All staff receive appropriate training, such as Safeguarding, Prevent, Paediatric First Aid and Food Safety along with Happy Days specific training. All Happy Days staff work to current and appropriate job descriptions and have been appointed ensuring that they all possess the relevant qualifications. Following a rigorous interview process, all those selected will undergo an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

The safety and welfare of our children is of paramount importance to Happy Days Clubs. All venues are risk assessed by staff on a daily basis and staff are trained to identify any hazards. At after school club, Key stage 1 children are generally collected by a member of staff and walked to the club location; Key stage 2 children make their way to where they will then be signed into the club. When your child is collected at the end of a session you will be greeted by a member of staff who will identify you from the list of collectors you have provided on your child’s details. Any collector not known to the staff will be asked to provide photo ID. Please note if a person arrives to collect a child and they are not on the list we will be unable to allow the child to leave without speaking to the person who made the booking. This is to ensure we only ever let children leave with and approved person.

We encourage all our staff to gain a paediatric First Aid certificate and at a minimum there will always be a staff member present who has undertaken appropriate First Aid Training including epi-pen use. There is a very well stocked first aid box available to all staff.