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Engaging with families about child safety

Guidance on Child Safe Standard 4: Engaging with families about safety in early childhood services.

Early childhood

To comply with Child Safe Standard 4, you must:

  • understand the importance of involving families in decisions about children’s safety and wellbeing
  • promote and engage in open and transparent communication with families and the community
  • reflect the diversity of the service community
  • provide regular opportunities to communicate about child safety and abuse.

You must comply with all elements of Child Safe Standard 4.

Family engagement

Families play an important role in decisions about children’s safety and wellbeing. They are aware of children’s safety and wellbeing and help children to raise concerns.

Your service must be open and engage with families about:

  • decisions affecting their child
  • the service’s child safe approach
  • the service’s operations and governance.

Child Safe Standard 4

Implement Standard 4

NQF Child Safety Guides

The two NQF Safety Guides focus on creating, maintaining and improving a child safe culture in early childhood services. They include:

  • information on each Child Safe Standard
  • case studies
  • questions to guide reflection
  • additional reading and resources.

Additional resources

Possible next steps

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