Our range of early years resources will help you improve your practice and support children and their families throughout the early years. Access guidance, tools and leaflets to help you keep children safe in the early years.
A set of resources to help parents interact with their baby, boosting child development and setting up positive behaviour as their child grows.
Advice you can share with parents you work with on safe, positive ways to hold and care for their baby and reduce the dangers of rough handling.
Practice advice and tips for parents to help them set boundaries and build positive relationships with their children.
Download our free Talk PANTS activities and resources
to teach children aged 3 to 5 the Underwear Rule to help keep them safe from abuse.
You will also find resources for early years settings and for working with diverse groups, including children who have
special educational needs, disabilities or additional needs.
Get PANTS early years resources
References
Find out what signs you need to look for and how to respond appropriately if you're worried about a baby or young child.
Understand what signs may indicate abuse or neglect and learn what you must do to respond appropriately.
Intimate care is an essential part of making sure a child's basic needs are met. Find out how to ensure you and your staff are providing intimate care in a safe, respectful and child-centred way.
Learn about the behaviour that can be observed in babies and young children who have been emotionally abused or emotionally neglected. Covers the interactions between children and their parents.
Our podcast explores a variety of different child protection issues and invites contributors from the NSPCC and external organisations to talk about what they're doing to keep children safe.
Social work practitioners explain what effective pre-birth assessments look like and how they play an important role in safeguarding babies.
Learn how therapeutic and trauma-informed early intervention services can support families through adversity and give children and young people the best start in life.
Are you a social worker or practitioner? Tune into our episode on understanding the developmental needs and vulnerabilities of infants under two.
