Nevertheless, this toolkit can also be used by professional for families who are no on the Child Protection Register when they have a concern relating to the care of the child.
This toolkit consists of guidance, assessment tools and recording documents to support practitioners to:
- identify children whose developmental needs are being insufficiently met at an early stage, placing them at risk of achieving poor educational, emotional and social outcomes
- focus on the main areas of concern when things can seem overwhelming and chaotic
- encourage parents to look at their parenting using pictures and descriptions that help discussion and provide an opportunity for working together to agree required actions
- feel more confident in making judgments and decisions that they can share with other agencies
- deliver better outcomes for vulnerable children and their families
- develop an improved service response that can be rolled out across the setting
- improve co-working relationships between social work services, health, education and other agencies