Scenario

You are an educator in a 40-place long daycare service. In the outdoor area, you have just moved from the sandpit area to the far end of the playground. You can hear a child crying and realise the sound is coming from the toy storage shed which is locked from the outside. You open the door to find a very distressed four-year-old child Hazel who is red in the face and crying. You speak to other staff but no one is aware of how long she has been in the shed. You attend to Hazel's physical and emotional needs. You need to update the service's current policy to include information on:

• Hazards related to the shed; and
• Procedures for checking and closing the shed.

Answer the questions below to ensure this does not re-occur endangering other children.

8. Identify three procedures you would include in the new policy to ensure that children remain safe.

9. Identify two strategies you would use to notify all staff of the potential hazard and the new procedure required prior to locking the storage shed.

10. Identify two strategies you would use to model compliance with the policies and procedures related to the safety of the storage shed.

11. How would you monitor other staff's compliance with the policies and procedures related to the safety of the storage shed?

12. Identify the health and safety training needs that staff require to address this hazard and new procedure.