Importance Of Safeguarding

Safeguarding is an important aspect of working with children as it ensures that children are looked after appropriately for example keeping children from having accidents and protecting them from any other unwanted behaviour in the nursery. It is also providing a safe environment with no hazards this could be by doing a risk assessment before the children play outside to stop them from being harmed. While playing outside or during an activity that use any equipment that they need to be supervised it is important to be attentive and aware of any hazards. This could mean doing a risk assessment before the activity to ensure they are safe and have the correct ratio of adult and children. “Everyone has a responsibility for safeguarding children