GuideCopyright Tusla Child and Family Agency, 2018This publication should be cited as: Tusla (2018) Developing Policies, Procedures and Statements in Early Childhood Education and Care Services: A Practical Guide , Dublin: Early Years Inspectorate, 1ContentsForeword vAbout this Guide viiSection 1: Your responsibilities under the law and the regulations 1Policies, procedures and statements required by regulation 2Other legislative and regulatory requirements 4Section 2: The importance of policies, procedures and statements for quality practice 7Developing child-centred policies, procedures and statements 8Why policies, procedures and statements matter 9Section 3: Factors that influence policies 13Custom and practice 14Values 14Philosophy, ethos and vision 15Mission statement 16Principles 16Other factors that influence policies and procedures 17Section 4: Planning and process for policy development 19Responsibility for policies 20Required policies, procedures and statements 21Child Safeguarding Statement 22Desirable pol

» The use of the internet and photographic and recording devices; » Recruitment; » Risk management; » Settling-in; » Staff training; and » Supervision. Important Under Regulation 6, services must have a Safety Statement before they can register with Tusla. Core regulatory requirements The Tusla Quality and Regulatory Framework sets (QRF ...

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