Millie’s Mark is an exceptional achievement for a childcare setting, as it shows they are going above and beyond minimum requirements in keeping children safe. This accreditation provides reassurance to parents that all childcare practitioners at their child's nursery are paediatric first aid trained and competent.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidelines, which childcare settings in England are required to follow, currently state that just one person with a current paediatric first aid certificate must be on the premises and available at all times when children are present or on outings. (DfE 2017, page 22)
Millie's Mark will be awarded as 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 also 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.
We are very proud that all our New Beginnings day nurseries are accredited with the Millie's Mark accreditation which we received back in June 2017 and continue to maintain this award by ensuring 100% of our staff are first aid trained and take part in a paediatric first aid training courses to keep their training up to date.