Safeguarding Policy Safeguarding refers to keeping children safe – protecting them from harm/abuse‚ unsafe circumstances and impaired health/development‚ ensuring that they have the best possible opportunities in their lives. As a childminder it is my responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all children in my care. In doing so‚ I must:- • Keep a confidential written record of any warning behavioural indicators/changes‚ signs/symptoms giving cause for concern. I will use
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services for younger children and for the new Ofsted registration and inspection structures‚ which are to begin from September 2008. Introduction Since 2001‚ Ofsted has inspected childcare against the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding. That is about to be replaced by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) From September 2008‚ the registration of childcare for children under the age of eight will change. Childcare will no longer be registered under the Children Act 1989. Instead
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protecting and safeguarding the children entrusted in my care. My first responsibility is towards the children in my care. If I have any concerns‚ I will report them following the Birmingham child protection procedure. The Children Act 1989 and the EYFS state
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These are:- • Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare - This has legal and statutory guidance.Under the general legal requirements‚ the provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The provider must promote the good health of children and take necessary steps to prevent cross infections‚ and take appropriate action when they are ill. And children’s behaviour must be managed effectively and in a manner appropriate for their stage of development and particular
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it important to safeguard children and young people? Without providing the service of safeguarding for children and young people who are not developed enough to do it for themselves‚ their future could be negatively affected. If they were to be affected by an event such as abuse‚ and there is no safeguarding in place‚ this could carry on and seriously affect their physical and emotional development. This could mean they fall behind with developmental milestones. Children need to be provided with
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The policy explains: who owes this duty of care to students‚ qualification requirements when working with children‚ and who may be liable if that duty of care is neglected. The policy also addresses a range of issues that may occur in the school environment such as‚ child protection‚ excursions‚ students arriving early and departing late from school‚ etc. It
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people TDA 2.2 Task 1 * Identifying the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e- safety * Describing the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people * Identifying the characteristics of different types of child abuse * Describing the risks and possible consequences for children and young people using the
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Safeguarding means protecting children from significant harm and keeping them safe which is everyone’s responsibility. The guidance from Every Child Matters framework remind us that all those who come in to contact with children and families in their everyday work‚ including practitioners have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children including health and safety. All these come under the umbrella of safeguarding. Child protection means to protect children and young people from significant
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have too little time and pay less attention to their children than in the past. Therefore‚ the inevitable result is that their kids will suffer. In the first place‚ people living in a modern world seem very busy with their work. They do not have time to look after their children‚ so they send children to school‚ where teachers are required to take responsibility for bringing up children instead of parents. Unfortunately‚ in some families‚ children only see their parents only in the evening. They do
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carers. Parents and primary carers are the most important people in every child’s life. These are the people who children will learn their values‚ culture and religious beliefs and they will the most influence on a child’s attitude and development. These are the people who a child feels the most secure with and who know the child best. In fact current legislation such as the Children Act 1989 gives parents and carers definite rights when it comes to their child‚ e.g. choosing the school their child
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