for early years education. Since 2004 local education authorities‚ funded by the government ensured that every child 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 2010 the Government extended these hours from 12.5 to 15 hours for up to 38 weeks of the year. The free entitlement provides universal access to early childhood education and care‚ ensuring that all children have the opportunity
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The current legislation for home based childcare ensures children are cared for in a safe environment by carers who are committed to providing each child with the skills for their future. The Law The Childcare Act 2006‚ all childcare providers must promote the 5 outcomes for children. They are considered to be essential to children becoming happy and successful adults. 1. Help us achieve well and enjoy what we do. 2. Protect us from harm or neglect and help us stay safe. 3. Help us
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care I will keep them safe. My premises have been checked and they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage in England. I also regularly review‚ update and practise my safety routines‚ including fire drills. As a registered childminder‚ I am legally required to have a valid first-aid certificate before registration. I can administer basic first-aid treatment‚ and my first-aid box is clearly labelled and easily accessible. It is stored [you may want to say where]. Parent contact
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as a childminder it is important that I manage the children in my care at all times ‚ making sure I know where they are and I can hear them at all times and I have risk assessments in place and review them to keep them safe ‚ it is also important to keep a register so I know which children were in my care at what times in the event of any problems that may arise. I also need a clean home‚ I need to make sure doors / gates ect are secure so children can’t go wandering off as a childminder I also
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2 Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards 1.1 Produce a job description using the template below to describe your duties and responsibilities Name: Emma Brooks Job Title: Childminder Duties of Role Responsibilities My duty as a childminder is to provide high quality care for children and young people. In order to achieve this I must ensure I am familiar with the EYFS statutory framework (September 2012) and aware of ratio limits in place (3.39 EYFS)
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Assignment 1 by Paulina Malolepsza The parents of Anjum a little girl who is new to your setting moved to England only 3 months ago. Yours is the first setting that they have used for 18 month old Anjum. They have very little understanding of the legislation covering home based childcare or the role of the regulatory body. Consider 4 pieces of legislation that are important for home based childcares and how you would outline these to Anjum’s parents? How would you go about outlining the 4 different
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focused on families with social needs and difficulties. Local authority day nurseries catered mainly for children who were at risk from harm mainly in deprived areas. There was early years provision available in the private sector in the form of childminders‚ nannies and private nurseries. During the 1960s the playgroup movement developed‚ where parents set up and run provision for their own children to learn through play in village halls and other community facilities. This was originally the way
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policies and procedures. CHILD PROTECTION The EYFS now requires that safeguarding policies and procedures must cover the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting. All setting must have a lead responsibility for safeguarding. As a childminder‚ you are that lead. Training in child protection remains important – your knowledge in this area is necessary so that you can identify possible signs of abuse and neglect and be alert to any issues for concern in the child’s life at home‚ or elsewhere
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unit 009 Contribute to Health and Safety 1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting. In my work setting as a Registered Childminder it is my responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for all the children in my care. My premises are regularly checked by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust as part of the registration process and meet all mandatory requirement. I have attached my Health and Safety Policy‚ Medical
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Supporting equality and inclusion The Children Act 2004 requires all Childminders “to treat all children as individuals and with equal concern”. Inclusion is the practice of treating all children as individuals and meeting their individual needs. An inclusive approach as a Childminder is important because every child learns in different ways and you need to recognise and meet these needs to provide a good service to the children in your care. It’s also important to help children recognise and
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