PROTECT provides child safety guidance for teachers, educators and staff working in early childhood services.
Identify and respond to child abuse
If you or others are concerned a child has been, or is at risk of being abused, you must act.
Identify the source of harm first. Then respond, following the steps that fit your situation.
Identify signs of child abuse in early childhood
Recognise the signs of child abuse, understand definitions, and know the physical and behavioural indicators.
Responding to concerns about the wellbeing of a child
Regardless of the suspected cause, all concerns about the wellbeing of a child (or an unborn child) should be taken seriously and acted upon.
Creating a child-safe organisation
Child Safe Standards
Best practice advice for applying the Child Safe Standards to better protect children in early childhood services.
Resources and support
Understand your obligations to protect children
Staff working in early childhood services have legal obligations under a range of different schemes, that together aim to protect children.
Training
Access training options, including online webinars and eLearning, related to child safety, information sharing and the MARAM reforms.
Information sharing
Learn about child information sharing schemes and how early childhood staff can use them to support children’s wellbeing.
Responding to concerns about the wellbeing of a child
Regardless of the suspected cause, all concerns about the wellbeing of a child (or an unborn child) should be taken seriously and acted upon.
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