Four factors that need to be considered when planning a safe learning environment are: Cleanliness – whilst outdoors it is important to ensure that the learning environment is hygienic to use, ensuring the area is clean, free of litter, animal excretion, etc. We need to make sure any equipment being used outdoors is clean and safe to use, resources and materials must be used according to the manufacturer’s instructions and alongside guidelines in the school’s health and safety guidelines. Security – this is important both outdoors and indoors. In the outside environment pupils could wander off, so it is important to ensure that there are enough adults to supervise all the children. Lists should be made of adults and the pupils they are responsible for, so that everybody is accounted for.
Assessment Task – CYP Core 3.4 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety Introduction Providing children and young people with a safe environment requires knowledge and understanding of potential hazards and risks. Task 1 links to learning and outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4. You are asked to provide a resource to inform staff in the setting about health and safety issues. You will need to provide: 1.1 A description of the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. There are a variety of different factors that should be taken into account when planning safe and healthy environments.
Mu 2.8 contribute tithe support of the positive environments for children and young people 3.1 explain how effectively care for childrens and young peoples skin hair and teeth. It's part of children's learning about self care and personal hygiene. We can help them do this by encouraging to wash hands before and after eating, after using the toilet and washing their faces with individual flannels. It's also important to teach them the difference between hot and cold water such as red means hit and blue means cold on taps to prevent them burning themselves whilst at the same never leaving a child unattended with water. Babies are different from children they need their nappies changed regularly to prevent any sores or infections and moisturising the skin well.
It is important to meet and maintain the physical care needs of children Context Nappy changing Toilet training Washing and bath time Skin, teeth & hair Mealtimes Non-routine physical care Working in partnership Hygienic practice Effects of poor hygiene Hand washing Food hygiene Spillages safety Safe disposal of waste Correct personal protective equipment 1.1/1.2 Nappy changing: You should change your baby's nappies regularly. Your baby's wee, combined with the bacteria in her poo, may make her skin sore and lead to nappy rash. Wash your hands and dry them thoroughly,
* Familiar with classroom emergency procedures * Prepared for emergences through role-playing and monthly fire drills. * Provide an emotional safe place helps promoting independence and confidence. * Using positive reinforcements, acknowledging and validating feelings * Suggest and model appropriate social emotional responses Function Area 2: Healthy Environment Children’s immune systems are less mature then an adult, making them more susceptible to germs. Creating a germ-free environment but teaching them the importance of preventative hygiene measures is vital. * Teachable moments can be fun with songs, books and visual reminders * Visuals are strategically placed near sink, tissues and trash.
208.1.1 Describe how current Health and Safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the school The key points of this act are to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons in the workplace. For protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of people at work. To find this information I researched HSE.gov.uk The School promotes Health and Safety for children and staff and others using the school premises. The school always sends a letter to parents to ask if their children have any disabilities, ailments or allergies that we need to know of, inhalers and relevant medication are kept in the school office. There is a strict rule that needs to be followed concerning children being picked up from school and if parents cannot pick their children up, meaning someone else picking them up, the school needs to know to avoid any risks of child abduction.
In order to clean this I would collect cleaning equipment from the cleaner’s cupboard and spray the bath with appropriate cleaning agents and using a clean cloth and after cleaning the bath I would rinse this thoroughly with hot water to remove any residue from the bath. I would then proceed to mop the floor and apply a wet floor sign so to make the next user aware the floor may be wet. 2. Describe the roles and
Providing working smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in proper locations and having the knowledge to properly use them is crucial to a child’s safety. Posting phone numbers for contacting parents and emergency services, including poison control, fire department and medical services as well as instructions and practice procedures for fires and other emergencies is essential. All cleaning supplies need to be locked in a cabinet, out of reach of children. Washing all toys especially toys that children put in their mouth with an approved bleach water solution will cut down on spreading illnesses .Cleaning all play areas as well as sanitizing the changing table after each diaper change is a must. The children’s menu is designed to provide the servings required for balanced nutrition.
It also ensures that children are kept safe “provider must obtain information about any special dietary requirements, preferences and allergies” additionally it ensures that settings are suitable and safe for children to be in. Little Gems Nursery: Safety and Policy and procedure This evidence states the role that practitioners have in keeping children safe. It outlines the practitioners responsibility in ensuring that all children are kept safe, the policy states the different ways practitioners have to keep children in their care safe for example “ensuring a staff member is in attendance on the front door at the beginning and end of each session” and “providing a room layout that ensures clear access to fire exits” Just Eat More I’ve included this picture in my evidence because it shows the different fruit and vegetables that children can eat for their 5 a day. Why I included
| |Storage and preparation of food | |When storage and preparation of food it is the child-minder responsibility to ensure the healthy and safe of the children and business. Storage are essential | |to prevent food borne illness and for providing healthy food for the children. The child-minder should have a guide identifies licensing requirement of food | |handling to help prevent food from spreading illness to the child-minder , children and staff in their care. It is ideally to store raw and ready to eat food | |separately. If they are in the fridge at the same time should store raw meat, fish or egg below fridge from ready to eat food, salads, sandwiches or desserts.