A responsibility practitioners have is to make sure the health of the child is paramount this could be by preventing hazards and carrying out risk assessments and safety checks. A practitioner should be aware of the day care standards provided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) so the children are receiving the highest standards of care. “The EYFS sets standards to enable early years providers to reflect the rich and personalised experience that many parents give their
Children have rights , thoughts and opinions and they are valued. Procedures for schools to follow to ensure inclusion and this links into Special Education Needs and the disability act. Codes of practice gives guidance on how to ensure people of different races and treated equally. Protects children against discrimination focus on inclusion and protects children against discrimination. Gives guidance and support to school staff and ensure high quality service and the best practice possible.
Task 1 Knowing about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for the safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. 1.1. Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safe. The current legislations, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are:- * Health & Safety at work act 1974 (a) RIDDOR (b) COSHH * Children’s act 1989 * Data Protection act 1998 * Education act 2002 * Every Child Matters 2004 * Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 * E-Safety 2008 1.2 Describe the role of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. The roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding then welfare of children and young people are:- Children’s Charities: NSPCC, Barnados, Childe Line which are there to support children and allow the child to talk with confidence knowing help and support is at hand.
The Family Center Care (FCC) is an advance to the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care that is founded in the similarities of partnerships among health care providers, patients, and families. The FCC enables health care practitioners the importance of creating relationships with family members of the patients whether the patient are little children or adults. They recognize that social, emotional and developmental support systems are important aspects to look for in health care. The Family Center Care promotes better outcomes of patient care because families are there to restore self-esteem and control them in a well manner. It leads to better outcomes and it creates better patient and family satisfaction.
E1 Collate evidence which describes the role of the practitioner in working Gather and present information about how the practit ioner works in promoting towards a healthy lifestyle and environment for children a healthy lifestyle and environment. E2 Provide information about legislation which supports the rights of children Present information about relevant legislation th at underpins the rights of to a healthy lifestyle children to have life, development, health, health care, education and so on. Give the full title and date of each law, eg information about The Human Rights Act 1998, Smoking, Health and Social Care Act 200. E3 Provide information about a range of factors which may affect children's Gather and present information about the range of fa ctors (which may be health and well-being at differing times in their lives positive and negative) that can affect children's health and well being. These may include social, psychological and physical factors such as: holistic view of health and well being, age/stage of children, parental health and lifestyle, environment, illness, disability, diet and exercise, rest and sleep.
Safeguarding Safeguarding is a term for the protection of people with a strong emphasis on prevention. when this refers to children many organisations could be involved within that process such as schools, social workers, GP and other medical or therapeutic services. All these may be needed to ensure the child's well-being and be a long-term help to the whole family. Safeguarding is important as it means all adults working with children have a responsibility to protect children from harm, we should always report our concerns so that the appropriate action can be taken and the right agencies involved to help resolve the issue raised. Dwelling on and ignoring our concerns only increases the risk to the child.
They are primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care. Education plays a vital role in all three levels. The first or primary level of health promotion and prevention is to promote optimal health. By promoting optimal health we can prevent diseases or illness from occurring. The primary focus on this level of care is to help ward off diseases through a healthier life.
The Current Legislation for Home Based Childcare There is numerous legislation in place to make sure children are not abused or exploited. The following information gives a summary of the current legislations. The most important being the Children act 2004, which arose from the Green Paper framework ‘Every Child Matters’ It identifies five outcomes for children: • Be healthy- enjoying good physical and mental health and living a healthy lifestyle. • Stay safe - being protected from harm and neglect • Enjoy and achieve - getting the most out of life and developing the skills for adulthood • Make a positive contribution - being involved with the community, society and not engaging in anti-social or offending behaviour • Achieve economic well-being - not being prevented by economic disadvantage from achieving their full potential. Other important legislation are: Children act 1989 – This act was first acknowledged in UK law of children’s rights.
Assessment 1 Within your setting you should safeguard and promote children’s welfare, we must take necessary steps to ensure this. We must promote good health of all children within our care and take steps to prevent the spread of infection from others within our care and take appropriate action when they are ill. We must ensure that there are suitable people and staffing levels are appropriate to ensure safety to all children. The premises, environment and equipment must be suitable to cater for the children, these include outdoor and indoor spaces, furniture, equipment and toys and they must be safe and suitable for the children in your care, age/stage appropriate. Your safeguarding/admissions/settling in policies should be kept up to date. It is important for all staff to read all policies and procedures.
Unit 10 - D1 Takara Joseph Care quality commissions (CQC) are required to ensure that hospitals, care homes, dental and GP surgeries and all care services meet the national standards and provide people with safe and effective high-quality care. OFSTED is the office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They review and regulate care services which take care of children and young adults and whom deliver education to young people. The services provided for looked after children (LAC) and young people and care leavers are good in effect. The local authority and virtual school leadership ensure good services and improve standards for LAC.