Whatever the size of your company, Human Resources has to form an essential part of your business. For small businesses especially, there are lots of advantages to using a HR consultant which we will focus on in this week’s article. HR are responsible for a number of functions within a business including:- Performance Management…
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How to Manage Bullying and Harassment in your Nursery?
PROTECTING your EMPLOYEES from bullying and harassment in your nursery is IMPORTANT Bullying and harassment can happen to ANYONE. You need to protect your staff so that they can protect your children. When we talk about bullying or harassment we automatically think of children in the playground being picked on. I can remember it…
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Does Your Nursery Have An Effective Dress Code Policy?
Having an effective and fit for purpose dress code policy in your nursery has never been more important. This is in light of the fact there has been recent dress code controversy in the news over a Primary School teacher who posted photos of herself after winning ‘The Educator of the Month’ accolade. The photos…
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How To Manage An Employee Grievance In Your Nursery
Having to manage an employee grievance is never an easy situation. Picture the scene – its 9.15am, your first cup of coffee is still on your desk, now cold! A couple of employees have just arrived late, you have dealt with an issue raised by a parent and Ofsted are due to carry out…
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What Employment Policies and Procedures Should I Have In My Nursery?
There are a large number of employment policies and procedures that are required to ensure that you are adhering to best practice with regards to your employees. Having fully compliant, robust and easy to follow employment policies and procedures are essential for the smooth running of your business and the welfare of anyone involved…
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Does My Nursery Need A Social Media Policy?
Love it or loathe it, social media is here to stay and it can be beneficial if used in the right way. This blog will outline why you should have a social media policy. What you should consider when writing one. Where to go to get a bespoke social media policy written for you. The…
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How To Review Your Nursery Employees Performance
The ultimate aim of any nursery manager is to run an outstanding nursery setting. The staff that you employ are the key component in ensuring that your setting is the best that it can be and the route to achieving an Outstanding OFSTED rating. Whilst a Nursery Employees Performance Review can seem intimidating to both…
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Why you should have an Employee Handbook for your Nursery
As an owner or manager of an Early Years Setting, you need to ensure your Employee Handbook is an integral part of your business from the very beginning. We understand that most Nurseries do not have a full time Human Resources expert on site and with resources generally becoming even more limited, never before has…
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The Ultimate Guide To Setting Up A Nursery Blog
This blog ‘The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up A Nursery’ contains the core information about setting up a nursery. To purchase a copy of a more comprehensive guide click on this link https://www.thenurseryhrpeople.co.uk/the-ultimate-guide-to-setting-up-a-childrens-nursery/. There is nothing like this out there, so do get your copy today. A list of the 11 essentials of setting up…
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Do I Need Policies and Procedures For My Nursery?
Does a nursery have to have Policies and Procedures? I realise this is a rhetorical question and you know the answer is yes. As well as being good practice, both Ofsted and the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) require all settings to have a set of policies and procedures and to…
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