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.
Cyp3.4-A healthy and safety booklet for early years staff. 1.1- A description of the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environment and services. There are lots of important principles to take into consideration when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environment for children and young people. We must take into consideration that every child/ young person has their own individual needs and we must make sure we meet their needs but depending on their age and stage of development and their abilities, for example: A child who uses a wheelchair will need ramps to be able to get in and out of the setting and will need space to move around the setting. A 2 year old may use the space differently to an 8 year old.
EYMP3-2.4 Explain giving examples, why minimum requirements for space/staff ratios are necessary for children’s safety. Children need space to move around and play safety. Equipment, furniture and toys should be placed to take up minimum space and allow for the children to move around as much as possible, for example if a book corner has the book shelf standing away from the wall then good practise would be to move the bookcase so that it is standing flat against the wall to stop a child walking into it or hurting themselves on it. This would also give more space in the room. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) states that the setting should be organised in a way that meets the children’s needs.
CYP Core 3.4: Support children and young people’s health and safety 1.UNDERSTAND HOW TO PLAN AND PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND SAFETY 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services Most of the factors to consider when planning safe and healthy environments for children and young people come down to common sense. As everyone is an individual we need to take in to account each childs level of development and ability when planning a safe and healthy environment. When planning for a healthy and safe indoor environment firstly rooms should be organised to optimise safety, by ensuring there is adequate space in relation to the number of children who will be using it. This allows the children to move around easily and comfortable. Ratios of Staff to Children should also be met to meet current requirements.
CYP 3.4 – Support children and young people's health and safety assessment 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. There are a number of factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. The individual needs of the child, their age and ability and to ensure that equipment and resources are age and stage appropriate. If I have a child with specific needs I would need to have specialised equipment that would be adaptable for the needs of the child. All equipment should be clean and fit for use, including safety gates and cupboard / drawer locks.
Other behaviours that could be of concern and interfere with learning could be attention maintenance, hyperactivity, or severe withdrawal. The point of concern is if the behaviour is something that hinders the child from functioning in a productive way, it is something that should trigger a teacher to seek outside assistance. Depending on the situation different referrals may have to be used. It may be appropriate to just have support from another adult within the school. However, there is a wider range of specialist support
CYP Core 3.1: Understand Child and Young Person Development 3. Understand How to Monitor Children and Young People's Development and Interventions that should take Place if this is Not Following the Expected Pattern 3.2 Explain the Reasons why Children and Young Peoples Development may not Follow the Expected Pattern There are many factors that may cause a child or young persons development to deviate from expected patterns. These factors may be external or personal in nature and include: disability, emotional influences, physical influences, environmental influences, cultural influences, social influences, learning needs and communication skills. Disability A disability may cause a barrier to development in one or more areas.
CYPCore31-1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. Sequence of development is the order that a child develops but this can vary in each child because each child is different and this will altar different things including the way they grow up, the speed in which they develop. This can also be affected by home life, malnutrition or any other reasons which may cause a back log in development. For example one child may start with rolling over then sit up, then crawl and then start walking but another child may just sit up, then crawl and then start walking. The rate of development is the speed of which a child develops but this can also vary a great deal in each child.
CYP Core 3.1 – Understand child and young person development 2. Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice. 2.1 Explain how children and young people development is influenced by a range of personal factors A child’s personal circumstances within a child home life can have a vital effect on a child’s development. If a child is unhappy at home this could be due to parent divorce or the child is miss treated or neglected, lack of parent support within the home to support with a child’s development or learning / play experiences. A child’s social network and emotional development can influence development, along with the use of drugs and alcohol both (child and parent).
3.2 Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected patterns. There are many reasons why a child’s development not follow the expected pattern including; Disability this may affect a child’s emotional developments for many reasons. A child with a disability whether it is a physical disability or a learning disability may struggle to manage their thoughts and feelings, they may not be able to express those thoughts and feelings and as a result become increasingly frustrated. The child may be unable to form relationships with others in their peer group and may feel isolated and withdrawn. If a child with a disability has emotional developmental delay they may form friendships with children who are much younger than they are which could affect how their same age peers see them.