Aughton Early Years Centre

Safeguarding

At the Centre we have responsibility to make sure that all children are safe and protected. In the event of any concerns we are obliged by law to follow the safeguarding procedures and inform the appropriate authorities. The designated person for safeguarding in the Centre is Gail Napper (or in her absence Tina Worthington or Laura Gregory). If you have any concerns regarding children or vulnerable adults please speak to Gail, Tina or Laura.

For more information and advice on how to keep your children safe visit the link below.

Rotheram Safeguarding Children Partnership

If you have any concerns for a child’s safety within the Centre or anywhere else please either speak to the above named people or contact the following appropriate number

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) 01709 336080

Out of Hours Team (after 5.30pm and weekends) 01709 336080

Gail Napper

Designated Person for Safeguarding

Tina Worthington

Deputy Designated Person for Safeguarding

Laura Gregory

Deputy Designated Person for Safeguarding

Operation Encompass

Please see the attached information about Operation Encompass. This is a project that is being run across Rotherham/South Yorkshire. It is a partnership between South Yorkshire Police, early years, schools and colleges, supported by the Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership.

Letter to Parents

[pdf 399KB]

Safeguarding Alert

We have been asked to remind parents and carers to be vigilant to their child's internet activity, have regular and open talks with their child about their internet usage and ensure they have the appropriate security settings in place. Advice and guidance is available from many sources.

There have been some recent concerns regarding online suicide and advice on this is available via the website 'Think U Know' www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents. Please report any concerns.

	NSPCC
	Ideas for books for children who are worried or anxious
	Childline
	Information for children and young people worried about Coronavirus.

Further Information for Parents/Carers

	Public CARE resource	[pdf 80KB]
	Advice for parents on cyberbullying	[pdf 209KB]
	Kik Messenger Parents Guide	[pdf 400KB]

Our Centre Internet Provider

When using the internet in the centre, we protect our children by having a filter in place called Studysafe. It works by examining content and blocking harmful material based on a number of measures. Lists from the Home Office and the Internet Watch Foundation are integrated regularly. For more information you can see the Studysafe website here.