A Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for Early Years is a person who has been appointed to take responsibility for safeguarding and child protection matters in a childcare setting or nursery. The DSL is responsible for ensuring that the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented effectively and that all staff members are aware of their roles and responsibilities in protecting children from harm.
The DSL for Early Years is responsible for safeguarding children from abuse, neglect, and other forms of harm, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. They are also responsible for identifying and responding to concerns about a child's welfare, including concerns about their mental health and wellbeing.
This course will cover safeguarding in a detailed and knowledgable way that will introduce case scenarios, promote discussion, cover the legal legislation and what your role and responsibility will be in an early years setting.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Keyworker
- Parents
- Practitioner
- Childminders
- Teachers
- Nursery workers
- Au Pairs
- Nannies
- School nurse
This course comes with 6.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- Promote a consistent approach to child safeguarding
- Know your role in protecting children in your care
- Understand what constitutes child abuse and know how to identify it
- Understand how serious case reviews have had an impact on nurseries today
- Know what to do if you have a concern
- Understand how to deal with allegations against staff
- Know what you can do to embed a clear and consistent safeguarding policy
- Understand of FGM
- Know the Procedures for prevent
- Understand your duty in regards to Online Safety / Safeguarding
- Effects that covid / lockdown has had on children and families
- CQC website link
- Standard 10 - Course notes from Skills for Care
- Standard 11 - Course notes from Skills for Care
- Student Manual (V8.7) - Designated Safeguarding Lead in Early Years
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What is CPD and why is having Certified CPD important?
CPD stands for Continuous Professional Development and is required in many business sectors. Even if you do not require a set CPD credit level, having Certifed CPD ensures the quality of training. ProTrainings are the highest gold standard of CPD ensuring that all courses are externally verified and mapped to the highest levels.
What is "SCORM ready" and will courses run on a LMS?
SCORM Ready means that online courses can run on any compatible Learning Management System (LMS). SCORM courses run seamlessly on your existing LMS system without a separate login so staff only login using the existing company system. ProTrainings online courses have an advanced SCORM ready system to give more features than any other company.
Do I receive a certificate after completing your online training?
Yes, when you complete the online course you will be able to download and print a compliant completion certificate, evidenced-based learning statement to confirm course content and a certified CPD statement. There is no extra charge for the certificate. You can also buy a printed certificate to be posted to you for a small extra fee.
What training courses do you offer and how are they delivered?
We offer a full range of training courses across all business sectors as video online, blended and nationwide at your business or our local training centres. With over 350 courses you can learn at a time and place that meets your busy schedules and save money on travel and costs away from the office.
Are your courses Endorsed?
Yes, all ProTrainings courses are Endorsed by TQUK in addition to other approvals and endorsements to give you a quality compliant qualification for your courses whatever delivery method you take.
Why do I need accredited training courses?
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Are courses all online or can I take a blended or class course locally?
Most of our courses are available as online or classroom-based at a training centre locally. We can also send an instructor to your business to save travel and tailor the course to your business. To save time and money you can take most courses in a blended format with online and class training.
