Millie is four and a half years. She is one of the children assigned to your room.The past few days, Millie has not been her usual bubbly self. She has come to the centre a few times in the same dirty clothes she wore the day before.During outdoor play, you noticed that Millie was just sitting slouched on a bench, her eyes looking red and puffy. You walked past by her and asked if she's alright and if there's something wrong to which Millie just responded by shaking her head and turning her back on you.At another instance, during mealtime, you caught her trying to snatch another child's food. You talked to her about it to address the behaviour to which she just responded with a quick nod, her eyes averting your gaze.The next day, it was Mothers' Day. As an activity, you asked the children to make greeting cards with drawings of their mums on the cover of the card. When you walked around the room to check everyone's progress, you saw Millie's drawing of her mother on her greeting card:

It was also during this instance you noticed what might have been some bruises on Millie's upper arms.After the activity, when all the other children left the room, you asked Millie to stay. You attempted to initiate a conversation about her drawing of her mother earlier. She spoke very quietly, and you had to bend down to hear her.

"I don't like my mum. She hurt me a lot." Millie said.

Room Leader Response

You approached your Room Leader to report this, and this was her response:

"Ah yeah, Millie told me this a lot of times already. I think she's just looking for some attention, so I just ignored her."

Question 1. DETAILED REPORT

Provide details of the grounds for your belief that a child has been the subject of physical or sexual abuse. Under the relevant section of the state/territory Children Protection Legislation, you must provide details of the grounds for a reasonable belief that the above-named child has been the subject of physical or sexual abuse or is the subject of ongoing physical or sexual abuse. You may also provide information that you think is of concern and has informed your belief that child abuse is alleged to have occurred or is likely to occur. Attach additional page if required.