What you will learn
This online Safeguarding for Nannies course is designed to fulfil all your safeguarding requirements as specified in any statutory guidelines for the welfare and protection of children.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Have increased awareness of the importance of the role child carers can play in the safeguarding of children.
- Recognise the signs of different types of abuse and neglect.
- Explain the key components of a child carer’s role.
- Identify manifestations of child abuse.
- Address safeguarding concerns effectively.
- Possess an awareness of online safety.
- Challenge extremist views and ideas.
- Maintain a consistent focus on the child’s welfare.
- Record and share pertinent information accurately when reporting safeguarding breaches.
- Understand the procedures and dynamics of working with various safeguarding agencies.
- Navigate the process of handling allegations and complaints.
Modules
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1. Overview and Tips
Introduces the course outcomes and explains how to navigate, pause and return to the training. It also highlights accessibility tools including read aloud, browser zoom and translation.
2. September 2026 Safeguarding Guidance
Explains the September 2026 EYFS safeguarding reforms included in the course, including safer sleep, suitable people checks, notifications, screen use and safety on outings. Learners should apply the requirements that are relevant to their role, registration and working arrangement.
3. Core Principles of Safeguarding
Explains safeguarding, child protection, significant harm and the factors that can increase a child’s vulnerability. It places the nanny’s duty to recognise and report concerns within the wider multi-agency safeguarding system.
4. Creating a Safe Environment
Explores safer working practice, risk assessment and appropriate professional boundaries when caring for children in a family home. It also covers lone working, complaints, allegations and steps that help protect both children and carers.
5. Recognising Abuse
Explains the main categories and indicators of abuse and neglect, together with exploitation and other specific safeguarding risks. Learners consider how context, behaviour and mental health concerns may signal that a child needs help.
6. Responding to Concerns
Shows how children may communicate abuse and the barriers that can prevent a disclosure. It explains how to listen calmly, respond appropriately and avoid promising confidentiality.
7. Reporting and Recording Concerns
Covers accurate recording, information sharing, body maps and the duty to report concerns. It helps nannies understand how to follow the appropriate route through an employer, agency or safeguarding service without delaying urgent action.
8. Referring Concerns
Explains how safeguarding referrals are made and what may happen once a referral is accepted. It introduces strategy discussions, child protection conferences, plans and support for children and families.
9. Online Safety and Safeguarding
Introduces content, contact, conduct and commerce risks online. It covers grooming, cyberbullying, intimate-image sharing, cybercrime, AI risks and practical ways to support safer technology use in the home.
10. Radicalisation and Extremism
Explains the duty to protect children from being drawn into extremism. Learners consider the Prevent strategy and possible indicators that a child or family member may be at risk of radicalisation.
11. Safeguarding in Practice
Uses realistic home-based childcare scenarios to apply the principles of recognising, responding, reporting and recording concerns. The activities help learners distinguish poor practice from potential abuse.
12. Final Assessment
The assessment contains 12 questions selected at random from the question bank, with an 80% pass mark. Learners can retake it and receive their personalised certificate by email after passing.
13. Downloads
Provides practical resources to retain after the course, including a body map template. It also signposts safeguarding guidance and inspection information for each UK nation.
14. Post Course Evaluation
A short evaluation gives learners the opportunity to comment on the training. Feedback is used to review and improve future course content.
Who is this course for?
- Nannies
- Au pairs
- Baby sitters
Our online Safeguarding for Nannies course is designed for anyone caring for children in a home environment. For childminders, we offer a specialised course, our online Safeguarding for Childminders course, which focuses on specific scenarios for childminders.
Certification
This online Safeguarding for Nannies training is accredited by The CPD Group.
Score 80% or more in the final assessment to receive your certificate, which is valid for 2 years.
Upon successful completion of this online course, you’ll be sent a personalised digital certificate as a PDF, enabling you to download and print it.
You can access a copy, reprint or download this certificate on our LMS (Learning Management System). This is your proof that you have been trained in safeguarding best practices and achieved compliance. The certificates include a verification number so anybody can authenticate the certificate’s legitimacy.
Your certificate is valid for 2 years. If you work with children under the age of five, including in early years settings and as a childminder or nanny, renewing your safeguarding training every two years is a legal requirement, not just good practice. We will remind you when your training is due for renewal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Since I'm a nanny and work independently, does this course provide guidance on safeguarding children when working alone?
Certainly, this online Safeguarding for Nannies course includes content that teaches you how to recognise signs of abuse and neglect and the procedures for reporting concerns. It’s tailored to address the distinct challenges of nannies and other home based child carers.
Does this course include other safeguarding topics such as Prevent duty training and online safety?
Our online Safeguarding for Nannies course includes the topics of Prevent duty training and online safety. This comprehensive approach fulfils the safeguarding outcomes outlined by Ofsted.
