Safeguarding children and child protection

Policy statement

We promote children's right to be strong, resilient and listened to by creating an environment in our setting that encourages children to develop a positive self-image, which includes their heritage arising from their colour and ethnicity, their languages spoken at home, their religious beliefs, cultural traditions and home background.
We promote children's right to be strong, resilient and listened to by encouraging children to develop a sense of autonomy and independence.
We promote children's right to be strong, resilient and listened to by enabling children to have the self-confidence and the vocabulary to resist inappropriate approaches.
We help children to establish and sustain satisfying relationships within their families, with peers, and with other adults.
We work with parents to build their understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of safeguarding all our children.
We work to protect children from maltreatment and to prevent impairment of children's health, mental health and development.
We work to ensure children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
We work with all parties to enable ALL children to have the best outcomes this includes children that may have special educational needs, disabilities, or medical conditions