Practitioners, when handling professional relationships, have the responsibility to put the needs and right of the children and their families first, and to follow confidentiality principles. Practitioners must demonstrate reliability and accountability by respecting the choices and freedoms of other people. “Showing responsibility and accountability involves doing willingly what you have been asked to do, if this is in your area of responsibility.” Beaver et al (2008 page 202). Practitioners have the responsibility to continue refresher training throughout their careers working with children and their families so they have a clear understanding of relevant legislations and codes of practice and how to apply the organisations policies and procedures to this. Also to appropriately plan, do, record and review activities and ensure equality and diversity of all children are taken into consideration for this.…
Summary of the Main Concepts of the NAEYC Code NAEYC stands for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Code of Ethical Conduct was produced by this association in 2011 as a guideline for responsible behaviour, to help Early Childhood Education (ECE) practitioners to resolve ethical dilemmas they face in the workplace each day ("Position Statements," n.d.). The code is divided into four sections: responsibilities to children, responsibilities to families, responsibilities to colleagues, and responsibilities to community and society. Each section is comprised of ‘Ideals’- practices which are encouraged and show professional behaviour, and ‘Principles’- practices which require absolute adherence when working in an…
There are various policies in place which each setting is required to follow. There are five basic policies of good practice, Equality and Diversity Rights and responsibilities Confidentiality Promote anti discrimination, effective communication. There is also the Childcare Act 2006 were Child minders and childcare providers registered on the Early Years Register must meet the legal requirements set out by this act. The legal requirements you must meet for the safeguarding and welfare and the learning and development of young children are set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. There is the EYFS Framework which was put into place to ensure every child is given the best possible start in life and to ensure every effort is made ensure a child has equal opportunities to learn in a safe and secure environment. There is also the Foundation Stage, The Birth to Three Matters Framework and the National Standards for Under 8s Daycare and Childminding, to which are replaced by the EYFS. There is also the Every Child Matters Framework. The…
The main emphasis is to value children from 0-3years as competent learners. The framework aims to encouraging learning through interaction and exploration of the world around them and recognises the whole of their learning and development including those that may have factors that affect their learning and development. The framework supports childcare practitioners and provides them with the opportunities to reflect on their own practice.…
The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct provides several guidelines. These guidelines for children and their conduct that sets forth a typical basis to determine the principal ethical problem experience in early childhood and education. The main focus of the Code is on daily practice with children and their families in programs for children from birthing through 8 years of maturity. The ideals and assumption for this Code present and provide groundwork of professional responsibility to assert our responsibility to essence values of our field. The Code openly acknowledges these responsibilities that we in the field have assumed and support ethical behavior in our work.…
The main points of legislation that support the safeguarding of children are the Children Act 1989, Children Act 2004 and the Childcare Act 2006. The Children Act in 1989 set out principles to guide the work of local authorities and courts and also defined ‘significant harm’ and a child ‘in need’ of intervention. The Children Act 2004 provides the legal basis for children’s services set out in the Every Child Matters: Change for Children document. The Childcare Act 2006 is the first piece of legislation that is primarily concerned with Early Years and Childcare and introduces the early years foundation stage (EYFS) which supports settings in delivering high quality early education. In any childcare setting responsibility is the welfare and well-being of all the children in their care. All staff are appropriately trained and that procedures are put into practice to make sure that if any child may become at risk that you or your line manager liaises with other childcare agencies, such as health visitors, social services and Ofsted, in her role as Child Protection Liaison Officer (CPLO) .…
Currently the legislation regarding home based childcare are, The Children Act 1989 and The Care Standards Act 2000, these laws relate to the registration and inspection of childcare and early years providers. These laws are in place to ensure childcare providers treat all children “with equal concern”. The Children Act 2004 saw the implementation of the Every Child Matters (ECM) as a national frame work following high profile abuse cases. The ethos of ECM is that regardless of a child’s social, financial, racial status, whether they are disabled and regardless of where they have the right to get off to a good start in life and importantly reach their full potential. The 5 key areas are ;…
Within a setting practitioners have to follow and refer to all relevant early years framework. This framework is relevant to all children aged 0-5 who attend a playgroup, preschool or a nursery/ reception class at school. The framework clearly sets out all the legal requirements that the practitioners must meet. In section 2 of the framework the legal requirements relating to a child’s learning and development are explained and set out. This section explains the early learning goals, educational programmes and assessment arrangements. Section 3 of the EYFS framework explains the legal requirements regarding a child’s welfare. This section sets out principles and requirements…
As early years practitioners there are principles and values that we must meet in order to carry out our job to the best if our ability. They were designed to provide a basis for work with the children in a range of settings and services. They meet the needs and rights of the child and reflect a rapidly developing sector that places the child at the centre. These principles should underpin all our work with children.…
We are also governed by the Children Act 1989 which was revised in 2004 due to shortfalls and the unfortunate case of Victoria Climbe and the Lord Laming report. Which then as a result introduced the production of the Every Child Matters initiative. In brief this outlines how we as care professionals should work together to/ safeguard Children and young people. It emphasises the need for sharing of information and multidisciplinary approach. In my care setting we are also governed by the Care…
The role and responsibilities of an early years practitioner follow a number of codes of practice and state how you conduct yourself. When working with children a number of codes of practices exist. Such as Special needs, Safeguarding children, Children's learning, Behaviour, Working with parents, Data protection etc.…
As an early years practitioner you must behave morally correct for the children to follow your example as children imitate and learn behaviour from others who are significant to them.…
More than ever, Child protection is a topical issue. That’s why many years ago the British government, aware of the fragility and vulnerability of children to adults, has implemented a number of laws relating to children and young people in the UK. These laws are made to define the inherent right of children, and also to define the implication of their rights for all those responsible of or using any childhood services; but more specifically what we will see through the legislation concerning the rights of children, is how they may impact the work of childcarers, how they can allow them to set the road of good practice. And to make it easier as the laws relating to children are so numerous we will focus only on three of the most influential ones. These are:…
In my opinion when reading the Code of Ethical Conduct from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) website, early childhood educators need a code of conduct to give individuals such as educators recommendations, principles, advice and behaviors demeanors on when and how to conduct themselves when having an encounter with early childhood students. This guidance will improve the skills that an educators have and it will increase the knowledge that educators have and will provide knowledge needed in order to teach, impeach, and guide early childhood students. and their families, the community and society.…
My personal code of ethics is being able to tell from right or wrong. My parents and education have played a great role in helping me gain these values such as teamwork, being confident, self motivated, and being outspoken. I will bring these values into my profession by working on my communication skills and becoming a better person with my character.…