Nursery World - Tool helps practitioners spot first signs of abuse and neglect

A new screening tool aims to make it easier for early years
professionals to spot early signs of abuse and neglect in babies and
toddlers.

It was developed by a Europe-wide team of childcare and psychology experts and is believed to be the first protocol of its kind designed specifically for those working with under-threes.

The tool is a series of questions for identifying families at risk or with established abuse and neglect problems, with measures specifically concerning under-threes.

The new tool, the INTOVIAN Protocol, has been developed and tested with nurseries and children's centres, and should be used alongside detailed guidance, which has also been published.

Recent World Health Organisation statistics suggest the incidence of child homicide among children and babies under four is more than double that of children aged five to 14.

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