Free Childcare Supervision Risk Assessment

Sight lines · 1 of 13

Can educators see every part of each room from their usual positions?

Sight lines · 2 of 13

Can educators see every part of the outdoor area during outdoor play?

Blind spots · 3 of 13

Have you walked the centre in the last 12 months to map blind spots, and recorded a control for each?

Gates & exits · 4 of 13

Are gates and exits self-closing and checked every day, with an alert or check if one is left open?

Transitions · 5 of 13

Is there a written step for indoor–outdoor transitions, including a final sweep of every zone?

Counts & handovers · 6 of 13

Are headcounts done and recorded at every transition and at set times?

Counts & handovers · 7 of 13

Does every educator give a spoken handover before leaving a zone?

Staffing changes · 8 of 13

Do breaks, late-afternoon combining and absences have a plan that keeps every zone owned?

Sleep & rest · 9 of 13

Are sleep checks done and recorded in line with your sleep and rest risk assessment?

Personal devices · 10 of 13

Are personal phones and smartwatches stored away before staff work directly with children (law since 27 Feb 2026)?

Collection · 11 of 13

Is every collection checked against authorised nominees and court orders, with sign-out times recorded?

Incident review · 12 of 13

Are incidents and near misses reviewed, and the supervision plan updated, within a week?

CCTV coverage · 13 of 13

Do your cameras cover entries, gates, fence lines and known blind spots, and does anyone see risks as they happen?