This would mean any type of harm, what is your role in protecting children. If you suspected a child was being hurt but it was not at your setting you could not ignore this concern as the child could be at risk. It is how you adhere to your responsibility to protect the child, wheather in you setting or not.
It can be extreamly difficult for parents to trust strangers (childcare practitioners) with their precious child. They need to feel secure in the fact that their chosen childcare are caring for their child in a safe, secure and nurturing environment.
Children do not have the knowledge or know fully how to protect themselves so all practitioners have a duty to help them learn and achieve this by:
Providing a safe environment for them to develop and progress - by ways of risk assessments carried out daily. Constant supervision is a must to enable children to develop skills to manage appropriate risk themselves. (i.e a child wants to jump off a climbing frame - you would explain why this is not allowed as it is to high and they may hurt themselves and possibly suggest a smaller/lower obstacle for the child to jump off - balance beams)
To make sure the children are not at risk of abuse, neglect or bullying by reporting any concerns and dealing with any suspicious behaviour or comments the child may say.
To encourage children to recognise danger around them. topics on stranger danger - encourage them not to keep secrets, but tell someone they feel safe with, teach them nobody has the right to take advantage of them or make them do things that are wrong or hurt. Empower them to build on confidence and say no to things they feel uncomfortable with.
Hope this helps
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