Safeguarding for Nannies

This course introduces the safeguarding responsibilities of nannies and au pairs caring for children in a family home. It explains how to recognise, respond to, record, report and refer concerns while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

Introduces the course outcomes and explains how to navigate, pause and return to the training. It also highlights accessibility tools including read aloud, browser zoom and translation.

Explains the September 2026 EYFS safeguarding reforms included in the course, including safer sleep, suitable people checks, notifications, screen use and safety on outings. Learners should apply the requirements that are relevant to their role, registration and working arrangement.

Explains safeguarding, child protection, significant harm and the factors that can increase a child’s vulnerability. It places the nanny’s duty to recognise and report concerns within the wider multi-agency safeguarding system.

Explores safer working practice, risk assessment and appropriate professional boundaries when caring for children in a family home. It also covers lone working, complaints, allegations and steps that help protect both children and carers.

Explains the main categories and indicators of abuse and neglect, together with exploitation and other specific safeguarding risks. Learners consider how context, behaviour and mental health concerns may signal that a child needs help.

Shows how children may communicate abuse and the barriers that can prevent a disclosure. It explains how to listen calmly, respond appropriately and avoid promising confidentiality.

Covers accurate recording, information sharing, body maps and the duty to report concerns. It helps nannies understand how to follow the appropriate route through an employer, agency or safeguarding service without delaying urgent action.

Explains how safeguarding referrals are made and what may happen once a referral is accepted. It introduces strategy discussions, child protection conferences, plans and support for children and families.

Introduces content, contact, conduct and commerce risks online. It covers grooming, cyberbullying, intimate-image sharing, cybercrime, AI risks and practical ways to support safer technology use in the home.

Explains the duty to protect children from being drawn into extremism. Learners consider the Prevent strategy and possible indicators that a child or family member may be at risk of radicalisation.

Uses realistic home-based childcare scenarios to apply the principles of recognising, responding, reporting and recording concerns. The activities help learners distinguish poor practice from potential abuse.

The assessment contains 12 questions selected at random from the question bank, with an 80% pass mark. Learners can retake it and receive their personalised certificate by email after passing.

Provides practical resources to retain after the course, including a body map template. It also signposts safeguarding guidance and inspection information for each UK nation.

A short evaluation gives learners the opportunity to comment on the training. Feedback is used to review and improve future course content.