1) Child focused care 2) focused care 3) Child’s needs are 4) Child’s needs are giving giving secondary to adults’ not considered Carer aware of safety Carer is aware of safety The carer does not Carer does not issues and there is issues, but is recognise dangers to recognise dangers to the evidence of safety inconsistent in use and child and there is a lack child’s safety and hostile equipment use and maintenance of safety of safety equipment, and to advice regarding this, maintenance. equipment, and allows evidence of daily does not recognise the personal circumstances dangers to the child. importance to the child, to get in the way of and can hold child consistency. responsible for accidents and injuries. Carer has considered Carer inconsistently Carer indifferent to internet safety and monitors internet usage advice about this and supervises child at an but will intervene when does not recognise or age appropriate level. concerns are obvious. acknowledge the impact Carer has actively on the child. The carer provided advice on does not seek or accept internet safety. advice and support around the child’s needs, and is indifferent to the impact on the child. Carer indifferent to Carer is aware that child internet safety and is at risk through their reluctant to take advice. internet usage and does nothing to intervene. SAFETY & SUPERVISION: Supervision of the child 1) Child focused care 2) Adult focused care 3) needs are 4) Child’s needs are giving giving secondary to adults’ not considered Appropriate supervision Variable supervision is There is very little Complete lack of is provided in line with provided both indoors supervision indoors or supervision. age and stage of and outdoors, but outdoors and carer does development. does intervene where not always respond after there is imminent accidents. danger. recognises the Carer does not always There is a lack of Young children importance of know where child is and concern about where contained in car appropriate supervision inconsistent awareness child is or who they are seats/pushchairs for long to child’s well-being but of safety issues when with and the carer is periods of time. allows age appropriate child away from home. inconsistently concerned positive risk taking. about lack of return home or late nights. Carer promotes age Shows concern about indifferent to The carers are indifferent appropriate when child should be importance of to whereabouts of child, independence skills. home. supervision and to and often do not know where child is or who
1) Child focused care giving 2) focused care giving 3) Child’s needs are secondary to adults’ 4) Child’s needs are not considered Carer aware of safety issues and there is evidence of safety equipment use and maintenance. Carer is aware of safety issues, but is inconsistent in use and maintenance of safety equipment, and allows personal circumstances to get in the way of consistency. The carer does not recognise dangers to child and there is a lack of safety equipment, and evidence of daily dangers to the child. Carer does not recognise dangers to the child’s safety and hostile to advice regarding this, does not recognise the importance to the child, and can hold child responsible for accidents and injuries. Carer has considered internet safety and supervises child at an age appropriate level. Carer has actively provided advice on internet safety. Carer inconsistently monitors internet usage but will intervene when concerns are obvious. Carer indifferent to advice about this and does not recognise or acknowledge the impact on the child. The carer does not seek or accept advice and support around the child’s needs, and is indifferent to the impact on the child. Carer indifferent to internet safety and reluctant to take advice. Carer is aware that child is at risk through their internet usage and does nothing to intervene. SAFETY & SUPERVISION: Supervision of the child 1) Child focused care giving 2) Adult focused care giving 3) needs are secondary to adults’ 4) Child’s needs are not considered Appropriate supervision is provided in line with age and stage of development. Variable supervision is provided both indoors and outdoors, but does intervene where there is imminent danger. There is very little supervision indoors or outdoors and carer does not always respond after accidents. Complete lack of supervision. recognises the importance of appropriate supervision to child’s well-being but allows age appropriate positive risk taking. Carer does not always know where child is and inconsistent awareness of safety issues when child away from home. There is a lack of concern about where child is or who they are with and the carer is inconsistently concerned about lack of return home or late nights. Young children contained in car seats/pushchairs for long periods of time. Carer promotes age appropriate independence skills. Shows concern about when child should be home. indifferent to importance of supervision and to The carers are indifferent to whereabouts of child, and often do not know where child is or who
neglect-toolkit-for-home-use.docx