Introduction In this essay I am going to discuss the constructions and the implications for measuring and responding to childhood needs. The government policy aims to secure the wellbeing of children, protect them from all types of harm and ensure their developmental needs are appropriately meet. Social and health services have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in their area who are in need and to promote the upbringing of such children. (Horwath 2001).The needs of a child cannot be met without considering the family and the world in which the child lives in. There is a framework based on an ecological model that provides a systematic way of analysing, understanding and recording what is happening to children and young people within their families and the wider context of the community in which they live.
In my setting the policies and procedures for safeguarding are always put into place. We ensure children are safe when they are in the setting and if we were to have any suspicion of abuse at home we would deal with that so they were always safe in their home environment. We help children succeed by doing our best in educating them. 1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people All those working with children have a responsibility to safeguard
I will be evaluating the regulation of care provisions by explaining the role and responsibility of each regulator. There are different types of regulators such as; OFSTED the Office for Standards in Education, CQC Care Quality Commission & HCPC Health and Care Professional Council. OFSTED regulates and inspects many types of provisions such as childcare and children’s social care, schools, colleges and the children and other learning based organisations. This organisation reports directly to the parliament as they are dependent from the government OFSTED also inspect services from looked after children and you people ensuring each child is safe and protected within education by making sure schools and other provisions working with children are meeting standards including safeguarding policies and child protection. This regulator is important as they ensure teachers training are kept up to date, to allow children and young people the ability to gain the best education possible, meeting and providing for individual needs/requirements.
1.3 analyse a strategic national or local policy that has a positive impact on outcomes and life chances and young people. Howdon Children's Centre aims to achieve better outcomes for children through, early education integrated with Childcare and creche, family support, outreach, and child & family health services and adult training and employment support. The Centre is scrutinised by an Advisory Board made up of local parents and partner agencies. The Early Life Support team with an emphasis on delivering prevention services, provide a wide range of services to children aged 0-5 and their families. Parenting courses available include: Freedom Programme, Triple P, Speak Easy, Babyology, Mellow Parenting and Parenting Workshops.
Section 17 states that services must be put in place to promote and safeguard the welfare of children who are in need. The Childrens Act (2004) - This aims to bring agencies closer together to form a net of services for all and it provides a legal framework for Every Child Matters. It also provides a common assessment of children’s needs. Another part of this act is to provide a shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children and to give earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems. The Education Act (2002) – This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities, Head teachers, those working in schools and the governing body.
There are systems in place to help children who do not speak English as their first language, settings could use sign language for those that may have a hearing impediment or use picture cards to make it easier to communicate. Along with the equality act comes the inclusion policy which is there to make all children feel included. | Children’s act 2004 | The Children Act 2004 made multi-agency working compulsory and introduced positive outcomes.The Act aims to support every service for children helps to focus on improving all outcomes for all children within settings. They aim to do this by making sure that all settings talk to each other and share information. There are 5 outcomes that must be met: * Stay Safe * Healthy * Enjoy and achieve * Economic well-being * Positive contribution | Data protection
Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children and young people’s settings Understand what is required for competence in own work role See job description Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out National standards are set to ensure that there are principles and values in place so that children receive the best possible opportunity to thrive, develop and grow in the child care setting. These include the: Children Act 2004 This Act aims to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people by: * Improving and integrating children’s services * Promoting early intervention * Providing strong leadership * Bringing together different professionals in multidisciplinary teams National Occupational Standards This describes the values, knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that are necessary to do a specific job. These provide the basis of national qualifications such as NVQs. The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) induction standards set out what new workers should be able to do after 6 months in the post. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) welfare requirements These are designed to support providers in creating settings which are welcoming, safe, stimulating, allowing children to grow in confidence, enjoy learning and fulfil their potential.
NICOLA ITHELL UNIT 202 outcome 1 1.1 Current legislation, guidelines,Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are :- The All Wales Child Protection Procedures 2002/2008 are an essential part of safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. The common standards they provide guide and inform child protection practice in each of the Local and Regional Safeguarding Children Boards across Wales. They outline the framework for determining how individual child protection referrals, actions and plans are made and carried out. They are based on the principle that the protection of children from harm is the responsibility of all individuals and agencies working with children and families, and with adults who may pose a risk to children. Partnership working and communication between agencies is identified as key in order to identify vulnerable children and to help keep them safe from harm and abuse.
Safe-guarding the welfare of children and young people. 1.1 Procedures and policies for safe-guarding and child protection in settings for young people and children in England and Wales are the result of parliament passing legislation. I have listed below some legislation that has been passed in England to protect and safe-guard our children and young people. The Children’s Act 1989 [England and Wales] This Act allocated duties to local authorities, parents, courts and other agencies in the United Kingdom, to ensure all children are safe-guarded and their welfare is promoted. The idea behind it is that children are best cared for within their own families.
It includes the requirements for: services to work more closely, forming an integrated service, a common assessment of children’s needs, a shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children and earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems. Policies which safeguard: schools and childcare settings must develop a range of policies which ensure the safety, security and well-being of their children. These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies may be separate or incorporated into one