Every child has a right to protection as they need to be protected from harm. this harm could be from accidents such as falling over or from deliberate abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. By protecting children from these we are therefore protecting them from harm and this is known as child protection. Child protection is important as we should all be trying to make sure children don’t encounter harm. However, there are different levels of harm and there are some children who may fall into different categories which will result in them being monitored more closely as we are trying to make sure they are protected from much more serious harm that isn’t accidental. These categories are when children are identified as either suffering, or likely to suffer or children that have been put through significant harm because of abuse or neglect. When children fit into these categories measures and structures are put in place to prevent and respond to abuse and neglect which is therefore known as child protection. …show more content…
Safeguarding is a used as a wider concept for child protection as by safeguarding children you are protecting them from harm, but you are also trying to promote their welfare. Safeguarding means that you are protecting children from cruel or violent treatment which would be things such as physical abuse or neglect. It also means that you are preventing impairment of children’s health or development. This means that you are ensuring that you provide children with an environment that is consistent and has safe and effective care on hand for them. Safeguarding also means that you are acting so that you are enabling the children and young people within your setting to have the best possible