1.1 Explain The Importance Of Legislation Relevant To The Study

The setting should be aware how to look after the children in the eyes of the law therefore they must allow the children to be healthy, this means that the setting provides children with healthy foods however ensuring that they know if a child is allergic to a certain foods, practitioners ensure that the children are safe within the setting by doing things such as risk assessment. Another principle of the Children Act 2004 states ‘helping children to enjoy life’ practitioners do this by carrying out fun activities that educates the children, staff also do everything they can to encourage the children to reach their full potential. Practitioners in the setting assist children in their quest to succeed by encouraging their development and providing
To meet this Act then practitioners must ensure that the setting is suitable for disabled children and young people, this can be done by rearranging classrooms to fit the needs of the students and providing ramps and lifts for those who are wheelchair users. The setting may involve outside agencies in order to provide additional support for the child/young person. College settings may provide alternative courses for disabled young people in order for the type of teaching and resources used meet their needs and also still be provided with the same learning opportunity as others. In my own setting they provide resources that is suitable for the disabled child in order for them to participate in activities and have the same opportunity as every other child within the setting. All staff must follow any policies and procedures that link to equality that the setting will have in order not to discriminate against children and young people. Staff will also have to follow the disability policy and the safeguarding and health and safety policy in order to know how to safeguard and keep safe disabled children and young people as extra steps may need to be taken in order to achieve