Child has clothing which Child has clothes which Child does not have a Child has clothes which is clean and fits are appropriate, but are stable home are ill fitting and smelly. appropriately. sometimes poorly fitting, environment, and child There is evidence that unclean and crumpled. has clothing which is the clothes are not being dirty and crumpled, in a washed. The clothes are poor state of repair and usually unsuitable for the not well fitting. The child weather. lacks appropriate clothes for the weather and does not have sufficient clothing to allow for regular washing. Child is dressed The carer gives are indifferent to Child may sleep in day appropriately for the consideration to the the importance of clothes and is not weather and carers are appropriateness of appropriate clothes for provided with clean aware of the importance clothes to meet the the child in an age clothes when they are of appropriate clothes for needs of the child in an appropriate way. soiled. the child in an age age appropriate way, but appropriate way. their own personal circumstances can get in the way. Carer understands the The carer is hostile to potential for bullying and advice about the need social isolation and is for appropriate clothes able to take action to for the well-being of the address this. child. PHYSICAL CARE: Animals 1) focused care 2) focused care 3) needs are 4) Child’s needs are giving giving secondary to adults’ not considered Animals are well cared Animals look reasonably Animals not always well Animals not well cared for and do not present a well cared for, but cared for or ailments for and presence of danger to children or contribute to a sense of treated. faeces and urine in living adults. chaos in the house. areas. Children are encouraged Animals present no Presence of faeces or Animals dangerous and to behave appropriately dangers to children or urine from animals not chaotically looked after. towards animals. adults and any treated appropriately and mistreating of animals is animals not well trained. addressed. Young children are not Animals occasionally left The mistreatment of Carers do not address left unsupervised with unsupervised with young animals by adults or the ill treatment of animals. children. children is not animals by adults or addressed. children. Young children often left Parents do not accept with animals they should supervise unsupervised. children with animals and may blame
Child has clothing which is clean and fits appropriately. Child has clothes which are appropriate, but are sometimes poorly fitting, unclean and crumpled. Child does not have a stable home environment, and child has clothing which is dirty and crumpled, in a poor state of repair and not well fitting. The child lacks appropriate clothes for the weather and does not have sufficient clothing to allow for regular washing. Child has clothes which are ill fitting and smelly. There is evidence that the clothes are not being washed. The clothes are usually unsuitable for the weather. Child is dressed appropriately for the weather and carers are aware of the importance of appropriate clothes for the child in an age appropriate way. The carer gives consideration to the appropriateness of clothes to meet the needs of the child in an age appropriate way, but their own personal circumstances can get in the way. are indifferent to the importance of appropriate clothes for the child in an age appropriate way. Child may sleep in day clothes and is not provided with clean clothes when they are soiled. Carer understands the potential for bullying and social isolation and is able to take action to address this. The carer is hostile to advice about the need for appropriate clothes for the well-being of the child. PHYSICAL CARE: Animals 1) focused care giving 2) focused care giving 3) needs are secondary to adults’ 4) Child’s needs are not considered Animals are well cared for and do not present a danger to children or adults. Animals look reasonably well cared for, but contribute to a sense of chaos in the house. Animals not always well cared for or ailments treated. Animals not well cared for and presence of faeces and urine in living areas. Children are encouraged to behave appropriately towards animals. Animals present no dangers to children or adults and any mistreating of animals is addressed. Presence of faeces or urine from animals not treated appropriately and animals not well trained. Animals dangerous and chaotically looked after. Young children are not left unsupervised with animals. Animals occasionally left unsupervised with young children. The mistreatment of animals by adults or children is not addressed. Carers do not address the ill treatment of animals by adults or children. Young children often left with animals unsupervised. Parents do not accept they should supervise children with animals and may blame