Each of these pieces of legislation are equally as important in ensuring that the upmost health and safety is provided in childcare settings. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ states that employers have a duty to; make the workplace as safe as possible‚ display a health and safety guidance poster‚ or a hand out leaflet with the same information. They must decide upon how
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Centralia Childcare Development Center is one of the few of Chesterfield full-time‚ commercial day care. They take children Monday through Friday from 6 am to 6pm. They will be our biggest direct competition‚ but‚ direct competition in the sense that they provide a similar service. They consistently have a waiting list for children needing day care. Quality of services has always question when Centralia Childcare Development Center is concerned. Poor teaching‚ poor supervision and limited space
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their cash income on child care‚ and another 25 percent spent 40 to 50 percent" ("That ’s a family!"). As mentioned earlier‚ there is no lack of single parent homes in the United States. When given the option to either spend half their wages on childcare‚ versus having the kids stay home alone (often
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Running head: POLICY PROPOSAL 1 Who’s Watching Your Children? A Policy Proposal By: Melissa Whitmore SW 330 – Fall 2010 POLICY PROPOSAL 2 Abstract INTRODUCTION In order to propose any new policy‚ there are steps to be taken. First it is important to state the social welfare concern you are addressing. Social workers not only make decisions on allocating resources and funds but must be persuasive‚ patient‚ attentive‚ knowledgeable
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making sure that everybody is treated the same including those with Special Educational Needs or disabilities. 3.6 makes sure that staff fully understand the safeguarding policy and what actions to take if necessary. 3.20 provide the opportunity for Supervision – a way to allow staff to discuss any issues and receive any coaching that is needed. 3.18 encourages with staff training and support. This has influenced my practice as I am now trained in Paediatric First Aid resuscitation; which makes me more
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Ofsted safeguarding policy and procedures |This document outlines Ofsted’s policy on responding to concerns regarding the safeguarding and protection of children and young people | |aged under 18 years. This policy‚ combined with the associated procedures‚ provides guidance to all staff who may come across concerns of| |this nature within the context of their work for Ofsted. | Age group: All Published: September
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Unit 4 assignment E1: Health and safety at work act 1974: This legislation provides necessary information‚ training and supervision to enable safety of environment. For childcare settings it ensures policies and procedures are in place and reports are made if anything unsafe occurs in the setting. Childcare act 2006: Within this act is the every child matters program (ECM) which focuses on children’s safety‚ health‚ economic well-being‚ that they enjoy and achieve and make a positive contribution
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1.Executive Summary ABC Learning Centres Limited (ABC) has recently came into limelight in the childcare industry. It went into receivership on 6 Nov 2008 and Australian Government has announced to assist ABC to continue operation till end of 2008 by injecting $22 million. An analysis has been done on ABC on why the company has landed itself into receivership by analysing its annual Income Statement‚ Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement. Reading and analysing of news and articles in relation
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important job. Daycare providers must be knowledgeable and have the proper training to address any issue that may arise. There will be centers with inadequate supervision and unprepared employees. Parents must be determined to find the perfect match for them and their child‚ with the proper quality of care. “ In terms of assessing the quality of childcare‚ evaluation criteria should be concerned with child-adult ratio‚ physical
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2006 and Childcare Act 2006 and the EYFS reforms. According to Tassoni P et al 2007 page 161 “All employers have legal responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This means that employers must meet certain rules to make sure people are safe in their place of work”. (D1) Explain how legislation can support strategies to establish and maintain healthy‚ safe and secure environments in early year’s settings According to www.northamptonshire.gov.uk “Childcare Act 2006
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