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title: Screens in the Earliest Years
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Children are accessing devices earlier and earlier and therefore exposed to risks earlier. How can we promote safe online activity?

| View in browser Dear Colleague,  Many children are now accessing devices within the very first years of life. Sadly this means that young children are now exposed to many risks associated with using devices. Are we doing enough to protect children in the early years, and to help them to form healthy and positive online habits?  Watch this clip for an overview of the newsletter FREE Webinar for Parents We have partnered with the Early Years Alliance to offer a 1 hour webinar on Thursday 8th June 10-11am to parents of children aged 0-5 years, about simple steps to take to keep children safe when using online devices. Find out more here  Access ParentSafe FREE Webinar for Early Yrs Professionals On Wednesday 28th June 6:30-7:30, alongside the Early Years Alliance we are offering a 1 hour session for professionals working with children in the early years to discuss children's online experiences. The session will explore the risks of children accessing devices, and how to best mitigate against these. Book here NEW Safeguarding Blog Screens in the Earliest Years With increasing levels of concern about the scale of Child Sexual Abuse Imagery involving children under the age of 10yrs (IWF, 2023), developing safe and positive behaviour and attitudes towards tech, needs to start from the moment children are accessing screens. Read our latest blog to find out more. Subscribe to our Blog Best of the Rest Here are a few links which you may find useful linked to the topic of this newsletter: 1. Keeping Your Under Five Safe Online, CEOP   2. Online Safety Tips for Parents of Pre-School Children, Internet Matters 3. Internet Safety, DfE 4. Safeguarding Children and Protecting Professionals in Early Years Settings: Online Safety Guidance for Professionals, UKCIS   Don't forget there's lots happening at LGfL beyond safeguarding: Other training from LGfL teams Find out all we do beyond broadband here Sign up to one of the other newsletters Mark, Mubina and Alex Your LGfL DigiSafe Team Twitter Facebook Or Email Us LinkedIn Join our growing community Sign up to LGfL Newsletters View our archive for previous newsletters here London Grid for Learning Trust a consortium of the London Local Authorities   A company limited by guarantee registered in England no 4205579 Reg charity no 1090412 © Copyright LGfL 2020 LGfL, 10 Exchange Square, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2BR Unsubscribe |
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