Bambinos Childcare Centres

Statement of intent

Bambinos Childcare Centres believes that children and parents are entitled to expect courtesy and prompt, careful attention to their needs and wishes. We welcome suggestions on how to improve Bambinos and will give prompt and serious attention to any concerns about the running of the Bambinos. We anticipate that most concerns will be resolved quickly by an informal approach to the appropriate member of staff. If this does not achieve the desired result, we have a set of procedures for dealing with concerns.

Aim

We aim to bring all concerns about the running of Bambinos to a satisfactory conclusion for all of the parties involved.

Methods

To achieve this, we operate the following complaints procedure.

How to complain

Stage 1

• Any parent who is uneasy about an aspect of the Bambinos provision talks over, first of all, his/her worries and anxieties with the Manager.

Stage 2

• If this does not have a satisfactory outcome, or if the problem recurs, the parent moves to Stage 2 of the procedure by putting the concerns or complaint in writing to the Manager and the Director and all complaints will be answered within 28 days.
• Most complaints should be able to be resolved informally at Stage1 or at Stage2.
• Complaints will then be entered onto a nursery complaint form (please see attached).

Stage 3

• The parent requests a meeting with the Manager and the Director. An agreed written record of the discussion is made.
• This record signifies that the procedure has concluded if all parties concerned are satisfied that this is the case.

Stage 4

• If at the Stage 3 meeting the parent and manager and /or Director of Bambinos cannot reach agreement, the parent can request further investigation in writing by another Director.
• Another Director who had not directly dealt with the complaint in the first instance will be able to look at the details of the complaint and decide whether or not he or she is in agreement with either party.

Stage 5

• A final meeting between the parent, the Manager and the Director is held. The purpose of this meeting is to reach a decision on the action to be taken to deal with the complaint. The Director’s advice who was now dealing with the complaint is used to reach this decision.
• A record of this meeting, including the decision on the action to be taken, is made. Everyone present at the meeting signs the record and receives a copy of it. This signed record signifies that the procedure has concluded.

The role of the Office for Standards in Education, Early Years Directorate (Ofsted) and the Area Child Protection Committee.

Parents may approach Ofsted directly at any stage of this complaints procedure. In addition, where there seems to be a possible breach of our registration requirements, it is essential to involve Ofsted as the registering and inspection body with a duty to ensure the National Standards for Day Care are adhered to.

The address and telephone number of our Ofsted regional centre are:
Ofsted
Royal Exchange Buildings
St Ann’s Square
Manchester
M2 7LA

If a child appears to be at risk, our nursery follows the procedures set out in our Child Protection policy.

In these cases, both the parent and nursery are informed and the manager works with Ofsted and the Area Child Protection (Social Services Advice and Assessment Team and Child Protection Unit) Committee to ensure a proper investigation of the complaint followed by appropriate action.

Records

A record of complaints against Bambinos Childcare Centres and/or the children and/or the adults working in the nursery is kept, including the date, the circumstances of the complaint and how the complaint was managed.

Parents can look at the complaints log and summaries in the complaints file, but may not look at confidential material including actual complaints in writing from parents as this would break confidentiality.

This policy was adopted at a meeting of Bambinos Day Nursery Held on 14th February 2011 Alison Lane and Jemma Honey
Signed on behalf of Bambinos Ltd