Who is it for?
Early Years professionals, including childminders, nursery and preschool staff, and anyone working within an Early Years setting.

About the course
This comprehensive online safeguarding course has been mapped to an RQF Level 2 course and provides learners with the knowledge needed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within Early Years settings.

The course covers safeguarding responsibilities, recognising signs and indicators of abuse and neglect, responding appropriately to concerns and disclosures, recording and reporting concerns, information sharing and working effectively with other professionals.

It reflects current safeguarding legislation and guidance, including Working Together to Safeguard Children and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework.

What you'll learn

The course covers:

• Safeguarding responsibilities of Early Years professionals
• EYFS safeguarding and welfare requirements
• Safeguarding policies and procedures
• The role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• Key safeguarding legislation and national guidance
• Learning from serious case reviews
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse and neglect
• Responding to safeguarding concerns
• Multi-agency working and Early Help
• Making referrals
• Responding appropriately to a disclosure
• Recording and reporting concerns
• Information sharing, confidentiality and data protection
• Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
• Radicalisation and extremism
• Domestic abuse
• Child criminal exploitation and county lines
• Managing allegations against professionals and trusted adults

Course duration: Approx. 4 hours
Assessment: Self-checks throughout followed by a final multiple-choice assessment
Pass mark: 80% on the final assessment
Attempts: Up to 3 attempts
Certification: CPD accredited downloadable certificate
Certificate validity: 3 years

£25 per learner