Current Legislation & Regulatory Bodies Covering Home Based Childcare. As a registered childminder in England I am bound to adhere to current legislation. These legislations include – . Data Protection Act 1998 – this act controls the way information is handled and gives legal rights to people who have information stored about them. . Equality Act 2010 – This draws together the contents of a number of previous documents including the Disability Discrimination Act and says that everyone has
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MU 2.4- Contribute to children and young people’s health and safety 1- 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting Nursery policies - babysitting policy - behaviour management policy - confidentiality policy - display policy - equality and diversity policy - key carer policy - no smoking policy - partnership working policy - pet care policy - safeguarding children policy - sick child policy - special educational needs policy - staff personal training
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“Why Universal Childcare?” is a great title for an article such as this one. The question enters the reader into a vast pool of potential answers to the question. First off‚ what does universal childcare mean? For me‚ I believe that universal childcare means all around childcare‚ not only in a general sense‚ but all over the map childcare. Most people don’t see a problem with childcare in Canada‚ but it seems as if there are some issues pertaining to the system of childcare in Canada.
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Childcare options in Ontario (family.jrank.org) Why childcare is important: the term childcare includes all types of education and care provided for young children. The term is also used more specifically for the supplemental care of children from birth to age eight years by people other than their parents. The two major purposes of early childhood programs are care and education. Many programs include an educational component‚ based on a growing body of research that documents the importance of
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1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role I have the responsibilities of preparing juice bottles in the morning‚ I am fully aware of food hygiene and all the children in my groups dietary requirements such as what juice they are allowed if any etc. I also have the responsibility of ensuring that the changing area/toilets are clean and ready for use throughout the day. I set up beds late morning to ensure they are ready for children after dinner time when they have their daily naps
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Childcare also known as a daycare are programs that provide supervision among children and their everyday needs. Daycare programs are administered by licensed adults during the day‚ while the legal guardians or parents work on a regular basis. Step Ahead Learning Center‚ is a school that serves children from ages three months up to five years old. I choose this particular program to study because working at Renaissance Club Sport as a Kid’s Club Attendant; I have met families that have their children
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2‚2.3‚2.4‚3.1‚3.2‚4.1‚4.2‚4.3‚5.1‚5.2‚6.1‚6.2‚6.3‚6.4‚6.5‚7.1‚7.2 Health and safety policy is to make sure that all the staff ‚children ‚young people and parents and carers are safe and protected from any harm when they are a the work setting .Every work setting has a Health and Safety policy and every worker should be aware of the Health and Safety policy. The two main pieces of health and safety legislation which promote safe working practices in a child care environment are Control of substances
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Sex Discrimination Act 1976/ 1986: This act makes it illegal to discriminate against somebody due to gender and promotes sexual equality. This has influenced childcare settings by allowing unisex toys‚ having equal rights for both boys and girls‚ allowing boys and girls to get changed separately. This has influenced my previous setting in a nursery as the boys there were able to play with dolls and pushchairs and the girls played with cars without being discriminated against for it. It also ensures
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Site supervisor advocacy efforts in the area of school programs Hipolito-Delgato and Lee (2007) discuss how often times marginalized students continue to be marginalized in the school community in many different areas such as curricula‚ class choices‚ and access to highly qualified teachers or school counselors. This can make it difficult for school counselors to close the achievement gaps within the school setting. Hipolito-Delgato and Lee (2007) discuss the idea of empowering students and engaging
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Legislation Governing Childcare Services There are a number of laws in the UK that affect children and childcare services; some are designed to give children certain rights‚ whilst others are aimed at protecting them from harm. Below is a brief summary of some of the relevant legislation. The Children Act 1989 This Act aims to protect the child from harm and to work in partnership with parents‚ ensuring that the welfare of the child is paramount. It forms the legal framework that sets quality
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