Children Act 1989 The Children Act 1989 recognised that the welfare of the child is paramount and set out an overarching system for safeguarding children and the roles different agencies play. It introduced the concept of parental responsibility rather than parental rights. A key principle is that Local Authorities have a duty to provide services for children and their families and all children and young people should have access to the same range of services. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) covers disabled people’s rights in housing, employment and the provision of goods and services. It places a duty on play settings to not treat disabled children less favourably than those that are not disabled.
Unit 3: supporting children E1 A children’s centre is reviewing the policies and procedures which will promote children’s health and welfare as well as their development. · Human Rights Act 2000 · United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 · Children Act 1989 · Children Act 2004 · Child Care Act 2006 E2 What does ‘working practices’ mean? Working practices means the rules that are placed in order to care for and support children that attend a setting you work at. These rules are legal legislations that must be followed by members of staff in the setting. Human Rights Act 2000 The human rights act gives all children the right to be treated with dignity, fairness and respect as the same as their parents or guardians do.
The Education Act (2002) – This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities, Head teachers, those working in schools and the governing body. It is to ensure that these people do everything in their power to keep children safe and free from harm. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) – This 54 article document, sets out the rights and freedom of all children. In particular article 19 states children’s rights to be ‘protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them’. Schools must also develop their own safeguarding policies which ensure the safety, security and
2.1 & 2.2 Current policies, frameworks and influences and how they impact on the early year’s sector Children act 1989 - this is about children’s rights and always put the child rights first, this was one of the first times the Childs views were taken into account. Closely linked to UNCRC. In my setting this means that what the child says is taken into account and acted on. Children act 2004 - this is about safeguarding and is closely linked to ECM which encourages multi agency working. In my setting this is about protecting children so they come to no harm and don't suffer.
TDA 2.3 TDA 2.3-4.1 In a school setting staff need to have some idea about the current legislation and how it affects their work. It is important that staff keep up to date with the legislations as they are constantly under review. The legislations include: Children Act 1989 and 2004 Parents have a right to information about their child unless it is in the interests of the child to withhold that information, for example, if there is an issue with child protection/welfare, neglect etc. The Children Act is aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount, working with parents to protect the child from harm. The act is intended to strengthen the child’s legal position to give him/her equal rights, feelings and wishes and to ensure children are consulted and kept inform.
1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Children Act (1989) - Legal framework in relation to safeguarding young person. It brings together all previous legislation. Section 17 focuses on children in need and is updated in the children’s act (2004) Part V relates to safeguarding children and young people. Duty of the LA to investigate concerns of suffering child/young person. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 - which ensure that children are safe and looked after, children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect, negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them.
Alongside risk factors, resilience is something that needs to be considered. It can be surprising at how resilient children and young people can be in certain situations and how they can adapt to their circumstances. Three core areas within resilient factors are individual, family and school and local neighbourhood. Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) will try and target these protective factors and encourage intervention specifically aimed at promoting protective factors. Key elements of effective practice within YOTs are assessment, planning and supervision as these are seen to be essential for ensuring that young people’s needs are met and also to reduce offending and reoffending (Burke 2008).
All nursery staff must have regard to the standards and must also meet regulatory requirements and the conditions of their registration. The standards focus on securing positive outcomes for children under eight and reducing risks to their welfare and safety. Children deserve the best possible for their well-being and development. When parents leave their children with us in the nursery I am entrusted with the care of these children and is important that I give the best alternative care possible and that standards are maintained to ensure the safe and well-being of the child. THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE: The early years foundation stage is a
Safe-guarding the welfare of children and young people. 1.1 Procedures and policies for safe-guarding and child protection in settings for young people and children in England and Wales are the result of parliament passing legislation. I have listed below some legislation that has been passed in England to protect and safe-guard our children and young people. The Children’s Act 1989 [England and Wales] This Act allocated duties to local authorities, parents, courts and other agencies in the United Kingdom, to ensure all children are safe-guarded and their welfare is promoted. The idea behind it is that children are best cared for within their own families.
E1 * COSHH 2002 * Child Care Act 2006 * Equality act 2010 * Human Rights Act 2000 * Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 E2 The control of substances hazardous to health regulation 2002 states that “substances which can make people ill or injure them must be stored and used properly” (CACHE level 3 child care and education, Tassoni, 2007) COSHH promotes children’s health and welfare by making sure the children’s environment is safe and the substances that could cause harm are locked away and are only used in COSHH is part of the health and safety at work act. Childcare settings have policies put into place about how to deal with substances that are hazardous to health. For example at my placement when changing a nappy they have to wear disposable gloves and aprons. They also have to dispose of the waste in a special bin. At my placement they have a number of special cupboards for example; for keeping all the cleaning fluids e.g.