Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection because it covers a much broader range. These changes were influenced by the first Joint Chief Inspectors’ safeguarding report 2002 and formalised in the Every Child Matters legislation outlined in the Children Act 2004. By safeguarding a child or young person we ensure they get the very best of the opportunities available to them for them
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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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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 harm
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contains so I am aware of what to do if I ever have any cause for concern. The term “child protection is increasingly being replaced by that of “safeguarding” Child protection is specifically about abuse but it comes under an umbrella term called safeguarding. Safeguarding are all the things that we do and the policies and procedures we have that help keep children safe. Child protection is part of the wider concept to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. It refers to the
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Q2. Explain the term child protection within the wider context of Safeguarding: Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare. It refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering‚ or are likely to suffer‚ significant harm. Effective child protection is essential as part of wider work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. However‚ all agencies and individuals should aim to proactively safeguard and promote the welfare of children
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involves everything we do in the setting to ensure children are kept safe and healthy. It means a whole range of policies and procedures. Child protection is one aspect of this and is how our setting ensures children are protected from abuse. The 2008 Statutory Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is underpinned by the positive outcomes of Every Child Matters and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (UN‚1989) which places a duty of care on Early Years Practitioners
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a professional responsibility to safeguard and protect children. Child Protection is a highly emotive subject‚ evoking strong feelings in most people. In order to provide the most effective support and help for vulnerable children and their families‚ all staff managing services and involved in working directly with children need to be able to acknowledge their feelings and examine their different values and beliefs. Every child can be hurt‚ put at risk of harm or abused‚ regardless of their age
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Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection‚ it has a much broader range. Safeguarding a child or young person is ensuring that they have the opportunity to achieve their true potential and have the right to be protected from abuse (physical‚ emotional or sexual)‚ neglect or exploitation from anyone including professionals working with them. This is a much more holistic approach and is centred around the child’s needs‚ it is designed to prevent harm rather than just react once
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just direct abuse but from a wider role and making sure that they are staying safe and that they come to no harm. The staying safe action plan looks at; keeping the children and young people from accidents‚ bullying and crime‚ forced marriages and action promotion of welfare and a healthy safe environment. Child protection focuses on protecting children from suffering any abuse‚ harm or neglect. Child protection also looks at any health development issues that a child has and looks at how they could
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Whilst working in a childcare setting‚ all members of staff must follow the safeguarding policy. At my setting the main points are health and safety‚ equality/inclusion and child protection. Checking for hazards‚ both indoors and outdoors‚ is a crucial part of health and safety when working with children. At my placement‚ the staff do a risk assessment every morning before the children come in. This includes the garden as well as every room in the setting. By doing this‚ they are ensuring the safety
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