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.
Unit 002 Introduction to Personal Development in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Setting’s Outcome 1 1:2 Identify standards that influence the way your role is carried out. Policies and Procedures ensure that all staff are fully aware of what their own duties are and to provide precise instructions about what to do and make sure there are clear steps that must be taken to protect children from harm and abuse. For example In Teddy Bears Room (Babies Room) setting there are certain standards that we have to follow whilst working with the babies. This is why in the nursery setting we have policies and procedures that influence the way that we work. We must follow these policies for babies, young children and staff at all times.
1.1 Please give an outline of your health and safety policy and how you follow this in the workplace. * To insure that all staff are trained and follow the health and safety policy. * To prevent accidents, injuries and ill-health by identify and eliminate hazardous. * To report health and safety concerns to the right people. * To provide a safe and healthy environment for our children to grow, learn and play.
a road safety officer or police officer could visit the setting to teach children how to cross the road safety.” (Bruce, Meggitt, Pg 388) The UN Convention on the rights of the child (UNCRC) States that in regards to children’s health all children regardless of race, sex, colour, religion, wealth ect have the right to healthcare, nutritious food and clean drinking water / environment. It also dictates that children have the right to play as well as freedom to enjoy art and culture as well as the right to rest. The convention also states that children should be protected from harmful activities that could undermine their welfare and development. All children should also have certain minimum standards of living met not only for their physical needs but also their social, mental, moral and spiritual needs. Another key point in regards to health from the UNCRC is that in circumstances of neglect and abuse the government should help to restore a child’s dignity self-respect and
I make sure I go by all these in my work role so I know I’m safeguarding the children to the best of my ability. Observing and assessing children’s development is essential so you are alert to anything that is not expected of that child at their development, we should also keep parents/careers up to date. Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals by protecting them from any harm weather it’s physical or psychological. IN our nursery we safeguard children by * Setting clear boundaries for children’s behaviour and using strategies to discourage behaviour which could harm others. We do this according to their developmental stage.
To make this not affect the planning, staff know what to do to make sure all the policies and procedures are met and stay within the nursery. Children have the right to play, right to an education, right to have healthy and clean meals they have the right to do almost as much as adults. These rights could affect the planning because the children have a right not to take part in an activity they don’t want to, so it is better if the activity involves all the children. Supervision is important in every setting, there are staff to child ratios, this would mean that if there aren’t enough staff then they wouldn’t be able to take part in an activity altogether because there will be too many children. This then links in with the types of setting because it could affect the planning, if there is children who are being child minded, there is only one adult compared to however many children there are.
Children often challenge their own abilities but are not always able to recognise the risks involved therefore they need to be supervised closely to prevent and reduce the severity of injury. The setting, equipment and materials used during the day are to be regularly cleaned. Cleaning toys and equipment is often a good way of checking that they are safe while at the same time preventing the spread of infection. Personal hygiene routines such as washing of hands, tooth brushing, covering mouth when coughing or sneezing, can be learnt by children if we encourage them to be a part of them from an early age. Physical punishment such as hitting, spanking, beating, pinching, slapping etc are not allowed.
Unit 4 E1 & D1 The Health and Safety Act 1974 Childcare Act 2006 Children’s Act 2004 COSHH Regulation 2002 RIDDOR 1995 The Health and Safety Act 1974 This legislation is important as it keeps everyone in a safe environment. There are policies and procedures set within all settings so that everyone is protected and know what to do in case of accidents or serious matters. There must be a ration of staff members to children depending on their age range. When joining a setting as a practitioner you will need a CRB check so that the supervisor knows that you don’t have a criminal record. This legislation is also about working with parents and other professionals and keeping everyone safe.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states that all employers must meet certain rules to make sure people are safe at work and no risk of injury to anyone. It states that where children are looked after and educated, the buildings must in good condition and designed with the users in mind. They must be clean and safe and equipment safely stored. They must promote the health and safety of children. This act also makes sure people who work in a setting are protected from
When a new member joins the nursery setting or school, a CRB check, this is to make sure they do not have a criminal record of any sort. This legislation also enforces that staff work well with parents and other professionals to keep everyone safe. There are three main points to the Childcare Act 2006 these are to reduce child poverty, to reduce inequalities within young children, and to improve the wellbeing of young children. It also supports parents to have the ability to work, and it also focuses on good quality childcare for working with parents, this act is based on the EYFS (Early years foundation stage.) Marian Beaver states “The Childcare Act 2006 includes specific updates on the Children Act 2004, the Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage and explains how this builds on previous documents” (2009:221) The Children's Act 2004 and the Every Child Matters act shows that safeguarding children is a shared responsibility, there are many procedures throughout this act, one of them including the welfare of a child, you have to take into