CYPCore 34-1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. Environment has immediate effect on the quality of the children’s learning and development therefore it should be comfortable‚ interesting‚ attractive and appropriate for child or children who use it. There are a number of important factors to be considered while planning for safe indoor and outdoor environment but the most important ‘Every Child Matters’ i.e. everyone
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Describing the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services There are many factors to consider when planning a healthy and safe indoor or outdoor activity. The main factors fall into these categories: • Individual needs‚ age‚ ability of children • Specific risks to individuals‚ such as pregnancy‚ sensory impairments • The function and purpose of environments and servies • The duty of care • Desired outcomes for the children • Lines
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guidance for planning healthy and safe environments All settings should have copies of the latest legislation and guidance as well as their own policies and procedures. Health & safety executive: HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health‚ safety and illness. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 This legislation places a duty on employers
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CYP 3.4 – 1.1 There are various factors you need to take into account when planning indoor and outdoor activities healthily and safely. First of all‚ when planning an activity‚ you need to make sure that that certain activity is in the right environment. For example‚ if you wanted the children to use scooters and bikes you would make sure they were placed outdoors as there wouldn’t be suitable space indoors. The individual needs‚ age and abilities of the children are also very important. Some
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Safe One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to prevent or reduce injuries while children are in my care. This is an important goal for the age group children in my care because young children are often not aware of hazards in the environment or of behaviors that could cause injury. One of the ways I do this is by supervising children at all times. I always make sure children
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Competency Goal 1 To establish a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment Functional Area 1: Safe One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to prevent or reduce injuries on the playground while children are in my care. This is an important goal for the preschool age group because young children are unaware of the hazards in the outdoor environment and of behaviors that could cause them harm. I can accomplish this by being aware of the areas that are “hazardous” and making sure that I am supervising
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Practice Evidence Record Diary UNIT 3: Safe‚ healthy and nurturing environment for children P3.1: The radiators can get hot for the children or children can get fingers caught so a radiator cover was placed on all the radiators to avoid this. A paper clip was on the floor I picked it up and threw it away‚ this is a hazard as a child could have swallowed it. The vacuum cleaner can only be done at a certain time as the wire can cause the children to trip or fall. Also the staircase and some
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to plan for a healthy and safe environment or service‚ including the following: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – Covers all aspects of health and safety in all work environments and also provides guidance for those specifically working with children and young people‚ for instance‚ risk education guidance‚ general teaching requirement for health and safety guidance and incident reporting guidance‚ all of which are in place for staff to plan and provide healthy and safe environments and services
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A healthy and safe home based environment. It is my responsibility as a professional childminder to do everything possible to keep all children safe at all times and prevent accidents‚ to do so: • I will ensure I keep appropriate supervision of children at all times. • I have in place a thorough risk assessment which I enforce and revise regularly. • I use only equipment with children that is age appropriate and in safe working order and complies with national safety standards. • I keep my
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describe what each document is about. |Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |It explains that | | |The Health and Safety Executive with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for | | |enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. |
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