Unit 8 Caring for Children When working as a childcare practitioner it is essential that you work within the legal requirements and following the policies and procedures of the setting. There is an Early Years code of practice that should underpin the practitioner practice and these will relate to: * Special needs * Safeguarding children * Children’s learning * Managing behaviour * Working with parents * Administering medicine to children * Data protection * Health
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appropriate for the child or children who use it. For some children it becomes like a second home where they eat and sometimes sleep. A suitable environment for a young baby will be very different from a suitable environment for a four or five year old although some features will be the same. Environments should be attractive and make children feel safe and secure and happy to be there and they should also be places where children can confidently play and learn. Research framework that supports a
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1 promote communication in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings (ShC 31) Chapter 1 aC 1.1 1.2 What you need to know the different reasons people communicate how communication affects relationships in the work setting aC What you need to do 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 Demonstrate how to establish the communication and language needs‚ wishes and preferences of individuals Describe the factors to consider when promoting effective communication Demonstrate
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for each age range. Setting 1. Sure Start for children under 5. The purpose of a sure start centre is to provide a safe environment for a child whilst their parent is at work. Sure Start focus on a lot of children with a disadvantage‚ so they can still have the same opportunities as everybody else‚ no matter what they’re background or family circumstances D7(52) Setting 2. Primary School The purpose of a primary school is to teach children how to start reading‚ writing‚ spelling and simple
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Statutory sector is where the government funds to provide education and care for children; this would be like most schools in my area. Flax Bourton Primary and Backwell juniors are funded by the government to educate and care for young children. Voluntary sector is the individual volunteer which fund by raising money for the cause they are representing; also this is where volunteers help with their free time to help educate children. Such as a Youth club‚ an older child can volunteer to help the adult
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3 to 4 years Around this stage a child will be very aware of what they are thinking‚ for example if they are happy‚ upset or angry and will clearly be able to demonstrate and show this. The child will be able to count if prompted and begin to have basic conversations as well as start to remember nursery rhymes. During this stage a child will begin to explore patterns in speech as well as enjoy hearing sounds which are similar sounding. 4 to 5 years At 4 to 5 years a child will be able to understand
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An activity schedule for a typical week in a Day care Theme of the week: Transport Letter of the week: A a Number of the week: 1 Shape of the week: Circle Colour of the week: Yellow Monday 8.00 - 9.00 am (Welcome and Free play time) We put the Nursery Rhymes music on to have a happy and child attractive atmosphere. We welcome each child. Also we have pegs for hanging coats with each individual child’s name on it and boxes with individual name on it for the lunch boxes. Therefore as soon as
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the meeting the individual needs of children who are ill Role play is one way in which you can meet the individual needs of children who are ill as it allows the children to freely express themselves and their feelings without the worry of being told what to do and how to do it in a safe environment free from harm an example from one of my day nursery placements was when the room supervisor had the role play area changed to a doctors surgery because quite a lot of children where ill with the chickenpox
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achieving perfection. avoid mistakes and errors. conform to strict tolerances. meet precise standards. meet rigid specifications. keep accurate records. maintain accurate documentation. provide explicit documentation. meticulous with detail. excel in detail checking. forecast with extreme accuracy. make accurate predictions about future trends‚ directions and developments. achievement achieve optimal levels of personal performance and accomplishment. provide strong evidence of specific
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child’s self esteem‚ have a lack of friendships‚ and the child may not want to get involved in sport activities‚ due to a lack of gross motor skills being impaired. Poverty. If a family is living in poverty the child’s needs may not be met and in turn this could affect ALL aspects of the child’s development‚ and they will be less likely to thrive in a school environment. Short‚ Tall‚ Fat‚ Thin. The child could be lacking in self-confidence‚ have social problems‚ very few friends‚ and feel
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