Accident and incident report
One form for each accident or incident, and for each injury a child arrives with.
| Type | Accident (hurt while with us) Incident (nobody hurt) Injury on arrival |
| Child's full name | |
| Date of birth | |
| Date and time | |
| Where exactly (room, area, equipment) | |
What happened
| What happened, in plain words | |
| Who saw it | |
| Who was supervising | |
The injury
| What it is (type, size, colour) | |
| Where on the body | Left Right Not applicable |
| First aid given, by whom, and when | |
| How the child seemed afterwards | |
| Anyone else called | |
The parent or carer
| Told by | |
| When and how | |
| Parent's name and signature | |
| Date | |
Follow-up
| Action taken (hazard removed, risk assessment reviewed) | |
| Serious incident | No Yes: record who was notified below |
| Who was notified, and when (regulator, safeguarding partners, HSE) | |
| Completed by (name and signature) | |
A serious incident must be reported to your regulator.
◆ Required by the EYFS, paragraphs 3.78–3.79 (childminders 3.77–3.78). Everything else is good practice.