According to the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct, an ethical responsibility of childcare and education professionals is to be familiar with symptoms of child abuse and know procedures for addressing it. Which means the same as this?

make sure to report if a child appears to have been beaten

Explanation:

The National Association for the Education of Young Children requires childcare and education professionals to know the symptoms which are indicative of abuse and to also know the procedures or steps in handling it.

One of the symptoms of child abuse is physical beating by parents or guardians. So, this statement means the same thing as the requirement from NAEYC. To address the issue, reporting to the appropriate authorities is one of the first steps.

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