CYPOP5 - ASSESSMENT TASK ONE QUESTION Consider 4 pieces of legislation that are important for home based child carers and how you would outline these to Anjum’s parents How would you go about outlining the regulatory body and its 4 roles to Anjum’s parents? ANSWERS Four pieces of legislation important to home-based child carers are: The Children Act (1989) & (2004) The Race Relation Act (1976 Amended in 2000) The Childcare Act (2006) The Protection of Children Act (1998) The Children
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Task 5 – Healthy and safe home based environment for children As a childminder‚ it is my duty to keep the children in my care safe and free of harm. In order to do so‚ I must consider the following: - What risks are there to children in my home and in the garden and how could accidents be minimised? - What risks are there to children off site when on an outing? - Who will be collecting the child / children? - What food to provide and how to ensure that meals are prepared
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CYPOP5 – Task One 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 childcarers and how you would outline these to Anjum’s parents? How would you go about outlining the 4 different roles of
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Safe home environment As a child-minder my aim is to provide a safe environment. In my home I provide: General Age related toys to avoid choking etc. and are not broken or have any sharp edges or things hanging off. A stair gate Smoke alarms First aid kit Radiator Guards Plug socket covers I do a risk assessment each morning in the home and garden to make sure that everything is safe for the children to come into. Make sure all main doors are kept locked and the key put on a hook near
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In Childminding I will be required to practice confidentiality this means that I will not be discussing or sharing personal information I know about the families I work with. This doesn’t mean I can’t talk about the children and their families but maintaining a professional understanding nature towards the family‚ however there are two circumstances which I am able to share or pass on information; one is if I have the parents’ permission to do so two is if there is a concern for the child’s welfare
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CYPOP 5: Understand how to set up a home based child care service 1. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service. 1.4 Develop a marketing plan for own home based childcare service Ideally I am looking to childmind 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday as a home based childcare service and I am happy to take any child from the ages 6 months to 8 years keeping to my ratios of 6 children under the age of 8 at any one time. My first step will be doing a bit of research in my area to see what other
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Investigation and Enforcement Handbook (Childminding and Childcare)‚ May 2013. The investigation process is to determine if the Childminder is meeting all the lawful requirements ‚ including the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage‚1‚ child ratios and all other criterias. Investigations maybe carried out announced before hand or not‚ possibly interviewing the parents too. Evidence is recorded and feedback is given and outcomes are published. The enforcement aspect of Ofsted’s
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HOME BASED CHILDCARE CYPOP5 TASKS 1-3 TASK 1 (Produce an information sheet which outlines the following: the current legislation for home based childcare and the role of regulatory bodies.) The current legislations are as follows: * Sex Discrimination Act (1975) This backed by the Equal Opportunities Commission and its aims is to make sure people are not discriminated against on the basis of their gender. * Race Relations Act (1976) which has been amended in (2000) This is
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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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Social Care‚ BA Honours in Criminology and Sociology‚ Counselling skills‚ counselling level 2 and 3. I have been on recent training on child protection and domestic violence. In addition to this I am currently enrolled on a level 3 childminding (cypop5) course which is due to finish in June 2013 and I am planning to enrol onto paediatric first aid course. I feel that I have the necessary skills and knowledge to look after
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