Provide and upload a copy of the service's relevant policies and procedures as evidence of the risk of harm process you outlined in Question 2 (upload as JPEGS, PDF, or WORD documents).

Scenario

You have some concerns about one of the children in your room at Little Leaders. Ten-month-old, Natha Lauder, lives with her mother, Liza Roacher. She started at your service a few months ago and always arrives very early in the morning, usually just after opening at 6am and is often the last to leave, at around 6pm.

Today you had started on an early shift and when Natha was brought in she had matted hair and smelled strongly of cigarette smoke. She was wearing a stained onesie and Liza explained that she had just woken her to come to the service, so she hadn't had a chance to dress her or give her any breakfast.

You have often seen Natha wearing stained, and food covered onesies and had thought that this must happen from when she eats breakfast. When you looked in her bag, you found two more stained and food covered onesies, a jumper that looks too small for Natha, two clean nappies, two dirty bottles and a tin of formula that's nearly empty that had a note on the top asking that you use the formula up and then use cow's milk for the rest of her bottles.

You have noticed that Natha seems a little small for her age and that she always has a green runny nose and a cough but hasn't been on any medications at the service. When you hold her, she is often a little cold to touch, and you've often used spare singlets and socks from the service to add some extra layers to warm her up.

You are concerned about Natha's welfare and feel there is enough reason to report her as being at risk of harm

Benchmark Criteria

Demonstrated comprehension and interpretation of the policies and procedures for reporting children at risk in line with organisational expectations, and legal and ethical requirements. Demonstrated knowledge of information management.

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