You must think about this when planning activities, for example when they involve physical play, or if more consideration must be given to the needs of a child who has just become mobile than to an older child, when planning room layouts. • Some children have specific needs such as sensory impairments: for example think about the challenges to a child with limited hearing understanding explanations about safety. • The different needs of families and carers must be considered. • Always be clear about why you are using the environment in question, the activities a child encounters and what sorts of services are offered. • The duty of care of a setting to children, parents and carers is a legal obligation.
* To assist and implement and ensure that i follow agreed policies and procedures. * To assist and ensure the nursery is a clean and safe environment at all times. * To assist and support the leader in providing a happy, caring and stimulating environment for the children, though a planned programme of creative and imaginative activities. * To assist and ensure good quality care within the group, ensuring best practice at all times. * To assist and ensure there is a good happy atmosphere at all sessions.
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.
By doing this you are giving the children the chance to gain confidence in resolving conflicts, an adult may not always be present when they are confronted with conflict. Conflict could occur outside the school or the home and by allowing children to resolve conflicts with each other whilst under supervision it equips them with the skills to do so in other situations. As a staff member we can inform children of how a conflict should be resolved and stress that it can always be done without the need for verbal or physical violence. This shows the children that verbal abuse or physical violence is not an acceptable way to resolve conflict nor an acceptable way to act in any instance. Therefore equipping them with the skills they need to manage on the outside world, skills that they will hopefully take on to later
If we do not promote and encourage a healthy and balanced lifestyle, it could results in the children having poorly developed immune system which in turn would cause them to be ill and have days off school which would affect their development. Being protected from harm and neglect. Practitioners need to incorporate on rules and safety which will then educate children at an early age to be vigilant and cautious of any harm. Therefore it is important that these procedures are enforced minimize risk with the practice should be carried out to ensure it meets the regulatory requirements. A practice that participates in being involved within the community and not engaging in anti-social behaviour as well as instilling crucial moral values in children from early years to mould their emotional and social development and to determine the kind of adult they will become.
These needs relate directly to the development of gross and fine motor skills as well as the maturation of the brain and nervous system (Cortvriend, in Macleod-Brudenell & Kay, 2008). Physical needs include diet, shelter, rest and sleep, clothing, exercise, health and hygiene, safety, and emotional bonds. A full time nursery should be designed to meet the physical needs of the child. The environment, both indoor and outdoor, should be organized to offer freedom and space to move around. ”... the role of the environment is to prepare the child physically with maximum safety, the maximum opportunities for movement and exploration, together with maximum encouragement by the adult” (MCI Module 4, undated, p5).
this enables us to effectively plan for that particular child. If we have not built up the relationship with the parent then discussing things like this as well as things such as behaviour may prove difficult. It may also make the parent feel uncomfortable leaving their child with someone they feel they cannot talk to or do not entirely trust. It is also imperative that we build up a good relationship with the child so that they can settle in and feel relaxed in the setting. If this relationship is not built then tracking a child’s development and well-being will be harder to do, it will also mean that a child may not be able to express their feelings properly and this can lead to development issues and behaviour problems.
Working with a number of different agencies it is important we communicate and work in partnership to ensure the protection and safety of all children. Each area of expertise may need to have an area of input in any one case. This way we provide a team to discuss how to provide the
Whatever age group or setting a childcare practitioner must plan an environment that encourages the development of the whole child. These settings must have indoor and outdoor physical spaces that need to be considered according to the child’s age. The layout of the physical environment is responsibility of the team and contributes to giving each child positive outcomes in their learning and development. The available space will influence the way the furniture and equipment is set out. While it is important to create an attractive environment, everything should be safe, secure and have a purpose that supports each area of the children’s development.
Support Children’ Care, Learning and Development in the Early Years As child care providers we have a responsibility to help children and young people grow and develop. We are able to do this b ensuring that we follow procedures and policies that help us implement the early years curriculum. We encourage staff to actively complete daily risk assessments that are to be completed before the children come in are also maintained throughout the day. We have a number of policies and procedures that we have to help the children feel safe and are able to access all aspects of holistic play and learning to help their overall development. All staff has had training in the following to help support and provide the early years curriculum:- 1) Training in planning 2) Risk assessments 3) First aid 4) Child Protection and safeguarding 5) Equality and anti-discrimination awareness We also ensure that all staff are made aware of the policies and procedures that are in place.