Child Care
Cyp core 3.2
1.1-Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development.
When assessing a child you must be careful to take into account confidentiality before carrying out an observation you must have parents and the settings permission and not to leave confidential material lying around they must be secured in a locked cabinet. Only talk to authorized personal about confidential material. This confidentially can only be broken when a child is at real risk. When carrying out observations you must take account of the child’s wishes and feelings if a child is upset or wants you to stop then you must stop. Ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds when we asses a child we must take account of their ethnic, cultural and linguistic back ground as these can play important roles in how the children acts and the understanding of the words being used. Disability or specific requirements need to be taken in account when carrying out any assessment /observation or a child can be underestimated and the observation will be unreliable.
Factors are.
• Confidentiality and when, for the safety of the child or young person confidentiality must be breached.
• Children’s wishes and feelings
• Ethnic, linguistic and cultural background
• Disability or specific requirements (Additional needs)
• Reliability of information
• Avoiding bias
1.3-Explain the selection of the assessment methods used.
Narrative observation
Time sampling - good for seeing how a child spends a section of their time at the setting
Standardised tests
Check sheets or tick lists
Software - there may also be electronic forms of assessment made on a computer that would be informed by other observations of children.
Video, photography, audio
2.3-Explain the importance of a person-centred and inclusive approach and give examples of how this is implemented in own work.
By working in a person centred, inclusive way you are looking at the whole person, their
1.1-Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development.
When assessing a child you must be careful to take into account confidentiality before carrying out an observation you must have parents and the settings permission and not to leave confidential material lying around they must be secured in a locked cabinet. Only talk to authorized personal about confidential material. This confidentially can only be broken when a child is at real risk. When carrying out observations you must take account of the child’s wishes and feelings if a child is upset or wants you to stop then you must stop. Ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds when we asses a child we must take account of their ethnic, cultural and linguistic back ground as these can play important roles in how the children acts and the understanding of the words being used. Disability or specific requirements need to be taken in account when carrying out any assessment /observation or a child can be underestimated and the observation will be unreliable.
Factors are.
• Confidentiality and when, for the safety of the child or young person confidentiality must be breached.
• Children’s wishes and feelings
• Ethnic, linguistic and cultural background
• Disability or specific requirements (Additional needs)
• Reliability of information
• Avoiding bias
1.3-Explain the selection of the assessment methods used.
Narrative observation
Time sampling - good for seeing how a child spends a section of their time at the setting
Standardised tests
Check sheets or tick lists
Software - there may also be electronic forms of assessment made on a computer that would be informed by other observations of children.
Video, photography, audio
2.3-Explain the importance of a person-centred and inclusive approach and give examples of how this is implemented in own work.
By working in a person centred, inclusive way you are looking at the whole person, their