Reference no: EM133555842

Scenario 1:

Jackson aged three years old, was observed in the bathroom pulling down his pants and showing another boy (Josh) who is his friend. He said, 'Look at mine, it's different than yours'.

The educator says, 'Jackson, can you please finish going to the toilet and then wash your hands. Josh is just in here to go to the bathroom'.

Jackson responds well to the request and follows the educator's instructions.

Scenario 2:

Arabella approached the educator and said, 'Sam showed me his willy'. Sam is aged four.

The educator looked for Sam and saw that he was behind the shed in a small space with another child. The other child was on their knees, and Sam had his pants down. The educator spoke to Sam, and he was shocked and then ran away. Sam was hiding and crying. When the educator went to talk to him and ask what was happening, he said, 'It wasn't me, it was a secret'.

Scenario 3:

Tyson aged two years old was acting differently than usual on this day. He hit an educator across the face and he was displaying lots of anger. At one point, he stood and yelled at the educators and said, 'I told you that you would cop it!'.

Then he pushed another child and said, 'Look what you did now'.

Scenario 4:

Kindall aged 18 months eats excessively when food is provided to her. She often vomits because she eats so much. She leans over her food and pushes other children away from her food. She is very skinny and she has bad eczema which often bleeds. She cries for much of the day but won't go to staff. She tends not to give eye contact.

Based on the behaviours of the children in each scenario, identify and explain for each scenario whether or not the educator is required to adhere to their mandatory reporting responsibilities.