The September 2025 EYFS reforms brought the biggest changes to early years safeguarding in a decade — and inspectors now expect to see them fully embedded. This course walks every practitioner and manager through each new duty and what it looks like in practice.
What you’ll learn
- The 2025 safeguarding reforms at a glance and why they happened
- The formalised Designated Safeguarding Lead role and deputising arrangements
- Whole-staff safeguarding training and the two-yearly refresher cycle
- Safer recruitment: references, checks and recruitment procedures
- Following up child absences and holding additional emergency contacts
- Looking ahead: safer sleep and the September 2026 changes
On completion learners receive an NFAQ-accredited certificate as evidence for compliance and Ofsted.
