The Ultimate Early Years Safeguarding Mock-Test

Question 1: What are the four main categories of child abuse?

Question 2: What is the name of the statutory document that outlines the safeguarding requirements for all early years providers in England?

Question 3: What does ‘DSL’ stand for?

Question 4: True or False: You should only report a safeguarding concern if you are 100% certain that abuse is taking place.

Question 5: Which category of abuse involves the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and psychological needs?

Question 6: What is the primary role of the LADO?

Question 7: True or False: Emotional abuse is always accompanied by physical signs, like bruises.

Question 8: At what age does the EYFS statutory framework stop applying to children?

Question 9: What is a ‘low-level concern’?

Question 10: Can physical abuse be accidental?

Question 11: A child frequently arrives at nursery in the middle of winter without a coat, and they regularly smell strongly of stale urine. What type of abuse is this a primary indicator of?

Question 12: A parent says their child burned their hand accidentally on a radiator, but the burn mark is a perfect, small circle that looks like a cigarette burn. What do you do?

Question 13: A normally outgoing child suddenly becomes completely withdrawn, aggressive towards peers, and starts wetting themselves despite being potty-trained for a year. What does this indicate?

Question 14: A three-year-old child begins demonstrating explicit sexual knowledge and vocabulary that is far beyond their developmental age. What category of abuse must you consider?

Question 15: You notice bruises on the shins and knees of a toddler who is just learning to walk and cruise around furniture. Is this an immediate indicator of abuse?

Question 16: A child constantly flinches when an adult raises their voice, and seeks excessive approval. What type of abuse does this suggest?

Question 17: A child is constantly scavenging for food from other children’s lunchboxes and hoarding half-eaten sandwiches in their pockets. What is this an indicator of?

Question 18: You notice fading, finger-mark bruises on the soft tissue of a child’s upper arm or torso. Are these typical accidental injuries?

Question 19: A parent repeatedly ignores their child at drop-off, pushes them away when they try to hug them, and calls them “stupid and useless” in front of staff. What category of abuse is this?

Question 20: You notice a red flag and want to ask the child about it. Should you ask: ‘Did your dad hit you?’

Question 21: A child comes up to you and says, ‘Please don’t tell anyone, but my dad hurts me.’ What is the absolute first thing you must tell them?

Question 22: When a child is making a disclosure, what type of questions are you permitted to ask?

Question 23: You need to record a child’s disclosure on your setting’s safeguarding form. Should you translate what they said into professional, formal language?

Question 24: What is the definition of ‘Whistleblowing’ in an early years setting?

Question 25: You witness a colleague grabbing a child by the arm roughly and shouting in their face. Do you report this to the parents first, or the DSL/Manager?

Question 26: You have a ‘gut feeling’ about a child. They seem a bit ‘off’ and unkempt lately, but you have no proof of abuse. What should you do?

Question 27: It is 5:55 PM, your shift is ending, and you are putting your coat on. A child makes a serious disclosure to you. What do you do?

Question 28: According to the EYFS, what is the maximum amount of time you have to report an allegation made against a staff member to the LADO?

Question 29: You report a serious concern to your nursery manager. They tell you, ‘Don’t worry about it, that family is just going through a messy divorce, leave it alone.’ What is your next step?

Question 30: True or False: If a child has an unexplained injury, you should take a photograph of it on your personal mobile phone to show the DSL.

Question 31: What is the ‘Prevent Duty’?

Question 32: Under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, what are children who live in homes where domestic abuse takes place legally recognized as?

Question 33: What does ‘County Lines’ refer to?

Question 34: Does GDPR (Data Protection) prevent you from sharing a safeguarding concern with Children’s Social Care without parents’ permission?

Question 35: What does FGM stand for?

Question 36: Under the explicit safer sleep rules, what must a baby aged one year or under be placed in to sleep?

Question 37: True or False: It is acceptable to leave a soft comfort-teddy in a cot with a sleeping 10-month-old infant.

Question 38: What is the statutory room temperature requirement for a nursery sleep room?

Question 39: Under safer sleep guidance, what is the specific supervision requirement for a baby under six months old?

Question 40: Who holds the ultimate responsibility for safeguarding in your setting? Is it the DSL, the Manager, or Ofsted?