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Safeguarding Basic Awareness for Childminders 2024-25

Audience: Childminders
  • Foundation

This E-learning course has been developed by the LADO Education Safeguarding Advisory Service to enable childminders and their supporting staff to understand and carry out their statutory responsibilities as highlighted within the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ (EYFS) and ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’.

This course explores the specific procedures and support available in Kent, including the Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership (KSCMP) Levels of Support, Integrated Children’s Services and the ‘Front Door’.

Registered Childminders outside of Kent can access this course, however, they will need to undertake independent research to ensure they understand their own local guidance and processes.

Please note:

  • Your licence for the course lasts until 31 August 2025 and this certificate will be valid for two years from that date.
  • The course should take two to three hours to complete.
This course is only for eligible/registered Childminders.
  • To explore your safeguarding responsibilities to recognise, respond and record concerns.
  • To understand specific forms of abuse and other safeguarding issues.
  • To consider what can make a child more vulnerable to abuse.
  • To give you the confidence to refer concerns, and where necessary, challenge and escalate to appropriate agencies.
  • To explore what creates a safe culture and the processes for managing allegations.

This course will enable registered Childminders to:

  • Understand or revisit and update their knowledge of national legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding children.
  • Explore Kent’s specific safeguarding children procedures, including the consultation and Integrated Front Door process.
  • Reflect, analyse and improve their own safeguarding practice.
  • What is Safeguarding?
  • Assessing and recognising vulnerability.
  • Multi-Agency Working and Local Kent Processes
  • Specific Forms of Abuse and Safeguarding Issues
  • Online Safety
  • Lone Working, Allegations and Keeping Yourself Safe Online

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Product Type:
E-Learning
Product Topic:
Safeguarding