Unit 1 - an introduction to childcare and education, E3 & E4
E3
Children act 1989
This act was made to ensure that the safety of the child is paramount. Also works with in partnership with parents and carers to protect their child from danger. Its aim, to strengthen the child’s legal position to give them equal rights and ensure they are consulted and kept informed. ‘It also encourages children to make their own decisions, to be consulted and to be kept informed about everything that will happen to them.’ (http://www.careandthelaw.org.uk , 20/09/2013)
Children act 2004
This act gave the legal support to ‘every child matters’
The act has 5 outcomes for children
-stay safe
-be healthy
-enjoy and achieve
-economic being
-positive contribution to society
‘The principal aim of the nursery is to provide a caring environment where high quality play and education are used to stimulate and encourage each child's intellectual, physical and emotional development.’ (http://www.bristol.ac.uk, 20/09/13)
It supports the children by allowing them the right to do and have certain things in their lives, for example the 5 outcomes for the children.
UNCRC 1989
This act is an agreement on human rights that say that children are allowed rights and that governments have to fulfil those rights. Its supports the child by allowing them the following rights:
-right to a childhood
-right to be educated
-right to be healthy
-right to be treated fairly
-right to be heard
E4
Having good relationships with the children is very important, this includes having trust & respect, this is important because, if you have good relationships with the children, you will be able to communicate better with them and they will be able to communicate easily with you and feel comfortable and safe around you. Having trust is important so that children can tell you things that they may not want to tell anybody else, and you can use that information in the correct way. Having respect is important because as a practitioner if you respect the
Children act 1989
This act was made to ensure that the safety of the child is paramount. Also works with in partnership with parents and carers to protect their child from danger. Its aim, to strengthen the child’s legal position to give them equal rights and ensure they are consulted and kept informed. ‘It also encourages children to make their own decisions, to be consulted and to be kept informed about everything that will happen to them.’ (http://www.careandthelaw.org.uk , 20/09/2013)
Children act 2004
This act gave the legal support to ‘every child matters’
The act has 5 outcomes for children
-stay safe
-be healthy
-enjoy and achieve
-economic being
-positive contribution to society
‘The principal aim of the nursery is to provide a caring environment where high quality play and education are used to stimulate and encourage each child's intellectual, physical and emotional development.’ (http://www.bristol.ac.uk, 20/09/13)
It supports the children by allowing them the right to do and have certain things in their lives, for example the 5 outcomes for the children.
UNCRC 1989
This act is an agreement on human rights that say that children are allowed rights and that governments have to fulfil those rights. Its supports the child by allowing them the following rights:
-right to a childhood
-right to be educated
-right to be healthy
-right to be treated fairly
-right to be heard
E4
Having good relationships with the children is very important, this includes having trust & respect, this is important because, if you have good relationships with the children, you will be able to communicate better with them and they will be able to communicate easily with you and feel comfortable and safe around you. Having trust is important so that children can tell you things that they may not want to tell anybody else, and you can use that information in the correct way. Having respect is important because as a practitioner if you respect the