People working in the early years are in a unique position when it comes to helping and protecting young children. The important roles they play offer numerous advantages:
All communities are different, but working in some of those that are most disadvantaged can be extremely challenging for lots of reasons. Understanding a national thematic perspective is helpful, and learning from child safeguarding practice reviews also informs our underpinning knowledge of child protection.
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's annual report 2021identified a range of dangerous themes representing significant risks to children. Some included ‘long-lasting neglect of children in the family, several times as a result of parents being overwhelmed by their own personal challenges’. The report recognised that these challenges include the physical and mental health of parents with addictions and those who were in abusive relationships.
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