Children's Services Regulations 2020

how children will be protected from any risks identified in a risk assessment conducted under regulation 53C; and

how the sleep and rest needs of children being educated and cared for by the service are met, including how the ages, developmental stages and the sleep and rest needs of individual children are considered; and

how the health care needs of individual children being educated and cared for by the service are met; and

how requests from families about a child's sleep and rest and cultural preferences are considered; and

supervision and monitoring during sleep and rest periods, including—

the method and frequency of checking the safety, health and wellbeing of children during sleep and rest periods; and

the documentation of sleep and rest periods; and

how the sleep and rest practices at the service are consistent with any current health guidelines on the best practices to adopt to ensure the safety of children during sleep and rest; and

the induction, training and knowledge of staff who educate and care for children at the service in relation to best practices for children's sleep and rest; and

the location and arrangement of sleep and rest areas at the service and how this meets the sleep and rest needs of children being educated and cared for by the service; and

safety and suitability of cots, bedding and bedding equipment, having regard to the ages and developmental stages of children who will use the cots, bedding and bedding equipment; and

management of potential hazards—

in sleep and rest areas; and

on a child during sleep and rest periods; and

management of physical safety and suitability of sleep and rest environments (including temperature, lighting and ventilation); and

communication of the sleep and rest policies and procedures to a parent.