CYP Core 3.4: Support children and young people’s health and safety. 1, Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety. Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoors and outdoors environments and services Factors to be considered for indoor environments include: Space – is there enough space or room for the pupils to achieve what they should, does furniture need moving if perhaps the class were having circle-time Accessibility – if a pupil is in a wheelchair they need to have as much access to the classroom facilities as others. Furniture and resources may need to be moved. Light – may need to be adjusted accordingly if a child or young person is visually impaired Sound – some pupils may be sensitive to sound, for example, a child on the autistic spectrum.
CYP Core 3.4: Support children and young people’s health and safety 1.UNDERSTAND HOW TO PLAN AND PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND SAFETY 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services Most of the factors to consider when planning safe and healthy environments for children and young people come down to common sense. As everyone is an individual we need to take in to account each childs level of development and ability when planning a safe and healthy environment. When planning for a healthy and safe indoor environment firstly rooms should be organised to optimise safety, by ensuring there is adequate space in relation to the number of children who will be using it. This allows the children to move around easily and comfortable. Ratios of Staff to Children should also be met to meet current requirements.
CYP 3.4 – Support children and young people's health and safety assessment 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. There are a number of factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. The individual needs of the child, their age and ability and to ensure that equipment and resources are age and stage appropriate. If I have a child with specific needs I would need to have specialised equipment that would be adaptable for the needs of the child. All equipment should be clean and fit for use, including safety gates and cupboard / drawer locks.
1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environment and services. When planning for health and safety indoor and outdoor environments the needs of individual children and young people must be considered along with the age and ability. So when planning for a certain age group we need to make sure the resources are age and stage appropriate. Risk assessment forms are filled in twice daily to check the outdoor and indoor areas before the children are allowed to access them, to make sure floors are clear and the playground is safe, making sure there is no rubbish or animal faeces, all the toys and equipment are checked and cleaned and anything found to be broken or unsafe is removed immediately then reported. When planning activities we must make sure their there is enough space for the activities to be carried out safely.
CYP Core 3.4 1.1 There are a few factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. The individual needs of the child these must be considered along with the age and ability so when planning for the children make sure the resources used are age and stage appropriate and they carry the safety marks. There must be specialist equipment for children with specific needs, so must be able to adapt to the needs of child. Specific risks for a child who has a hearing impairment you would need to provide visual aids for them or sign language so they are aware of the health and safety for example if the child was running indoors you could show them a visual aid of a picture where it’s made clear that you walk not run. Placing pictures of hands being washed near the toilets also teaches them to wash their hands when they have been to the toilet.
AT 5 CYP Core 3.4.1.1 Explore the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environment and services and produce a report of your findings. The factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environment and services While it is necessary to provide activities and equipment for children within our setting to encourage and promote their development it is also important to ensure that health and safety in place. Ways in which we as practitioners can ensure safety for all is by remembering and carrying out certain procedures, and remember some important factors whilst doing this, such as: • When planning room layouts, it is important to remember that all children are individuals with different needs depending on their age and ability. If a certain activity requires a vast use of physical movement then we must take into consideration that perhaps some children may be limited in their movement or based on their age may be less able to perform this certain task then one of an older age. • We would have to also consider children who have sensory impairments, such as a child with limited hearing would struggle to comprehend what was being said when being educated on the explanations of safety.
1. Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and younge people's health and safety. 1.1 - Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. There are alot of factors to think about when planning for any healthy and safe environments or activities where children or young people are involved. Some are general common sense but you must remember that each child or young person is an individual and could have different needs from the next.
E5: Describe the issues that affect the planning of a challenging environment for children. In the setting there are many issues which affect the planning of a challenging environment for children. Policies and procedures are one of the many issues and reasons that could affect the planning for children, but they are essential, especially during activities, one example is the safeguarding policy as you must make sure that all the children are safe at all times and are safe from all harm, so there must be locks on the doors high up so that they cannot reach, in the baby rooms there must be baby gates, this is so that they cannot escape, in the kitchen area there must be childproof locks on cupboards and finger trapping devices. For example in my placement on the doors where the door shuts, to prevent children from getting their fingers caught they had protective foam installed. Children have the right to do pretty much as much as the adults can do within limits, they have the right to play and the right to education.
A legislation which implements a safe and secure environment is the Health and safety at work act 1974. You need to have a health and safety policy within an early years setting to ensure safety of everyone, coming in and out of the setting. It implements procedures like risk assessments and gates around the environment so children are secure and safe from risk with within the setting. There is a health and safety officer within every setting who will regularly inspect the setting. Another legislation is the food Safety Act 1990 as training is given to staff in childcare settings in order to comply with the legislation.
Psy/375 week 2 infancy paper Megan Lemons Infancy and Child Development Paper 6/9/14 PSY/375 Matthew Warren There are many different approaches and requirements when it comes to parenting. Other than the different approaches and requirements to parenting environment and the child’s genes play a major role in the successful upbringing of a child. The requirements that go along with raising a child is being able to give that child the attention it needs at a young age. A child is going to have issues if the parent is not giving the child the necessary interaction that requires a child to be successful in the developmental process. Some of the different approaches to parenting are authoritarian, permissive, uninvolved and authoritative these are similar in a way but very different at the same time.