2nd Edition
Safeguarding and Protecting Children in the Early Years
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction Steven Burton and James Reid
Part 1. Legal and policy foundations, and key safeguarding concerns
Chapter 2. The recent history of central government guidance about child protection Nigel Parton and James Reid
Chapter 3. The social, legal and practice context for protecting and safeguarding children James Reid
Chapter 4. Abuse in the Early Years – Children’s experiences of physical, sexual and emotional abuse Neil Ventress
Chapter 5. Neglect in the early years Neil Ventress
Chapter 6. Socialisation and consequential abuse Neil Ventress
Part 2. Everyday practice dilemmas and experiences
Chapter 7. Safeguarding within the Early Years Foundation Stage Julie Percival
Chapter 8. Safeguarding children’s health and wellbeing Sharon Frankland
Chapter 9. Safeguarding children from online danger Steven Burton
Chapter 10. The primacy of communication in safeguarding Steven Burton
Chapter 11. Inter-agency working, observation and assessment Frances Marsden, Samantha McMahon and Andrew Youde
Chapter 12. Supervision and reflective practice Samantha McMahon and Julie Percival
Chapter 13. Conclusion Steven Burton
References
Biography
Steven Burton is the Strategic Lead for Innovation with the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, UK.
James Reid is Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies within the Department of Community and International Education, University of Huddersfield, UK.
