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ScenarioJoe is four years old and is in receipt of 30 hours funding. He has been attending the setting very sporadically for three months. You have been monitoring Joe since he started due to concerns around his attendance, appearance and constant hunger when in nursery. Joe is a quiet child and seems to do his best not to be noticed.You have spoken with mum previously about this and she always has an excuse, for example, slept in so didn’t have time for breakfast or the washing machine is broken.Today Joe comes into nursery and as usual is hungry, looks tired, dirty and unkempt – mum again says that they over slept. You make Joe some breakfast and sit with him to ask if he had a nice weekend, Joe becomes upset and says “mummy said I can’t tell you”. You comfort Joe and ask if he would like to tell you anything. Joe tells you that on the weekend “big men” came into his house and took some of mummy’s stuff because she had no money. He also tells you his house is always dark and cold and he has no food.Questions to considerWhat would you do immediately?Would you record any of this, and if so where?What actions would you take in the longer term?If you felt that you needed to take further advice who would you speak to?Advice/what to doEnsure Joe is settled;Log concern and disclosure on a safeguarding log;Discuss this with the DSL / Manager immediately;Consider if mum should be spoken with on collection – can any support be offered or services signposted to;Ensure the child is monitored and any concerns logged appropriately;Contact the Gateway team for further advice if needed.[Please note this list is not exhaustive] ................
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