by Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges | Sep 18, 2025 | Resources, Safeguarding, Wraparound
Wraparound care: General safeguarding responsibilities and policies Childcare providers looking after children under the age of eight for more than two hours a day must register with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register and adhere to statutory...
by Angela Gamble | Mar 13, 2025 | Resources, Safeguarding
The Government consulted on proposals to strengthen the EYFS safeguarding requirements and make them more comprehensive for early years providers. This is to ensure that all children are kept as safe as possible in early years settings. The Early Years Foundation...
by Angela Gamble | Mar 10, 2025 | Business resources, Resources, Safeguarding
The suitability of staff in early years settings is incredibly important and recruitment procedures are a way of ensuring that providers employ people suitable for the job. The safeguarding reforms, coming into effect from September 2025, will strengthen the existing...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 27, 2024 | Resources, Safeguarding
What is safeguarding? Safeguarding is an umbrella term for what we do in order to ensure children are safe from harm. It means the protection of children within your setting from abuse and maltreatment, including child protection, recruitment of suitable people,...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 26, 2024 | Resources, Safeguarding
Nowadays young children are using technology more and more. Whether it is a phone, tablet, laptop or watching programmes, the online world is booming. A recent report found that some 45% of 3- to 4-year-olds use YouTube, and 52% of 3- to 4-year-olds go online for an...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 23, 2024 | Resources, Safeguarding
What is the Prevent Duty? The Prevent duty requires early years providers to have due regard to help “prevent the risk of people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism” this is known as The Prevent duty. The Prevent duty is just one strand of the counter...
