four countries in UK. The Act includes: * The introduction of local authority’s Children Directors with responsibility for education and children’s social service. * Councillors for children’s services with responsibility for local child welfare. * Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards (LSCB) with powers to make sure that social services‚ the NHS‚ education services‚ the police and other services work together to protect vulnerable children. * A common Assessment Framework to help
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Unit 2 – Development from conception to age 16 years. E1. Describe the development of children in a selected age range and in two areas of development. Stages of physical development The First Month From age’s birth to three years‚ the child should be able to lie supine‚ lie with head turned to one side‚ and by one month can lift the head. If pulled to sitting position‚ the head will lag‚ the back curves over and the head falls forward. Also the child should be able to turn his or her head towards
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E1 1. Children act 1989 2. Disability discrimination act 1995 (DDA) 3. Children act 2004 4. Human rights act 1995 5. Equality act 2006 E2 The children act 1989 has influenced some settings by bringing together several sets of guidance and provided the foundation for many of the standards practitioners sustain and maintain when working with children. The act requires that settings work together in the best interests of the child and form partnerships with parents or carers. It requires settings
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these aim to meet the care and learning needs of all children. The statutory framework in Northern Ireland is The Revised Curriculum from foundation to key stage 4. On their official website http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/about/ the department of education state that the revised curriculum aims “to meet the needs of young people‚ society‚ the economy and environment in the 21st Century”. The Revised NI Curriculum clearly sets out the areas of learning for foundation stage on their website http://www
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Unit 15 Developing Children’s (3-8 years) Mathematical Skills E1 There are different national frameworks and policies that are used for the development of mathematical learning from 3 to 8 years old. One of these is the Childcare Act 2006. The Childcare Act is an update on the Children Act 2004. It basically makes sure that local authorities reduce any inequalities in their individual areas by providing an ‘integrated’ service for children and their families. They make it so that each local
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Unit 1 – An introduction to working with children E1 – A Statutory sector is all the organisations that are set up and funded by the government for the public. In this instance it focuses on the types of settings which provide care and education for children that are set up by the government. An example of a setting in the statutory sector is Sure-start centres. These are children centres that provide help and support for both the child and the parent’s from the start of pregnancy until they child
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Bibliography: Barber‚ J. (2010). Reflective Practice . Child Care. 7 (1)‚ 24-25. Beaver‚ M (2008). CACHE level 3 in childcare and education. Cheltenham: Nelson Thorne’s Cheminais‚ R Department for Education. (2012). The CAF process. Available: http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/strategy/integratedworking/caf/a0068957/the-caf-process. Last accessed 10th march 2013. Drew and Bingham (2001)
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2.4. Describe the action to be taken in response to emergency situations‚ including: -Fire -Security -Missing children or young people All setting should have clear arrangements for emergency situations including emergency contact numbers‚ clear instructions and evacuation procedures. Every child must have a record card with emergency contact numbers of parents‚ grandparents or relatives. Fire Make sure that you know where the fire exits are in your setting. Never put anything in the way of
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Health and safety policies in the work setting Provide all staff with first aid training. All accidents and any incidents are recorded in an Accident Report Book. All accidents are accurately notified to the parent/carer as soon as possible. Hygiene rules relating to bodily fluids are followed with particular care and all staff are aware of how infections can be transmitted. Running risk assessments for al activities and for the general running of the nursery e.g. checking nursery grounds to
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E1&2 Throughout Wales there are a variety of services available that aim to provide support for children and their families. These services may be offered in either a statutory‚ voluntary or private setting. Statutory “Statutory services are usually free of charge. A good example of this is schools” Tassoni et al (2007) pg.4 Their main aim is to provide education to all children between 5-16 yrs. old. “The state is required by law to ensure that all children‚ including those with
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