The theme for this years National Child Protection Week is "Where we start matters". There's a few different ways we can consider this...

The National Regulations require Early childhood professionals to be aware of the existence and application of current child protection...

Following recent media focus on child safety many parents and guardians may be questioning what they should be looking for when selecting...

You may be considering organising training for your team. This FAQ document will answer some common questions about our training. If you...

Reading the news about the childcare educator charged with over 1500 child sexual offences over the past 24 hours has been harrowing....

In our previous post, we discussed the steps organisations can take during the recruitment process to ensure child safety. Now, we'll...

In this post, we will focus on how child safe organisations can ensure that the individuals working with children are suitable for their...

In my previous article, I discussed the overall concept of a Child Safe organisation. Let’s delve deeper into the importance of...

Over the next few posts I will explore what it means to be a Child Safe organisation. What does it mean for organisations working with...

In the last few days I've seen a few articles across both LinkedIn and mainstream news discussing the role grooming has played in sexual...

Self care

All Growing Futures’ training includes a discussion around self care. This is important because we know that supporting children who have...

We had a great discussion in a recent Public Webinar about the importance of the Code of Conduct. A participant asked "how can a piece of...

When a child experiences repeated trauma or complex trauma their brains respond, making them primed to recognise and respond to threat....

Did you know? In Victoria the Child Safe Standard's apply to a wide range of organisations. It's not just schools and childcare centres...

Organisations that work with children have an obligation to keep children and young people safe. Across Australia the States and...