Millies Mark
Creative Hands Childcare Receives Millie’s Mark – a new quality mark
Creative Hands Childcare has received national recognition for going above and beyond the minimum requirements in paediatric first aid. With its robust processes and documentation, the nursery staff strive to keep children safe by minimising risks and accidents and giving parents that greater reassurance.
We have successfully been awarded ‘Millie’s Mark’, a Quality Mark for nurseries where all staff working directly with children are trained in paediatric first aid and deemed competent. This has been awarded by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) in association with Department for Education and Millie’s Trust.
Having the Millie’s Mark award demonstrates our commitment to going above and beyond the minimum requirements for keeping children safe. It shows that all staff working directly with children not only hold a paediatric first aid certificate, but that they are also competent in how to apply this in practice in any situation.
What is Millie’s Mark?
Millie’s Mark is named after Millie Thompson, who tragically died as a result of choking in a nursery in 2012. Her parents Dan and Joanne Thompson have campaigned for all staff to have paediatric first aid training and having Millie’s Mark demonstrates that nurseries have met this. In addition, it shows they work hard to keep these crucial skills in the forefront of employees’ minds, so they are competent and can apply paediatric first aid in any situation.
It is a special endorsement to childcare providers that go above and beyond these minimum requirements by having 100% of staff trained in paediatric first aid and ensuring that everything learned during the course is kept alive and in the forefront of practitioners’ minds so that they are confident, ready and capable.
It acknowledges that children’s safety is at the forefront of our mind when we care for children.
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