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This new edition provides a comprehensive guide for safeguarding and child protection in the early years. Aimed at both students and practitioners, it offers clear insight and guidance into the legal and policy foundations for effective safeguarding practice, together with both the historical context and also more contemporary developments in safeguarding practice in the early years sector.

This second edition has been fully updated to reflect current legislation and includes new material on interagency work, supporting children's resilience and safeguarding all children. Drawing on the everyday dilemmas and experiences of early years professionals, it helps you to find solutions to both practical and moral issues in a context of legal duties and responsibilities. The chapters consider:

  • the historical context of safeguarding and child protection

  • the legislative framework around safeguarding and child pro

    Table of Contents

    Contributors

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter 1. Introduction Steven Burton and James Reid

    Part 1. Legal and policy foundations, and key safeguarding concerns

    Chapter 2. The recent history of central government guidance about child protection Nigel Parton and James Reid

    Chapter 3. The social, legal and practice context for protecting and safeguarding children James Reid

    Chapter 4. Abuse in the Early Years – Children’s experiences of physical, sexual and emotional abuse Neil Ventress

    Chapter 5. Neglect in the early years Neil Ventress

    Chapter 6. Socialisation and consequential abuse Neil Ventress

    Part 2. Everyday practice dilemmas and experiences

    Chapter 7. Safeguarding within the Early Years Foundation Stage Julie Percival

    Chapter 8. Safeguarding children’s health and wellbeing Sharon Frankland

    Chapter 9. Safeguarding children from online danger Steven Burton

    Chapter 10. The primacy of communication in safeguarding Steven Burton

    Chapter 11. Inter-agency working, observation and assessment Frances Marsden, Samantha McMahon and Andrew Youde

    Chapter 12. Supervision and reflective practice Samantha McMahon and Julie Percival

    Chapter 13. Conclusion Steven Burton

    References

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 1 September 2017
      ISBN-13 9781138677401
      978-1138677401
      ISBN-10 113867740X
      Also in:
      Pre-school and kindergarten

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This new edition provides a comprehensive guide for safeguarding and child protection in the early years. Aimed at both students and practitioners, it offers clear insight and guidance into the legal and policy foundations for effective safeguarding practice, together with both the historical context and also more contemporary developments in safeguarding practice in the early years sector.

      This second edition has been fully updated to reflect current legislation and includes new material on interagency work, supporting children's resilience and safeguarding all children. Drawing on the everyday dilemmas and experiences of early years professionals, it helps you to find solutions to both practical and moral issues in a context of legal duties and responsibilities. The chapters consider:

      • the historical context of safeguarding and child protection

      • the legislative framework around safeguarding and child pro

        Table of Contents

        Contributors

        Acknowledgements

        Chapter 1. Introduction Steven Burton and James Reid

        Part 1. Legal and policy foundations, and key safeguarding concerns

        Chapter 2. The recent history of central government guidance about child protection Nigel Parton and James Reid

        Chapter 3. The social, legal and practice context for protecting and safeguarding children James Reid

        Chapter 4. Abuse in the Early Years – Children’s experiences of physical, sexual and emotional abuse Neil Ventress

        Chapter 5. Neglect in the early years Neil Ventress

        Chapter 6. Socialisation and consequential abuse Neil Ventress

        Part 2. Everyday practice dilemmas and experiences

        Chapter 7. Safeguarding within the Early Years Foundation Stage Julie Percival

        Chapter 8. Safeguarding children’s health and wellbeing Sharon Frankland

        Chapter 9. Safeguarding children from online danger Steven Burton

        Chapter 10. The primacy of communication in safeguarding Steven Burton

        Chapter 11. Inter-agency working, observation and assessment Frances Marsden, Samantha McMahon and Andrew Youde

        Chapter 12. Supervision and reflective practice Samantha McMahon and Julie Percival

        Chapter 13. Conclusion Steven Burton

        References

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