information sheet which outlines the following Current legislation for home based child care. In this section I will discuss the legislations that are current for home base childcare. There are several legislations that are currently set in place that childminder have to adhere to. The Children’s Act 2004 – This act provides the basis for how social services and other agencies deal with the issue relating to children. It arose from the Green paper “Every child matters” and identifies the following outcomes
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is often inevitable to come across confidential information about children and families you are working with. Confidential information is personal information‚ which should not be shared with unauthorised person or organisations. It also means a childminder should never discuss a child with a friend or other parents. Most common information held by childcare practitioner are name‚ address‚ phone number‚ birth date‚ record of parent(s)’ and/or emergency contact details‚ the contact details of the
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Assessment 7: Understand How to Provide Play and Other Activities for Children in Home-based Settings That Will Support Equality and Inclusion. Topic 1: Play 5.1: Explain the importance of play to children’s learning and development and the need for an inclusive approach. The relationship between play and learning seems obvious to many child professionals and parents‚ and yet there are still lack of understanding surrounding the importance of children’s play. Some people believe that children
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them and four local childminders participated in my interviews. Throughout this piece of research it has become apparent that everyone has different ideas regarding role play and how children should be doing this. My recommendation is that there should be a framework for childminders stating what equipment they should have and what they need to do for a basic education for the children. Introduction The purpose of this project was to create a house corner‚ so the childminder and her assistance’s
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regulatory bodies play. If you wish to register for becoming a childminder in Northern Ireland you must do so through your local Health and Social Services Trust. A childminder must by law register with the local Health and Social Services Trust and the purpose of registration is to protect children‚ to provide reassurance to parents using childcare and to ensure that childminding services meet acceptable standards. To achieve registration a childminder is required to comply with standards of safety‚ equipment
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1998 controls the way information is handled and to gives legal rights to people who have information stored about them. The act covers both digital and physical records. In the course of working as a childminder a lot of information will be acquired about the families you work with. A childminder is in a position of trust and it is of vital importance that any relevant information be confidential and not shared with others. In the case where information needs to be shared with someone eg. a Social
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SHC 22 1.1 Describe and explain the duties and responsibilities of your own work role. I work in a team with another childminder‚ sharing the same premises‚ so we share some of duties‚ but generally speaking‚ both of us are responsible for the children we looking for. My duties starts in the morning when I have to welcome the children‚ to help them getting the schuss changed and the coats tacked off‚ to record the time they came in and some information from parents if applicable. It is
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In (19854‚ 2004) Children Act. The children’s act polices were revised and reviewed and although it wasn’t replaced or changed much the green papers introduced every child matters‚ this means that within your care and responsibility the chid/children should remain to be ... Happy‚ Stay Safe‚ Enjoy and achieve which should be within the plans ‚lesson and activities and the children’s general learning through play. The carer should also make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being.
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admissions policy‚ equal opportunities‚ safeguarding. Also written permission is needed to allow for admission of medication‚ transportation in a vehicle‚ receive emergency treatment‚ and apply sun cream. When going out permission is needed but childminder must carry first aid kit‚ contact numbers of children’s parents‚ mobile phone‚ and permission
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therapists‚ social workers etc. and also sent along to a child’s new setting to keep in lines with keeping information confidential it is of great importance that it should only contain accurate and relevant objective information. It also protects childminders as
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