It is a hot sunny day and Naomi, 5, is refusing to wear suncream. To whom does the practitioner owe a duty of care? Select two correct answers.

Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps.

Practitioners have a duty of care to ensure that children’s safety and are not put at risk. However there are times when this duty can be in direct conflict with a child’s right to and dignity. An example might be if a partially child were to be excluded from using the climbing frame because of concerns.

Is this statement true or false? A duty of care only exists where there is a written or implied obligation on the part of the setting.