Outline the Current Legislation Covering Home Based Childcare and the Role of Regulatory Bodies
1.1 Outline the Current Legislation Covering Home Based Childcare and the Role of Regulatory Bodies
Part One: Consider 4 pieces of legislation that are important for home based child-carers and how you would outline these to Anjum’s parents?
As I am addressing the Parents , I would communicate with them in a language that would help them understand the key information, in a non-patronising, reassuring, profession and informative manner. Firstly, I would explain what legislation is: laws, rules and regulations passed by our government. I would then verbally touch on each act listed below and provide examples how this would effect them as individuals, thus avoiding overloading them with facts and figures, and making the laws more personal to them.
Four relevant pieces of legislation to home-based childcare are:
1). The Children’s Act (2004), “Every Child Matters” paper, which identifies five outcomes for children:
Be healthy. e.g: healthy fresh foods, fresh air, exercise, regular nappy changes
Stay safe; e.g: health and safety to be adhered regarding food preparation, storing of medicines/cleaning equipment, regular risk assessments, following equipment & toy manufacturers guidelines, sanitary environment, appropriate skincare & protection when outside
Enjoy and achieve; e.g: lean through play with songs, puppets, puzzles and games. Encourage 'free play' where Anjum can use her own imagination to role play and engage with the other children
Make a positive contribution; e.g: encourage Anjum to be aware of the wider community around my setting. Celebrate different cultures, visit charity shops with an old toy, sort out the recycling etc...
Achieve economic well-being; e.g: Initiate opportunities for children to fulfil their potential by observing things they are good at and providing positive and encouraging feedback.
How does this effect Anjum and her Parents:
Here I would explain that the above outcomes form the backbone of my setting experience, and the
Part One: Consider 4 pieces of legislation that are important for home based child-carers and how you would outline these to Anjum’s parents?
As I am addressing the Parents , I would communicate with them in a language that would help them understand the key information, in a non-patronising, reassuring, profession and informative manner. Firstly, I would explain what legislation is: laws, rules and regulations passed by our government. I would then verbally touch on each act listed below and provide examples how this would effect them as individuals, thus avoiding overloading them with facts and figures, and making the laws more personal to them.
Four relevant pieces of legislation to home-based childcare are:
1). The Children’s Act (2004), “Every Child Matters” paper, which identifies five outcomes for children:
Be healthy. e.g: healthy fresh foods, fresh air, exercise, regular nappy changes
Stay safe; e.g: health and safety to be adhered regarding food preparation, storing of medicines/cleaning equipment, regular risk assessments, following equipment & toy manufacturers guidelines, sanitary environment, appropriate skincare & protection when outside
Enjoy and achieve; e.g: lean through play with songs, puppets, puzzles and games. Encourage 'free play' where Anjum can use her own imagination to role play and engage with the other children
Make a positive contribution; e.g: encourage Anjum to be aware of the wider community around my setting. Celebrate different cultures, visit charity shops with an old toy, sort out the recycling etc...
Achieve economic well-being; e.g: Initiate opportunities for children to fulfil their potential by observing things they are good at and providing positive and encouraging feedback.
How does this effect Anjum and her Parents:
Here I would explain that the above outcomes form the backbone of my setting experience, and the