Theme 1: Safeguarding Part 1.

K2: Safeguarding policies and procedures for children and colleagues, including child protection and wellbeing. K2.1 Outline policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding, protection, and welfare of children. Safeguarding/Child Protection Safeguarding and child protection procedures are detailed guidelines and instructions that support your overarching safeguarding policy statement. They explain the steps that your organisation will take to keep children and young people safe and what to do when there are concerns about a child's safety or wellbeing. For example, your safeguarding procedures should cover issues like how staff and volunteers should respond to concerns about a child and young person, and …show more content…
Intimate Care can be defined as care tasks of an intimate nature, associated with bodily functions, bodily products and personal hygiene, which demand direct or indirect contact with, or exposure of, the sexual parts of the body. Help may also be required with changing colostomy or ileostomy bags, managing catheters, stomas, or other appliances. The intimate care tasks specifically identified as relevant include:? Dressing and undressing (underwear);? Helping someone use the toilet? Changing the use of the contraindication pads (faeces/Urine);? Bathing / showering / bathing. ? Washing intimate parts of the body. ? Changing sanitary wear and cleaning. ? Inserting suppositories in the suppositories. ? Giving a enemas. ? Inserting and monitoring pessaries. In some cases, it may be necessary to administer rectal medication on an emergency basis, for example where a child's life is in danger. Effective forward planning and communication with the child and their parents or carers will go some way to mitigating the risks in this eventuality. Please refer to the Medicines Management Policy for further information. Care generally carries more positive perceptions than intimate care. Although it may often involve touching another person, the nature of this touching is more socially acceptable, as it is less intimate and usually has the function of helping with personal presentation and …show more content…
Early years practitioners have many responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding, protection, and welfare of children, including:? Being alert to signs of abuse Practitioners should be aware of signs of abuse and neglect, and the risks that abusers may pose to children. ? Reporting concerns Practitioners should know how to report concerns about a child's welfare and escalate concerns if necessary. They should also know who to contact within their organization to report concerns. ? Working with parents Practitioners should work cooperatively with parents, unless it's inconsistent with the child's safety. ?They can form relationships with parents by sharing the child's learning journey, showing their work, and making them feel part of the nursery.? ? Providing support Practitioners should provide support for children who have been abused or neglected. ? Following guidelines Practitioners should be familiar with and adhere to their organization's guidelines and protocols on safeguarding. ? Practitioners should be trained in child protection to a standard consistent with their job and responsibilities. ? Knowing the designated practitioner All staff and volunteers should know who the designated practitioner is for safeguarding children in their setting. They should also know what to do if the designated practitioner is not available.