Card 18

Child’s Injury

Scenario

A parent of a child with a limited vocabulary told you that the child had bruises when they left your care. You review staff member notes and reports from the day and there is no documentation about bruises.

Card questions

  • Does your organization have written procedures to address these types of concerns? Are they easy to follow? Are they followed?
  • What ideas do you have to improve direct supervision over children during care hours?
  • Does your response change if the child is able to explain what happened?

Additional prompts

Guided reflection

Follow-up action plan

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