are about 1.5 million Australian children under the age of five. Every year 250‚000 new babies are born. By the time a child is in his or her second year‚ 57% of mothers are back in the workforce. By the time their children turns three‚ 68% of mothers are back in the workforce. In 2001‚ more than 830‚000 children between the ages of 0-12 used some part of the Commonwealth child care system. 4. And the number of working families has been steadily increasing over the past decade.[1] 5. We also know
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attend school. If the family is based on a single parent‚ the parent must find a way to attend work or school and find care for their children. This puts many parents in a situation where they have to find extra help to watch their children while they are away. For these parents‚ when childcare comes to mind they think about the quality of the care‚ the affordability‚ and whether the care will be a positive experience for their children. Public policies are designed to improve the current conditions‚
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it. Balanced Scorecard: The Balanced Scorecard is a comprehensive framework to achieve the company’s vision and strategy. In addition to measuring the financial side‚ the work surface also is added to make up for traditional performance evaluation‚ which emphasizing on financial data. Therefore‚ the Balanced Scorecard can be said a new system of strategic management with the company strategy‚ vision and performance evaluation‚ and not just a performance evaluation system. The Balanced Scorecard
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environment or an unexpected emergency. In the case of an emergency it is vital that procedures are in place to ensure that accidents are prevented. Explanation of key procedures for dealing with accidents in a child care setting To ensure that children are safe within a child care setting it is important to regularly review the environment in which they are in. Regular risk assessment should take place and be kept up to date with review over the accident log book to ensure that staff are dealing
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Principles on the Rights of the Child • Article 38B of the Constitution provides for a very important principle regarding children - the best interest of the child is to be the primary consideration in relation to all matters involving children. So your best interests are what is to be the guide for your upbringing and development. • Article 38C of the Constitution also provides that where a child is to be adopted‚ the best interest of the child must be taken into consideration
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of the lack of reporting that goes on. (MacMillan el al.‚ 2009). Another way to prevent maltreatment in the foster care system was to implicate a nurse home visitation (MacMillan el al.‚ 2009). This process was a way of getting a nurse to examine and check a child upon their visit. This Programme was paced help and report physical abuse and neglecting among children in the foster care system (MacMillan el al.‚ 2009). However‚ this process was not very affective to reduce abuse and neglect and there
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in the Child Care assistant position open at Wellspan York Hospital. Working with children the last three years as a lifeguard‚ helped solidify my love of helping and dealing with people of all ages‚ especially children. My experience with York Hospital has been positive not only as a patient but also as a shadow student in the Advanced Procedure Suite where I was able to watch an Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy. I hope to give back to the community and also help others as a Child Care assistant
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AROUND THE HOUSE LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN WITH C. NAME OF CHILD OBSERVED: TC DESCRIPTION OF CHILD: T.C IS 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS OLD GIRL AND IS AN ACTIVE‚ HEALTHY GIRL. SHE IS THE YOUNGEST IN A FAMILY OF 3 CHILDREN AND IS THE ONLY GIRL. AIM: THE AIM OF THE OBSERVATION IS TO OBSERVE TC FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS SHE PLAYS WITH HER TOYS AND COMMUNICATES IN ORDER TO ASSESS HER LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. OBSERVATION T.C = TARGET CHILD C = OTHER CHILD A = ADULT T.C is running around playing with C laughing
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young people? These are the laws to safeguard children: The children act 1989‚ The children act 2004‚ Child care 2006‚ Every child matters‚ Working together to safeguard children‚ The human rights act 1998‚ It might be difficult to accept but every child can be hurt‚ put at risk or harm or abused‚ regardless of their age‚ gender‚ religion or ethnicity. Each person that comes into the childs or their familys life even for just one day have a duty to keep the children safe. Safeguarding legislation
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with many problems as they try to provide the best care and lifestyle for their child or children. The cost of childcare can play a major factor in both the child’s life and the parents’ life. Choosing adequate childcare at an affordable price to a single parent is a very difficult thing to do as they sometimes have to sacrifice the quality of the care provided for a price
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