The practitioner has many responsibilities, but the practitioner’s main responsibility is to safe guard the child and make the environment safe for themselves and the children in the setting. By doing this the parents know their children are in a safe environment and the practitioner will safe guard them. This will build a trusting relationship between the parent and the practitioner. Also when the practitioner is dealing with the child they would have to look at all areas of the child. For example if the child has allergies they will need to have a meeting with the parent and find out what needs are, such as the child may have a certain allergy. When the parent has had the meeting with the practitioner it will show the parent that the practitioner has interests in the child and wants to meet the child’s need and take responsibility for the child. On the hand the practitioner should develop bad habits with children, for example always pay attention to one child because when the practitioner does not pay attention to the child, the child may become upset. The practitioner should let the child interact with other children and the practitioner should interact with all children.
Leading on from the above another responsibility the practitioner has is to make sure they meet all needs of the child. Some of the needs of the child could be medical needs such as the child may asthma and the child needs attention most of the time, personal needs or the child may have individual learning needs. So the practitioner may need to help the child improve their learning. In the setting when the practitioner does group activities, the practitioner should treat all the children equally even if they need support because all children are unique.
Never the less the practitioner has the responsibility, to make the setting a welcoming and a friendly environment for the children, parents and the staff. When the practitioner is speaking to the parents they would need to be polite,