Changes to EYFS Safeguarding Requirements – September 2025
Stay informed about the latest updates to Early Years Foundation Stage safeguarding requirements and ensure your setting remains compliant
Important EYFS Safeguarding Updates
The Department for Education has announced significant changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) safeguarding requirements, coming into effect from September 2025. These updates are designed to strengthen child protection measures and ensure the highest standards of safety in early years settings.
All early years providers must prepare for these changes to ensure compliance by the implementation date. Understanding these requirements is crucial for maintaining your registration and providing the safest possible environment for children in your care.
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The government consultation has identified eight key areas where EYFS safeguarding requirements will be strengthened. These changes aim to create more robust protection systems for children in early years settings.
Key Amendments
🛡️ Safer Recruitment
New expectations are being introduced for providers. These include requirements for obtaining references and having safeguarding policies that ensure only suitable individuals are recruited.
📅 Child Absences
Providers will have new requirements to follow up if a child is absent for a prolonged period. Additionally, they must hold extra emergency contact details for each child.
🍎 Safer Eating
There are new requirements being implemented to promote safer eating practices within early years settings.
📚 Safeguarding Training
An annex of safeguarding training criteria will be created. This will require providers to include details of how safeguarding training is delivered and how practitioners are supported to implement it.
🏥 Paediatric First Aid (PFA) Training
Early years students and trainees will be required to have Paediatric First Aid training. This training must be included in the ratios at the level of their study.
📢 Whistleblowing
New requirements are being put in place to support whistleblowing.
🔒 Children’s Privacy
Amendments will be made to ensure that children’s privacy during nappy changing and toileting is considered and balanced with safeguarding considerations.
📝 Minor Changes
A number of other minor changes will be made to the structure and wording of the safeguarding requirements to improve clarity.
For more information about the latest EYFS safeguarding requirements, visit the official government consultation:
Department for Education – EYFS Safeguarding Consultation
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