Protecting Young Children: A guide to recognising and responding to child abuse

Protecting Young Children is a practical and accessible guide that provides answers to many of the questions early years practitioners commonly have about safeguarding children.

It includes:

information about child abuse
advice on how to respond to concerns
updated material on the statutory framework guidance on management and support - including recruitment and whistleblowing
suggestions for building a relationship with families that may help to prevent child abuse
simple interactive exercises for individuals and groups.

This book is the ideal introduction to this important subject, and is essential reading for any early years pracitioner.