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Where a child wanders off on a nursery outing (see Policy on Outings)
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Where a child escapes from the garden
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Where a child is taken from the nursery by an unapproved adult (see Procedures for Answering the Door and for the Collection of Children)
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Should a child become lost the following action should be taken:
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Alert the member of staff in charge or proprietor who will make enquiries of relevant members of staff as to when the child was last seen and where.
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Remember the safety of the other children, with regard to supervision and security.
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Ensuring that the remaining children are sufficiently supervised and secure, one or preferably two members of staff should search the building, garden and immediate vicinity.
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If the child cannot be found within fifteen minutes then the Police and parents must be informed.
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Continue to search, opening up the area, keeping in touch with mobile phone if available.
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When the situation has been resolved members of staff should review the reasons for it happening and ensure measures are taken to ensure that it does not happen again.