Employee Knowledge Check - Wise Owls Childcare

Name

Setting

Position

1. What measures do Wise Owls take to ensure the safety of children and employees?

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2. Who are your designated safeguarding officers at your setting?

3. How and whom would you share your concerns with regarding the deterioration of a child’s wellbeing?

4. What signs or changes would alert you to raise concerns regarding a child’s behaviour?

5. What process would you follow if a child arrives at your setting with unexplained bruising or marks or signs of possible abuse or neglect?

6. What would you do if a child’s comments give you cause for concern?

7. What signs would you be looking for if you believed a child was being abused?

8. How would you respond if you identified inappropriate behaviour displayed by other members of staff, for example inappropriate sexual comments, excessive one to one behaviour or inappropriate sharing of images?

9. What is the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) do you know how to contact them if need be?

10. What policies and procedures will support you in relation to child protection?

11. People without a DBS check are allowed unsupervised access to the children

True
False

12. List the 7 areas of learning and development within the EYFS framework

13. If a child discloses information about abuse to you, what should you not do?

Reassure them that they are being taken seriously
Promise the child that you’ll keep it a secret
Inform the DSL immediately
All of the above

14. When should you report a concern about radicalisation and extremism?

When the student discloses information
Immediately after you have the concern
Within a fortnight
When you have gathered evidence

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