Cyp 3.6 Essay

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CYP 3.6 Working together for the benefit of children and young people By Zuzana Jendrekova 1.1 Explain the importance of multi agency working and integrated working If we work with children, your career is likely to involve close working with other agencies. Multi agency working is an effective way of supporting children and families with additional needs. Multi agency working brings together practitioners from different sectors and professions within the workforce to provide integrated support to children and their families, for example a ‘team around the child’. It is an effective way of supporting children with additional needs and helping to secure real improvements in their life outcomes. As an early years setting we have a responsibility to help the children in our care achieve the 5 outcomes of the UK Governments Every Child Matters (ECM) – Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy & Achieve, Make a positive contribution and Achieve economic well-being. Whilst we as practitioners do everything we can to achieve this it is important that we contact and utilize other professionals if needed to help us achieve these outcomes. This is where multi agency and integrated working comes in. By working together with different sectors, professionals and agencies we can help improve the outcomes for children in their development and learning, which is a requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage. 1.3 Describe the functions of external agencies with whom your work setting or service interacts There are many external agencies available to early years settings. Below are some of the agencies my setting interacts with: OFSTED - inspect provision of care in the setting. They ensure all of our staff is up to date on training, we are providing a healthy and safe environment for children and following the EYFS. OFSTED provide support and advice for staff and
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