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EYFS Setting Policies Pack | Birth-5 Documents

January 18, 2026 Stuart Murphy

Home › EYFS Curriculum & Pedagogy › EYFS Setting Policies Pack | Birth-5 Documents (Overview)

 

EYFS Setting Policies Pack | Birth-5 Documents

A complete, professionally written set of core EYFS policies supporting safe, compliant and high-quality early years practice.

Download EYFS Setting Policy Documents Here:

  • 1. Safeguarding & Child Protection ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 2. Observation, Assessment & Planning ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 3. Curriculum & Pedagogy ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 4. Behaviour, Relationships & Emotional Wellbeing ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 5. Inclusion, Equality & SEND ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 6. Health, Safety & Risk Assessment ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 7. Data Protection & GDPR ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 8. Staffing, Ratios & Key Person ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 9. Physical Intervention & Positive Handling ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 10. Intimate Care ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 11. Supervision of Children ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 12. Mobile Phones, Cameras & Social Media ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 13. Medication & Medical Conditions ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 14. Food, Drink & Allergy Management ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 15. Complaints Procedure ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 16. Accident, Incident & First Aid ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 17. Missing Child / Uncollected Child ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 18. Outings & Trips ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 19. Whistleblowing ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 20. Staff Conduct, Safer Recruitment & Induction ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 21. Fire Safety & Emergency Evacuation ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • 22. Visitors & Security ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

The pack also includes:

  • Policy Sign-Off and Confirmation Document ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

  • EYFS Setting Policy Folder Contents List ⋙ DOCX 📝 | PDF 📄

Documents Updated: January 2026

Disclaimer Notice

These policies are provided as professionally written guidance to support Early Years settings in meeting their statutory duties and embedding high-quality practice in line with the EYFS Statutory Framework and associated legislation.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and alignment with current requirements at the time of publication, this Policies Pack is intended to be adopted, adapted and implemented in accordance with each setting’s specific context, local authority guidance and regulatory requirements.

It remains the responsibility of the setting’s registered provider, leadership team and designated safeguarding leads to:

  • Ensure policies reflect their individual setting, cohort and operational arrangements

  • Keep policies up to date with changes to legislation, statutory guidance and local procedures

  • Implement policies consistently through staff training, supervision and monitoring

These documents are designed to support professional judgement, not replace statutory guidance, legal advice, or the requirements of regulatory bodies such as Ofsted, local safeguarding partnerships or health authorities.

By using this Policies Pack, settings acknowledge that policies must be reviewed regularly and contextualised to ensure they remain accurate, effective and compliant.

 

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Updated: January 2026

 
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