Child Protection

What the course covers

This course focuses on child protection procedures within early years settings, helping staff understand how to respond when concerns about a child’s safety or welfare arise.

• It explores different types of abuse and how they may present in practice.
• Learners will understand the importance of accurate recording, timely reporting and appropriate escalation.
• The course outlines confidentiality, information sharing and working with other professionals.
• It also explains how to respond to disclosures safely and professionally.
• Emphasis is placed on following local procedures and statutory guidance.

What your team takes away

• Develop confidence in handling child protection concerns appropriately and professionally. Strengthen your ability to respond to disclosures, record information accurately and follow correct procedures. Improve collaboration with safeguarding leads and external agencies. Gain the knowledge needed to make informed decisions quickly, ensuring children’s safety and meeting statutory child protection responsibilities.

How it runs

The course opens in a browser on a phone, a tablet or a desktop, with nothing to install. Progress is saved as it goes, so someone can stop and pick it back up. The assessment sits at the end, and passing it issues a certificate with its own reference number that an inspector or an auditor can check.

Who it is for

Anyone working in Early Years, as part of Safeguarding.

Early Years Safeguarding