What Makes a Good Policy & Procedure Manual?
                     WHAT MAKES A GOOD POLICY & 
PROCEDURE MANUAL?
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Policies are a big part of life in the childcare sector, but it 
can be the part that most people dislike and it can take up a 
great deal of time. Come on, I know how many of us have 
spent hours writing these policy's to watch them collect 
dust :). The thing is that we still need to have policies in 
place, there is always the questions of what policies should I 
have, how long should they be and so forth, which I feel 
there is no one real answer for, as each centre is different 
and will require different policies.
The trick to putting together your policy & procedure manual, 
is to first put them in some sort of order that your educators 
and families can understand where to find them. The second 
step is to make sure you have included in your manual all 
policy's that are required under the Education and Care 
Services National Regulations. Make sure the policies are 
informative and to the point -  they need to be clear & concise.
A visual approach to policies which incorporates colour, and 
graphs is a good way to catch the reader's attention. When you 
are writing the content for your policy, think about who you 
would be expecting to read them and tailor them to that 
audience. Avoid terminology that will not be readily understood 
by the readers.
Try not to make them to technical, they need to be simple 
enough that new employees and families can understand them. 
When entering procedures in these policy's make sure include a 
step by step instructions, a perfect example for this is your 
nappy procedure should be stepped out step by step.
Also think about other things to go in the manual like title pages and a 
table of contents, these items make is easier to navigate around the 
manual. 
Try not to make the manual too large, think about streamlining some of 
you policies together if you can.  Last but not least, make sure you are 
sourcing your polices and linking them to the NQS & the National 
Regulations. 
Giggletree produces a Policy & Procedure Manual Template 
for Childcare centres – If you are interested in finding out 
more about the Policies please email us at 
[email protected]
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