Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership

Model Policies, Templates & Tools

13.8.24

The documents on the Early Years pages are being reviewed and updated in line with the new EYFS Frameworks (4.1.24) and other updated statutory guidance. The updated status is indicated next to the document. If there is no comment about an update next to a document it has not yet been updated.

These documents can be adopted and used by settings

Adult Roles in Early Years Settings:

• Role of Adults in Safeguarding and Child Protection in Early Years (up-to-date)

• Role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead in Early Years (updated August 2024)

• The Key Person Role in Early Years Settings (updated August 2024)

Adult Conduct in Early Years Settings:

• Adult Behaviour Do's and Do not's (up-to-date)

• Professional Boundaries and Confidentiality (updated August 2024)

• Use of Personal Devices in Sheffield Early Years Settings (up-to-date)

Audit and Assessment tools:

• Annual Early Years Online Safety Self-audit (editable) (up-to-date)

Child Protection Conferences and Plans:

• Child protection conference report template and guidance available here: Child protection conference

Transition Tools:(New section)

• Transition Toolkit - Early Years Transition Form and Guidance -this toolkit can be used for transferring information between settings electronically

• Record-keeping and Transfer Toolkit for a Child with a Child Protection Plan-this is a paper-based resource

Contacts/Resources:

• Sheffield Key Contacts and National Safeguarding Resources 

Data Protection:

• Early Years Data Protection Toolkit (editable) 

Information for Families:

• Information for Parents re: Child Protection

Model Safeguarding Policies:

Group 1: Safeguarding Overview of the Setting

• Model Safeguarding Policy Overview: How our Setting Safeguards Children 

• Safeguarding Policy Coversheet for Early Years 

• Who to Contact with Safeguarding Concerns in your Setting (editable) 

• Who to contact about Safeguarding Concerns Outside the Setting 

Group 2: Safeguarding Concerns

• Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect in Early Years

• Safeguarding Concerns Flowchart for Early Years 

Group 3: Specific Issues:

• Accident, Injury and First Aid Policy Starter Document 

• Adult Safeguarding for Early Years 

• Managing Children's Behaviour Cover Sheet (editable) 

• SEND in the Early Years 

Online Safeguarding:

• Early Years Online Safeguarding Toolkit (2017)

Professional Challenge:

• Developing a Whistleblowing Policy for Early Years Settings 

• Effective Professional Challenge and Escalation 

Risk assessment: 

• Staff-child Ratios: All Early Years Providers 

Safeguarding Induction:

• Safeguarding Induction in Early Years 

Safeguarding Recording Sheets:

• Model Admission Form

• Safeguarding Recording Sheets (Chronology Log and Body Maps) 

• Early Help Assessment Part 1 MARCH 2018 (4) 

Safeguarding Supervision:

• Safeguarding Supervision in Early Years

• EY Safeguarding Supervision Useful Forms

Suitable People:

• Annual Appraisal Checklist 

• Minimising the Risk of Abuse in Early Years Settings Poster 

• Suitable People - Recruitment and Selection Checks Checklist