ician ▁initi ates ▁a ▁more ▁complete ▁evaluation ▁when ▁the ▁infant ' s ▁development ▁and ▁function ing ▁are ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁delayed . ▁What ▁this ▁suggests ▁is ▁that ▁social ▁work ▁staff ▁could ▁consult ▁medical ▁notes ▁to ▁establish ▁if ▁the ▁baby ▁or ▁child ▁is ▁failing ▁to ▁th rive , ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁a ▁path way ▁towards ▁ident ifying ▁neglect . ▁If ▁development al ▁levels ▁are ▁sub normal , ▁then ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁neglect ▁requires ▁the ▁professional ▁establish ▁if ▁those ▁sub normal ▁levels ▁of ▁development ▁can ▁be ▁put ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁experienced ▁by ▁the ▁child . ▁One ▁needs ▁to ▁disc ount ▁that ▁the ▁development al ▁delay ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁some ▁gen etic ▁condition ▁or ▁disease . ▁ ▁Starting ▁the ▁assess ment ▁by ▁exam ining ▁the ▁n urt urance ▁received ▁by ▁child ▁▁ ▁Another ▁way ▁of ▁beginning ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁ident ifying ▁neglect ▁is ▁to ▁identify ▁if ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁question ▁is ▁experien cing ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁lower ▁than ▁that ▁considered ▁necessary ▁to ▁support ▁normal ▁development . ▁In ▁part , ▁this ▁requires ▁a ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁child ▁to ▁sust ain ▁normal ▁development , ▁which ▁might ▁be ▁particular ▁to ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁age , ▁gender ▁and ▁other ▁factors . ▁However , ▁quite ▁how ▁one ▁as cert ains ▁what ▁a ▁particular ▁child ▁needs , ▁without ▁referring ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁level ▁of ▁development , ▁is ▁not ▁something ▁theory ▁and ▁policy ▁on ▁neglect ▁is ▁clear ▁about . ▁Furthermore , ▁as certain ing ▁whether