Early Years Sheffield Local Safeguarding Arrangements and Local Resources

Sheffield Local Safeguarding Arrangements

1. Raise safeguarding concerns at the right time
2. Engage in Monitoring and Compliance activity
3. Follow Sheffield Processes and procedures
4. Have the correct safeguarding policies and procedures in place
5. Follow the Early Years Safeguarding Training Offer

1. Raise safeguarding concerns at the right time

• DSL/DSDs contact Sheffield Safeguarding Hub on 0114 2734855 if they are concerned about the safety and wellbeing of a child. This includes concerns about extremism and radicalisation
• Always use the Threshold of Need guidance to support and inform decision-making about referral: Early Help Assessment and Threshold of Need 

2. Engage in Monitoring and Compliance activity

• Early Years Safeguarding Audit 25-26: 
• Please complete the Early Year Safeguarding Audit by opening the guidance document below.
• The link to completing the Audit is in the guidance document
• There is a 'paper copy' attached for you to make notes.
• Please do not submit the 'paper copy'. it will not be accepted.
• Early Years Audit 25-26 – Fill out form

3. Follow Sheffield Processes and procedures,

• including but not limited to;
• Children Protection Conferences
• Effective Challenge and Escalation
• Use of Personal Devices in Sheffield Early Years Settings
• Use of Photographs, Videos and other Images

4. Have the correct safeguarding policies and procedures in place

• All EYFS Settings must have;

• a Safeguarding Policy
• a Personal Care Policy, which is in line with The Crime and Policing Act 2026.
• This act removes the exemption for supervised unpaid activity, meaning volunteers engaging in regulated activity should be vetted in the same way an employee is

• an Uncollected Children Policy: Uncollected Children Guidance

• A Trips and Visits procedure
• All Risk Assessments for trips and visits must be written down.
• This includes regular trips to the park, library, shops, etc.
• For these regular trips a risk assessment can be reused. Always take into account if anything has changed (e.g. roadworks, change of entrance door, etc.)
• If an individual child has needs which can add risk to a trip or visit then there must be a risk assessment for that child.

5. Follow the Early Years Safeguarding Training Offer

Local Resources

• Family Intervention Service
• Information for parents, carers and families
• Who to Contact with Safeguarding Concerns in your Setting (editable)
• Sheffield Adult Safeguarding Partnership
• SEND Local Offer in Sheffield LocalOffer | Sheffield
• Model Admission Form
• Safeguarding Recording Sheets (Chronology Log and Body Maps)
• EY Safeguarding Supervision Useful Forms
• Annual Appraisal Checklist
• Minimising the Risk of Abuse in Early Years Settings Poster
• Safe Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff
• Safety advice | South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service