A Day in My Life: Baby” is a free, downloadable PDF tool developed to help professionals understand and assess a baby’s daily routine and lived experience. Developed by Worcestershire Safeguarding, this tool supports social workers, health visitors, and early years practitioners during parenting assessments, home visits, and safeguarding work.
Through carefully structured questions, the resource guides practitioners in exploring how well a baby’s physical and emotional needs are being met. It can be used flexibly across multiple conversations with parents or carers and is especially valuable when combined with direct observation and multi-agency input.
The tool covers the full spectrum of a baby’s day, including:
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Morning and waking routines
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Feeding patterns and methods (bottle, breast, weaning)
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Nappy changes, dressing, and hygiene
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Daytime activities, play, and stimulation
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Bonding and communication between baby and caregiver
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Sleep routines, both during the day and at night
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Evening care and bedtime environment
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Medical needs, disability considerations, and home safety (including pet supervision)
Professionals can use this resource to:
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Assess the quality of caregiving and attachment
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Explore parent responsiveness, emotional attunement, and routine consistency
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Gather detailed insights for parenting capacity reports or early help assessments
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Support child-centred safeguarding and pre-birth planning
This printable tool promotes a developmentally informed, relationship-based approach that helps give voice to the baby’s experience—even when the child is too young to express it themselves. This is a thoughtful and structured assessment guide for understanding a baby’s daily care, wellbeing, and environment. Ideal for social care, early years, and safeguarding professionals.
