Piget believed that children learn and go through stages and sequences. We practice this in nursery by using age assessment development sheets. Piget believed that children are active learners, and so we can encourage them through play and activities. It is also believed that children imitate and transform what they learn into symbolic behaviour. We use this information by rewarding the well behaved children, in the hope that the other children will copy and imitate the good behaviour.…
I think the practitioner should change the child regularly and immediately after the child has soiled their nappy to avoid the child getting nappy rash. The practitioner should let the child collect the nappy and wipes to make the child feel involved in the routine and for the child to learn that the nappy and wipes are the items that are needed when it comes to changing their nappy. Any cream that the child needs for any skin infections should be with the items at the changing mat. It is important that the practitioner wipes the child thoroughly to prevent the child developing a nappy rash which is a bright red rash but often starts as a spotty rash. If the nappy rash is left untreated it could turn into sores. Nappy rashes are very painful for the child and practitioner must do everything to prevent children developing it. Changing nappy frequently helps to prevent nappy rash especially for children who are teething as they are more likely to develop nappy rash. For children that have nappy rash, having parent’s consent to use cream is needed. The practitioner should keep the child’s skin clean and dry as much as possible to give their nappy rash time to heal. The practitioner should wash their hands before and after the routine to prevent any cross contamination if that practitioner handles food or toys at the early years setting. Interaction between the…
1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people.…
E1: Describe the main food groups that are essential to meet the basic needs of the body.…
E1. There are many responsibilities that practitioners have when maintaining professional relationships and one of these is to respect the views of parents and children. One of these responsibilities is to respect the views of parents and children; this is so that both parents and children know that they have a secure relationship with the practitioner but a relationship that stays within the setting which means that practitioners should be friendly but not friends. Another responsibility that practitioners have is to communicate effectively with parents, children and colleagues; this is to ensure that practitioners talk to everyone in a professional and non-judgemental way; this is to also show everyone that they respect that person. Maintaining confidentiality is another responsibility that practitioners have when maintaining professional relationships this is to ensure that no personal or important information gets said to the wrong people and even if you are talking to a parent or a colleague you need to keep some things confidential. One other responsibility that practitioners have when maintaining professional relationships is to ensure that children’s safety is not at risk; this could be something as simple as keeping doors and gates locked and carrying out regular risk assessments to ensure that no children in the setting get hurt. This will also satisfy parents as they know that their child is safe at all times and allows them to communicate effectively with practitioners.…
Provide information about a range of factors which may affect children’s health and well-being at differing times in their lives…
A multi-agency approach is a range of professionals including speech therapists, Special Educational Needs Co-coordinator (SENCO) , key workers or physiotherapists etc. that all work together and support children and their families in provisions that need to be made in order to support a child with special needs. Working within close partnership with parents is expected for all babies and children within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)…
The practitioner will develop many different relationships whilst in practice. They will hold relationships with first and foremost the children, parents, colleagues and other professionals. According to the EYFS “Successful relationships between parents and educators can have long-lasting and beneficial effects on children’s learning and well-being” http://www.keap.org.uk/documents/eyfs_eff_prac_parent_partner.pdf…
Up in the midlands (Birmingham) there is an organisation called Acorns hospice, they help support children with mental and physical disabilities and there was also room for their parents to stay. Many of the children and young people are not expected to reach their adulthood and they are requiring specialist care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hospice is currently supporting over 630 children and more than 880 families, including those who are bereaved.…
My chosen Professional that works with children is a counsellor. This is a type of therapy in which a child may speak to an adult in confidence. A counsellor is trained to listen and try to encourage the patient to do better in that certain area. Counselling helps to overcome a traumatic experience or helps the child think in a better frame of mind, although the counsellor will not give the patient advice; but will make the patient think of ways to help the situation themselves. Counselling helps a person talk about how they are feeling when facing a new task or situation. The counsellor will speak to the patient and help them figure out why they are thinking that way. A counsellor may encourage the patient to have an understanding of a situation and take personal responsibility. Counsellors will talk about the patient and allow the patient to express their true feelings without judging or criticizing them. There are many different types of counsellor, for example;…
E1 – A Statutory sector is all the organisations that are set up and funded by the government for the public. In this instance it focuses on the types of settings which provide care and education for children that are set up by the government. An example of a setting in the statutory sector is Sure-start centres. These are children centres that provide help and support for both the child and the parent’s from the start of pregnancy until they child starts Primary school.…
Walks alone and walks upstairs one step at a time – twelve to eighteen months…
Health and safety policy is to make sure that all the staff ,children ,young people and parents and carers are safe and protected from any harm when they are a the work setting .Every work setting has a Health and Safety policy and every worker should be aware of the Health and Safety policy. The two main pieces of health and safety legislation which promote safe working practices in a child care environment are Control of substances hazardous to health is to protect people from ill health caused by hazardous substances. Using chemicals that you are unaware of can put people’s health at risk. For example if you are at work do not mix any liquids together unless trained to do so. my responsibility in the work setting would be I would plan and prepare the play and learning area by doing a number of things such as having enough equipment to go around all the children. If a child has different needs and abilities I would make sure they have been covered and the equipment is safe for them to use. I would also think about their age and the abilities they can work at and what they can and cannot do. I would also have to do a risk assessment on the area the children are playing for the safety of the children. When working with children you need to make sure that the environment, materials and equipment are safe enough for the children to use. You have to check information such as…
1.1 Within my work role I have a duty of care to ensure that, myself and the students are taking reasonable care in and around the setting to enable them to avoid injury to one another and / or making any damage to the work setting which could conclude in an injury. As well as this I have a duty of care to watch over the students for example during individual work, and making sure they are all treating each other as equals, that they are listening to each other and are all being treated fairly. Lastly I have a duty of care to ensure that the students’ rights are being met, for example if a child needs my help it is within my duty of care to ensure that they get the help they need but not to favourite any individual.…
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.…