1.1 Current Childminding Legislation The following is an overview of the current legislation which has an affect on childminders‚ parents and children. Equality Act 2010 The act replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act to make the law simpler and to remove inconsistencies. The act covers nine protected characteristics. The characteristics applying to home-based childcare include disability‚ race‚ religion or belief and gender. Childcare Act (2006) The act lays
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Unit 79 Understand How to Set Up a Home Based Childcare Service Understand how to provide play and other activities for children in home based settings that will support equality and inclusion Outcome 5.1 Explain the importance of play to children’s learning and development and the need for an inclusive approach From an early age‚ play is important to a child’s development and learning. It isn’t just physical. It can involve cognitive‚ imaginative‚ creative‚ emotional and social aspects
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Cache Pin: Cypop5 Understand how to set up a home based childcare setting Task 1 Produce an information sheet which outlines the following; Current legislation for home based childcare The role of the regulatory bodies As a registered childminder i am required to abide by certain legislations‚ these have been put into place in order to protect and ensure adequate care for all children. * Sex discrimination act (1975) – To ensure that no child is discriminated because of their sex.
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to others. For me as a childminder it basically means I have a duty of care to protect any children in my care from significant harm; this will be achieved using the standards that I have learned from the many courses etc. that I have attended. All my risk assessments‚ policies‚ daily checks‚ who to contact should you suspect the child may be at risk etc. are proof that I carry out my duty of care. All children have the right to be kept safe and as a childminder it is my duty to ensure that
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deprived areas‚ from poorer backgrounds and “Family Centres” were established to give the support and advice needed because the only other support was given by the private sector and couldn’t be afforded by them‚ such as childminders‚ nannies and nurseries. In 1948 nurseries and childminder acts monitored the private sectors for the early year’s provision‚ this lead to changes in children’s act in 1989 and the care standards act in 2000. Parents in the 1960’s wanted more for their children‚ so they set
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five years old. Childminders: Look after children under 12 in the childminder’s own home. They can look after up to six children under eight years old‚ although no more than three of them must be aged under five. Nannies and home-based carers: Provide care for children in your home and can look after children of any age. Since 2004 all children in the UK aged three and four years old have been entitled to free places at nursery or another preschool setting (including childminders). From 1st September
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Mum is expecting a baby in June. I have been providing day care for Liz for the past 10 months. Observations made of Liz for this assignment were made over a two week period. The main environment I use is my home setting as I am a registered childminder. I visit local settings with the children in my care such as playgroups‚ libraries‚ and parks on a regular basis as these environments provide equipment and resources that I do not have in my setting i.e. large outside apparatus‚ area’s for messy
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Wales (CSSIW). They can be contacted at: Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) Welsh Government office Rhydycar Business Park Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1UZ Telephone: 0300 7900 126 Email: cssiw@wales.gsi.gov.uk Childminders Name Childminders Signature Date: Parent(s) Name Parent(s) Signature Date
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alternatives by having an open mind. My techniques of being a reflective practitioner would be to question myself ‘why‚ what and how’. Perhaps a task evaluation sheet or discussion with another professional on the task to seek alternatives. Does another childminder do it differently? Do my co workers agree? I can then draw from experience on a similar task. I would keep an open mind and take criticism and suggestions from other child minders‚ co workers or parents of the children that I care for‚ do research
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that need to be taken into account when assessing development • Confidentiality and when‚ for the safety of the child or young person confidentiality must be breached. • Children’s wishes and feelings • Ethnic‚ linguistic and cultural background • Disability or specific requirements (Additional needs) • Reliability of information • Avoiding bias When assessing a child you must be careful to take into account confidentiality before carrying out an observation you must have parents and the
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