Level 1 Safeguarding in Early Years

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Supports practitioners to build confidence, strengthen safeguarding awareness, and apply safe practice in everyday childcare settings.

This level 1 course builds essential safeguarding knowledge for early years practitioners.

• Understand safeguarding responsibilities within early years settings

• Recognise signs of abuse, neglect, and safeguarding risks

• Identify key safeguarding roles, including the DSL and Key Person

• Explore legislation, guidance, and statutory requirements

• Develop awareness of recording and reporting procedures

• Build confidence in responding appropriately to concerns

This course strengthens safeguarding practice across early years environments.

• Improves confidence in recognising and responding to concerns

• Supports consistent safeguarding practice in daily routines

• Strengthens understanding of professional responsibilities

• Enhances ability to record and report concerns effectively

• Builds awareness of risk factors affecting children

• Supports development of a strong safeguarding culture

This course is suitable for all early years students, volunteers, practitioners and leaders..

• Nursery practitioners and early years educators

• Childminders and home-based childcare providers

• Teaching assistants and early years support staff

• Nursery managers, room leaders, and senior practitioners

• Anyone working with children requiring safeguarding awareness training

This course supports safeguarding knowledge and professional practice in early years.

• Aligns with EYFS safeguarding and welfare requirements

• Reflects Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) guidance

• Supports principles within Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025)

• Reinforces early childhood safeguarding best practice

• Contributes to ongoing CPD for childcare professionals

• Certificate of completion provided for professional development records

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