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Nursery risk assessment template
For people assessing risks in nursery premises. Record setting and scope, area risks and premises checks. Try the form below, see every question or download a blank PDF or Word copy.
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Which framework applies to an English nursery?
The Department for Education publishes the EYFS statutory frameworks for England. Providers must follow the current framework for their provider type. This premises assessment supports risk management alongside the setting’s wider safeguarding and welfare arrangements.
Last updated . Facts checked by the SiteSurvey team on 6 October 2026 against DfE current EYFS statutory frameworks for England and HSE managing risks and risk assessment.
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Every question in the nursery premises risk assessment template
A nursery premises assessment recording rooms, outdoor areas, access, age-related hazards, supervision controls, actions and review of changes. 6 sections and 38 questions. Follow-up questions and guidance appear only when an answer calls for them, so the person on site never sees the ones that do not apply.
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- Project: the project name
- Site or premises address: the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisation: the project's customer
Record details and scope
- ProjectShort answer
Filled in from the project in SiteSurvey.
Fills in from the project name - Site or premises addressShort answerFills in from the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisationShort answerFills in from the project's customer
- Record date*Date
- Person completing the record*Short answer
- CheckThis is a premises risk record, not an Ofsted inspection, safeguarding case record, child assessment or complete EYFS compliance audit. Other UK nations have different frameworks.
- CheckThe Department for Education publishes the EYFS statutory frameworks for England. Providers must follow the current framework for their provider type. This premises assessment supports risk management alongside the setting’s wider safeguarding and welfare arrangements.
Setting and scope
- Setting, provider type and nation*Short answer
- Applicable framework and version*Short answer
- Age groups and areas assessed*Short answer
- Staff consultation and relevant needs without child identifiersNotes
Record the activities and groups considered, including feedback from staff using the area. Avoid unnecessary personal details about children.
Area risks
- Area or activityRepeat for each area or activity. Each one asks:
- Room, outdoor area or transition*Short answer
- Hazard and people affected*Notes
- Physical controls and supervision arrangements*Notes
- Responsible role*Short answer
- Remaining concern and further actionNotes
Premises checks
- Access and collection arrangements reviewed*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Play equipment and outdoor boundaries checked*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Cleaning materials and hazardous items secured*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Routes and emergency arrangements reviewed*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Toileting and hygiene arrangements reviewed*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
Review arrangements
- Changes in layout, activities or occupancy requiring reviewNotes
- Agreed review dateDate
- Manager reviewing findingsShort answer
Actions and review
- Are further actions required?*Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Further actionRepeat for each further action. Each one asks:Shown when “Are further actions required?” is “Yes”
- Action and evidence reference*Notes
- Person responsible*Short answer
- Target dateDate
- Action status*Choose one
- Open
- In progress
- Completed
- Completion evidence*NotesShown when “Action status” is “Completed”
- Outstanding limitations and information to pass onNotes
- Record status*Choose one
- Ready for review
- Further work needed
- Work or use stopped
- Reviewed byShort answer
- Review dateDate
- Author signature*Signature
- CheckSigning records the information entered. It does not itself certify legal compliance, remove a limitation or authorise unsafe work.
Scope and responsibility
This is a premises risk record, not an Ofsted inspection, safeguarding case record, child assessment or complete EYFS compliance audit. Other UK nations have different frameworks.
What a useful entry looks like
Staff consultation and relevant needs without child identifiers
Record the activities and groups considered, including feedback from staff using the area. Avoid unnecessary personal details about children.
Staff identified congestion at the cloakroom during collection. Assessment considers the relevant age groups and the recorded arrival and collection arrangements.
Fictional example of record wording. Use the actual evidence and approved arrangements for your job; this is not a completed report or an instruction to carry out the work.
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Nursery Premises Risk Assessment FAQs
How should I record “Staff consultation and relevant needs without child identifiers”?
Record the activities and groups considered, including feedback from staff using the area. Avoid unnecessary personal details about children.
Should children’s personal details be entered?
No. Record age groups and relevant premises needs without unnecessary child identifiers or sensitive histories.
Does it set staff-to-child ratios?
No. The provider must apply the current requirements for their setting and circumstances.
Is this suitable across the UK unchanged?
The cited EYFS framework applies to England. Identify the applicable framework and adapt the assessment for other nations.
What are the limits of this template?
This is a premises risk record, not an Ofsted inspection, safeguarding case record, child assessment or complete EYFS compliance audit. Other UK nations have different frameworks.
Can I complete this form on site and share the record?
In the SiteSurvey app the form works offline, with signatures recorded against the questions. Share the completed record as a PDF or a link. Dates and action owners are recorded fields; this form does not send reminders or update other systems.
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