CHILD PROTECTION & SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN February 2010



Louis has undertaken training:-

Child Protection 12/9/2000
Jeff Boxer, Head of Child Protection Unit at Whetstone Police Station

Certificate in Child Protection Awareness 15/2/2002
NSPCC

Safeguarding & Protecting Children (Online) 7/2/09


Wendy has undertaken training:-

Child Protection 9/1/2001
Jeff Boxer, Head of Child Protection Unit at Whetstone Police Station

Contribute to the Protection of Children from Abuse Certificate Feb 2001
NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Care and Education Module

Child Protection Awareness 14/1/06
London Child Protection Procedures
Trainer: Clair-Marie Dwyer

Safeguarding & Protecting Children (Online) 7/2/09


Should we have any concerns it is our legal duty as professional child carers to refer our concerns to the Local Authority Duty Officer and we would follow the Child Protection Procedures as set out in the following publication, a copy of which we have downloaded and is available on www.londonscb.gov.uk :-

London Safeguarding Children Board, 2007 Child Protection Procedures

Should an allegation be made against one of us we would follow the LSCB procedures and notify Ofsted.


PROCEDURE IF A CHILD GOES MISSING
In the unlikely event that a child went missing, one of us would care for the other children while the other would contact the police and the parent and search for the missing child.


PROCEDURE SHOULD A CHILD NOT BE COLLECTED AT THE APPOINTED TIME
Usually, if parents are running late or dealing with an emergency situation, they will call us to let us know. If we hadn’t heard from a parent, we would try to contact them or the other named individuals who are permitted to collect the child.


Wendy & Louis Bernardelle