Safeguarding Practice Guidance

The practice guidance documents that are available to help early years and child care settings are below:

• Report a serious childcare incident
• Drug and Alcohol Misuse in Families
• Parental Responsibility
• Personal Care 
• Uncollected Children Guidance
• Use of Photographs, Videos and other Images

Useful Sheffield Resources:

SCSP Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures Manual 5.1 Safe Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff

Useful External Resources:

• Safer Sleep Awareness A Guide for Childminders Foster Carers Nannies and Nursery Settings (Guidance from The Lullaby Trust)
• www.protectuk.police.uk (Explore the Protect UK website for guidance on emergency procedures, security threats, risks, etc)
• SY Fire and Rescue Safety Advice webpage

Documentation and Guidance for Trustees and Management Committees

• Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework page 
• Working together to safeguard children 2023: statutory guidance
• Information sharing - advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services
• Safeguarding and Protecting People for Charities and Trustees
• Strategy for Dealing with Safeguarding Issues in Charities (policy paper)