Ella O’Gorman Task 1 As a home-based child-carer I would like to provide parent’s/carers with information outlining the following: Current Legislation. Role of the Regulatory Bodies. Legislation is a very important part of my practise. It ensures that I provide a high standard of care for the children that attend my setting. There are several pieces of legislation that affect the early years and childcare sector but I have outlined ones that I feel are most important and relevant to my work
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A healthy and safe home based environment. It is my responsibility as a professional childminder to do everything possible to keep all children safe at all times and prevent accidents‚ to do so: • I will ensure I keep appropriate supervision of children at all times. • I have in place a thorough risk assessment which I enforce and revise regularly. • I use only equipment with children that is age appropriate and in safe working order and complies with national safety standards. • I keep my
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My Healthy and Safe Home Setting As a Registered Childminder‚ I have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all children placed in my care. There are many different factors to consider when maintaining a safe and healthy home‚ and I have identified the following as the key components: Environment- Home and Garden Equipment and Resources Fire Safety Storage and Handling of chemicals‚ medicines and first aid items COSHH General Hygiene Personal Hygiene Animal Safety and Hygiene
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Assignment 1 Current Legislation Covering Homebased Childcare And The Role Of The Regulatory Bodies Children Act (2004) This influential piece of legislation arose from the Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’ and identifies five outcomes for all children: * Be healthy * Stay safe * Enjoy and achieve * Make a positive contribution * Achieve economic well-being Childcare Act (2006) This Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum into England and Wales‚ and place a
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Requirements: Outings Explanation: Children must be kept safe on outings and staff must make sure they have parental permission to take children on outings. Staff must make sure they have carried out a risk assessment and checked out ways to overcome any issues or hazards which could occur for the children. Transport the children will be using‚ and the driver should be adequately insured. In placement and my role: Making sure that all parents and carers are aware of where the child is going and
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Health and social Whose to blame for baby P’s death? Formal Social services Police Haringey council GP Paediatrician Informal Grandma Lodger Mum Childminder Boyfriend Peter Connelly also known as “Baby p” was killed on the 3rd august 2007 at the age of 1‚ by his stepdad Steven Barker. Baby P had suffered multiple injuries over the previous 8 months resulting in his death. In this piece of writing I will be investing who I think is to blame for Baby P’s death. The social services
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framework‚ that is mandatory for every registered childcare provider‚ maintained schools‚ non-maintained schools‚ independent schools; all providers registered with an early year’s childminder agency. The scope of the EYFS has an impact on every 0-5 years’ provider‚ school leaders‚ school staff‚ childcare providers and childminders‚ it relates to maintained schools‚ independent schools‚ academies and free schools‚ nurseries‚ private nursery schools‚ pre-schools/playgroups and childminding. The EYFS was
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Outcome 2.1 Explain the key components of a healthy and safe home based environment As a childminder I will be providing meals and snacks for the children so I must ensure this is done in a hygienic way. I would regularly disinfect the toilet seat and flush handle‚ taps and bathroom door handle regularly to stop cross contamination. When storing‚ preparing and cooking food I will; - cover and wrap food in the fridge and keep raw meat at the bottom (to prevent blood dripping onto other foods)
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Schools as organisations * There are several types of providers of the EYFS‚ such as reception and nursery classes within schools‚ registered childminders‚ day nurseries‚ playgroups and after school and breakfast clubs. * There are four main types of mainstream state schools which are all funded be local authorities. These are known as maintained schools. They have to follow National Curriculum and include * Community schools these are run and owned by the local authority they
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Supporting Equality and Inclusion Policy I give all children in my care the opportunity to reach their full potential‚ and I provide an inclusive environment for all children and their families by doing the following: I welcome all children to my setting and do not discriminate on the grounds of race‚ culture‚ gender or ability. Families entering my setting are greeted with my welcome poster‚ written in different languages‚ and we will discuss the individual needs of the child
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