Health and Safety Task 1
The characteristics of some children that may make health, safety, and security more difficult to maintain.
Most young children are usually interested them self and curious of what’s around them and usually do not really affect health and safety. But some children inherit characteristics that do affect characteristics that do affect health and safety these children are usually have short attention spans and often quite hyper.
Below are explanation of some children characteristics that may affect health and safety.
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Risk/Potential Hazard | Potential outcome | Ideas reducing the potential hazards | Scissors | Stab woundStab/cut wounds to other children | Plastic scissors | Table edges | If child falls could split head open | Round tables | Chemicals/cleaning products left out | Child could swallow products | Ensure that these products are locked away in a secure cupboard | Small objects / toys | Child could put a small object in mouth | Have bigger toys, so that they are not able to fit in mouth | Wet floor from sand and water pit | Child is able to slip on wet floor | If floor is wet from spills ensure that it is cleaned and dried up asap |
The Children Act 1989
This Act aims to protect the child from harm and to work in partnership with parents, ensuring that the welfare of the child is paramount. It forms the legal framework that sets quality standards in most voluntary and private sector children's services, and enables Ofsted to operate a registration and inspection system for the following services: * Childminders * Crèches * Day Nurseries * Out of School Clubs / Holiday Playschemes * Playgroups * Private Nursery Schools
Ofsted checks the suitability and safety of the building, and also ensures that the staff members are suitable (and anyone else who will come into contact with the children), and that they plan the children's activities to help them enjoy
Most young children are usually interested them self and curious of what’s around them and usually do not really affect health and safety. But some children inherit characteristics that do affect characteristics that do affect health and safety these children are usually have short attention spans and often quite hyper.
Below are explanation of some children characteristics that may affect health and safety.
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Risk/Potential Hazard | Potential outcome | Ideas reducing the potential hazards | Scissors | Stab woundStab/cut wounds to other children | Plastic scissors | Table edges | If child falls could split head open | Round tables | Chemicals/cleaning products left out | Child could swallow products | Ensure that these products are locked away in a secure cupboard | Small objects / toys | Child could put a small object in mouth | Have bigger toys, so that they are not able to fit in mouth | Wet floor from sand and water pit | Child is able to slip on wet floor | If floor is wet from spills ensure that it is cleaned and dried up asap |
The Children Act 1989
This Act aims to protect the child from harm and to work in partnership with parents, ensuring that the welfare of the child is paramount. It forms the legal framework that sets quality standards in most voluntary and private sector children's services, and enables Ofsted to operate a registration and inspection system for the following services: * Childminders * Crèches * Day Nurseries * Out of School Clubs / Holiday Playschemes * Playgroups * Private Nursery Schools
Ofsted checks the suitability and safety of the building, and also ensures that the staff members are suitable (and anyone else who will come into contact with the children), and that they plan the children's activities to help them enjoy