Child Safety & Safeguarding
Our Commitment to Child Safety
At Play and Beyond, the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is our highest priority.
We are committed to creating safe, respectful, inclusive and supportive environments where children feel heard, valued and protected.
We value and respect children’s voices and aim to support children to express their thoughts, feelings, preferences and concerns in ways that feel safe and appropriate for them.
Our team actively promotes child-safe practices and works to ensure all children and families accessing our services feel safe, supported and respected.
Trauma-Informed & Neuro-Affirming Practice
We recognise that children’s behaviours, emotions and responses are often shaped by their experiences, relationships, sensory needs and nervous system regulation.
Our team aims to provide safe, relationship-based and neuro-affirming supports that prioritise connection, emotional safety, respect and trust.
We strive to support children in ways that reduce shame, build confidence and promote emotional wellbeing.
Qualified and Screened Staff
Play and Beyond is committed to ethical and child-safe recruitment practices.
All relevant staff and contractors engaged in child-related work hold current Queensland Blue Cards
Our multidisciplinary team includes professionals from education, psychology, counselling, play therapy, early childhood intervention and family support backgrounds.
Complaints, Feedback & Concerns
We value open communication and take concerns, complaints and feedback seriously.
If you have concerns regarding safety, wellbeing or service delivery, we encourage you to contact us directly so we can respond respectfully and appropriately.
We are committed to listening, responding fairly and continuously improving our services.
Inclusion and Respect
Play and Beyond values diversity and is committed to creating welcoming and inclusive environments for all children, young people and families.
We aim to provide culturally safe, respectful and neuro-affirming supports that recognise and value each child’s unique identity, strengths and experiences.
Privacy and Confidentiality
We respect the privacy and confidentiality of children and families accessing our services.
Information is managed in accordance with professional, ethical and legal obligations.
Policy Information
Play and Beyond maintains a range of policies and procedures relating to:
child safety
safeguarding
child protection
trauma-informed practice
complaints and feedback
incident management
recruitment and screening
privacy and confidentiality
Full policies and procedures are available upon request.