Home Based Childcare Risk Assessment

Keeping children safe and healthy

This is a Risk Assessment of a domestic setting to be used for childminding, the children will have access to the following rooms/areas:

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1. Hallway/Stairs
2. Downstairs
3. Toilet
4. Dining
5. Room
6. Kitchen
7. Lounge
8. Bedroom
9. Garden

Possible hazards and risks for each room/area are detailed below:

1. Hallway/Stairs – Access to the stairs, risk of falling.
2. Downstairs Toilet – Risk of chemical poisoning (bleach and cleaning chemicals); access to contaminated water from the toilet bowl.
3. Dining Room – Risk of shock from electrical sockets; radiators that may get very hot to the touch; cupboards with breakable items inside.
4. Kitchen – Fire and burn hazards from the cooker; cupboards containing cleaning chemicals; flexes from appliances and appliances themselves are a hazard.
5. Lounge – Electrical sockets; radiators; wires and cables from the TV are visible, young children could play with them/trip on them/get an electrical shock or worse; clear glass patio doors; a rug that could pose a trip or slip hazard.
6.  Bedroom – Electrical sockets; radiator; windows with openings children could reach.
7.  Garden – Sheds with gardening equipment (such as a lawnmower and shears) and chemicals. It is necessary to carry out

The following measures to minimise/overcome these hazards:

1. Hallway/Stairs – Install safety gates at the top and bottom of the stairs.
2. Downstairs Toilet – Remove and lock away all chemicals; install a toilet lock to prevent toddlers being able to access the toilet bowl.
3. Dining Room – Fit socket covers to all accessible electrical sockets; install childproof locks on all accessible cupboards; fit radiator covers to prevent burns.
4. Kitchen – Install a safety gate; install childproof locks to all accessible cupboards that may contain chemicals or breakable items; keep plastic bags out of sight and reach; fix safety film to the glass door; keep all appliances and flexes pushed to the back of surfaces (toaster, microwave, kettle); keep a fire blanket in a sensible place in easy reach in emergencies.
5. Lounge – Fit socket covers to all accessible electrical sockets; fit radiator covers; apply an anti-slip underlay to the rug; tidy the TV cables out of reach and sight; apply stickers at child eye level on the glass patio doors to prevent children running into them.
6. Bedroom – Fit socket covers; radiator covers; ensure window locks are always used to prevent children falling out.
7. Garden – Separate outdoor play items from gardening equipment/chemicals in the shed, keeping dangerous items out of reach; ensure children are always supervised when accessing the outdoor play equipment in the shed.

Other Measures to include:

1. anti-slam device to internal doors,
2. fitting locks to all rooms children are not allowed access to and testing fire alarms on a regular basis.

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