Plans to strengthen safeguarding rules in the EYFS out for consultation
Catherine Gaunt
Monday, April 22, 2024
Plans to ensure individuals working in early years settings have reference checks, and new requirements to follow up if a child is absent from nursery for a prolonged period of time, are some of the measures set out in a new early years safeguarding consultation.
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