Category Archives: Safeguarding Spotlight
DfE Updates Prevent Guidance: What Early Years DSLs Need to Know
September 2026 The Department for Education (DfE) has updated its Prevent guidance for Designated Safeguarding [...]
Oct
Beyond Paper Policies: Driving Real Safeguarding Culture Under the Updated EYFS
Many early years settings rely on detailed policy folders and annual training to show they [...]
Sep
AI, Child Images and Safeguarding: What Early Years Providers Need to Consider
The way early years settings share children’s experiences is changing. For years, photographs of smiling [...]
Jun
Safe Sleep and Baby Care in Hot Weather
When summer temperatures climb, keeping babies cool during sleep becomes a real priority for early [...]
May
Supporting Our Staff and Learners in Uncertain Times: Understanding the Raised UK Terrorism Threat Level
Following the recent terrorist attack in Golders Green, London, many of us may be feeling [...]
May
Safer Sleep Requirements to Be Strengthened in the EYFS: What Early Years Providers Need to Know
Big news for early years: the Government is writing clear safer sleep requirements into the [...]
Mar
New Guidance: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026
The Department for Education has, today, 19 March, published the updated Working Together to Safeguard [...]
Mar
Stronger Protections for Children with Allergies
Parents and practitioners want the same thing when it comes to allergies. We want children [...]
Mar
Safeguarding in the Early Years: Strengthening Recruitment, Vetting and Continuous Suitability
Parents trust you with their greatest treasure. That trust is earned, not assumed. Too often, [...]
Feb
Parents Urged To Protect Children Through Vaccination
You want your child to grow, learn and play without constant worry about serious illness. [...]
Feb