This NSPCC briefing (November 2021) is based on case reviews published since 2017 which review early years sector involvement in child protection cases. It summarises and highlights the learning contained in published reports.
Published case reviews highlight that practitioners don’t always have the right training to recognise and respond to child protection concerns. Organisations might not have appropriate safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures in place, so practitioners don’t know what to do if they do have concerns.
Learning from these case reviews emphasises the need for all staff to have appropriate child protection training and for organisations to have robust policies and procedures that staff understand and follow.
Access the review here: Early years sector: learning from case reviews briefing (nspcc.org.uk)