CU1523 Working together for the Benefit of Children and Young People 1. Understand integrated and multi-agency working 1.1 Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working * As an early years setting we have a responsibility to help the children in out care achieve the ‘every child matters’. To be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve. * Team work with outside professionals is imminent to our work practises and I feel that integrating will help us achieve the outcome that we would like for our children and this will help them in their development going forward. This is an integral requirement of the eyfs.
CYP Core 3.3 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people. Task1 1.1 Legislation, guidelines, Policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people within the UK; Children act 2004- the children’s act 2004, provides a legal base for nurseries to deal with any issues relating to the children. The children’s act 2004 has principles for the care and support of children which is also known as Every Child Matters. These principles are; ← To allow all children to be healthy ← Allowing children to be safe in their environments ← Helping children to enjoy life ← Assist children in their quest to succeed ← Help make a contribution- a positive contribution – to the lives of children ← Help achieve economic wellbeing The children’s act also includes the requirements for integrated services, such as health services, social services and schools working together. Working together to safeguard children 2006 - working together to safeguard children sets out how nurseries, parents and carers along with health care professionals, social services and other organisations can work together to help safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
An Early Intervention Team: Promotes inclusive practice. Provides advice, support and training to settings. Supports transition into school. Liaises with parents, carers and multi-agency professionals involved in supporting children and families. Ensures that parents are fully aware of and involved in any referral
There are five outcomes of ECM which we should be working together so that we can achieve the best outcomes for children in our care. Theses outcomes are shown below: · achieve economic well-being · enjoy and achieve · make a positive contribution · stay safe · be healthy This has been proven by The Early Years Foundation Stage that when seperate professionals work together it will enhance a child's development and learning. An important part of EYFS framwork is inclusive practice. This means that children's needs have to be valued and suuported so they are able to use the curriculum of the setting they are in. 1.2 Analyse how integrated working practices and multi-agency working in partnership deliver better outcomes for children and young people.
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
This legislation is also about working with parents and other professionals and keeping everyone safe. Childcare Act 2006 The three main key drivers of this act is to reduce child poverty, reduce inequalities between young children and to improve the wellbeing for young children. It supports parents to have the ability to work, and also focus on the provision of good quality childcare for the working parents. This act is based on the EYFS and uses it. Children’s Act 2004 The act and the Every Child Matters act is giving a messages that safeguarding children is a shared responsibility.
CYPOP 5 CACHE Level 3 – Understand how to set up a home-based child-care service Name ULN – CACHE – CYPOP 5 Understand how to set up a home based child care service Task 1 1 .1 Produce an information sheet which outlines the following: * the current legislation for home based childcare * the role of the regulatory bodies Parent Information sheet Whilst working from home as a child-minder and looking after your children, I am required to keep up to date on the current legislation and regulatory bodies in regards to home-based childcare. This then enables me to ensure that your children are receiving the best possible care while in my setting. I will endeavour to keep you updated with any changes or amendments within the laws, rules and regulations, which are relevant to my role as a child-minder. The following legislation is most relevant to my role as a child-minder: Children Act (2004) – This act was a direct result of The Green Paper 'Every Child Matters'. It identifies five outcomes which relate to all children: * be healthy * stay safe * enjoy and achieve * make a positive contribution * achieve economic well-being Childcare Act (2006) – This act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England Care of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations (2002) – This deals with the identification, storage and use of potentially harmful substances, such as cleaning fluids.
This piece of legislation also ensures that all practitioners meet both the physical and emotional needs of the children and young people in their care. The Children Act 2004 ensures that practitioners plan activities around all children’s needs taking into account those children within the environment that have a disability or learning difficulty. This piece of legislation also ensures that all children receive the same opportunities for learning as everyone else and that each child receives the right amount of support with their learning. Every Child Matters 2004 is also embedded within this piece of legislation. The Equality Act 2010, this piece of legislation ensures that all practitioners treat children, young people and their families with respect and appreciates that people are from different backgrounds believe different things and have different attitudes to others within the setting, this means the practitioner must be open minded about diversity.
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These are: • To allow children to be healthy • Allow children to remain safe in their environments • Help children to enjoy life • Assist children in their quest to succeed • Help make a positive contribution to the lives of children • Help achieve economic stability for our children’s futures. Another legal requirement is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This Convention applies to everyone whatever their race, religion, abilities, whatever they think or say, what ever type of family they come from. It states that children must be properly cared for and protected from violence, abuse and neglect by their parents or anyone else who looks after them. K3M156 – The relevant legal requirements and procedures covering confidentiality and the disclosure of information include the Data Protection Act.