Emergency cover
Use contacts through your Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership to identify people with clearance who can help in an emergency. There may be local practitioners who have retired recently or switched from full-to part-time employment and would be willing to join a supply bank.
Duties
Staff with CRB clearance will soon get fed up if they feel they are doing all the 'dirty work'. The manager should share the burden of children's toileting and nappy changing and reorganise duties so that non-cleared staff do the other unpopular tasks, such as putting out the rubbish.
Staff morale
Staff can become anxious if their own applications take longer than their colleagues'. Reassure them that many people are experiencing delays and it does not indicate something untoward.
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