The Government consultation on EYFS safeguarding reforms proposed adding requirements to address child absenteeism due to the number of incidents of serious harm to children that ‘may have been prevented if absence from their early years setting had been reported to social services or the police’. Of those who responded to the consultation, nearly 65 per cent already had procedures to address absenteeism. New wording in a revised EYFS, which serves to strengthen safeguarding practice, includes three main elements:
New wording in the EYFS under the heading ‘concerns about children's safety and welfare’ will state a number of requirements. Providers, including childminders, must:
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