Child Protection Compliance Check
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Child Protection Compliance Check
NQS 2.2.3 Child Protection – Each child is protected.
- Has staff member read and signed off on Child Protection Policy?                           Yes/No
If no staff member is to do this immediately - Was staff member trained in child protection when they started at the service?                 Yes/No
- Has staff member had child protection training within the last 12 months?                     Yes/No
- Child abuse or neglect can occur within all cultural, occupational and socio-economic groups. Mandatory reports of abuse are required for the following types of abuse. Please list 4 types of reportable conduct.
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- Do you need to prove reportable conduct is occurring before reporting?                          Yes/No
- Do you need evidence of who may be abusing child before reporting?                            Yes/No
- Is a child or group of children taken into areas where they are only visible to one staff member?         Yes/No
- Is a child or group of children taken into rooms that can be locked?                             Yes/No
- Are students and volunteers told they cannot be alone with children?                            Yes/No
- Where possible at least how many staff should be present while there is a child on the premises?
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Place a tick next to the indicators of abuse and neglect
__Significant changes in mood or behaviour | __Rocking the body or sucking things |
__Bruises, burns, sprains, cuts, fractures | __Boys playing with dolls |
__Marked delay between injury and getting medical assistance | __Being very withdrawn or depressed |
__Child talking about going to the doctors | __Delays in physical, mental and emotional development |
__Extreme attention-seeking or risk taking behaviour | __High levels of excitement |
__Child wanting to climb the tree in the play area | __Frequent hunger |
__Behavioural disorders such as disruptiveness, aggressiveness, bullying |
__Child asking for a second serve of morning tea |
__Having a fight with best friend | __Low self-esteem |
__Compulsive lying and stealing | __Child coming to care with their hair not brushed |
__Destructive or violent behaviour | __Looking generally run-down and sickly |
Child Protection Compliance Check Answers
NQS 2.2.3 Child Protection – Each child is protected.
- Child abuse or neglect can occur within all cultural, occupational and socio-economic groups. Mandatory reports of abuse are required for the following types of abuse. Please list 4 types of reportable conduct.
- Neglect
- Sexual
- Physical
- Emotional
- Witness Domestic Violence
- Do you need to prove reportable conduct is occurring before reporting?                       No
- Do you need evidence of who may be abusing child before reporting? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No
- Is a child or group of children taken into areas where they are only visible to one staff member?     No
- Is a child or group of children taken into rooms that can be locked?                          No
- Are students and volunteers told they cannot be alone with children?                         Yes
- Where possible at least how many staff should be present while there is a child on the premises?
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Place a tick next to the indicators of abuse and neglect
Y Significant changes in mood or behaviour | Y Rocking the body or sucking things |
Y Bruises, burns, sprains, cuts, fractures | N Boys playing with dolls |
Y Marked delay between injury and getting medical assistance | Y Being very withdrawn or depressed |
N Child talking about going to the doctors | Y Delays in physical, mental and emotional development |
Y Extreme attention-seeking or risk taking behaviour | N High levels of excitement |
N Child wanting to climb the tree in the play area | Y Frequent hunger |
Y Behavioural disorders such as disruptiveness, aggressiveness, bullying | N Child asking for a second serve of morning tea |
N Having a fight with best friend | Y Seeming constantly tired or lacking life or energy |
Y Compulsive lying and stealing | Y Low self-esteem |
Y Destructive or violent behaviour | N Child coming to care with their hair not brushed |
Y Looking generally run-down and sickly |
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