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.
Demonstrate in own practice how to support babies or young children’s exercise and physical activity 4. Be able to provide safe and protective environments for babies and young children 4.1. Explain policies and procedures in own setting that cover health, safety and protection of babies and young children 4.2. Demonstrate and evaluate the safety features within the environment for babies and young children 4.3. Supervise babies or young children and demonstrate a balanced approach to risk management 4.4.Explain current advice on minimising sudden infant death syndrome in everyday routines for babies 5.
Specific legal requirements and statutory guidance covers safeguarding, information and complaints, premises and security, outings, equality of opportunities. Medicines, illness and injuries, food and drink, smoking, behaviour management. These cover the many day to day activities we provide. Suitable people include vetting procedures, health, training levels, qualifications and ratio and staff qualification levels. Suitable premises covers children are looked after that premises and environments are safe checks are risk assessments.
SHC 34: Principles for implementing duty.of care in health, social care or children's and young people's setting. Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1.1. Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. Duty of care in my own work role is to ensure that all children and young people in my care are taken care of and come to no harm, that they are happy and encouraged to play and learn in a friendly and safe environment.
Assessment Task – CYP Core 3.4 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety Introduction Providing children and young people with a safe environment requires knowledge and understanding of potential hazards and risks. Task 1 links to learning and outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4. You are asked to provide a resource to inform staff in the setting about health and safety issues. You will need to provide: 1.1 A description of the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. There are a variety of different factors that should be taken into account when planning safe and healthy environments.
1.1 Explain the value of a child centred model of assessment and planning Child centred assessment and planning is a good way to make sure that the setting is giving the children attending the best possible chance to develop at their own rate. This is done by observation as it enables you to get to know the individuality of the child, ensuring that they are well placed and able to plan and all of their individual needs are met. I feel that in my role, observations take place each day through activities and interaction with the child. Assessing children is an on-going process, routines and activities can also build on information needs and interests. Assessments can also be made by other professionals, including doctors, social workers, occupational
Livina Ekwes Assignment – Unit 1.1 Task 1 (assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3): * Food and nutrition can impact on the health and development of children. * Produce a fact sheet to promote understanding of the impact of food and nutrition on children’s health and development. 1. What is meant by healthy eating? Healthy Eating is about making food choices that will provide the body with what it needs to keep healthy.
It is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Officer, nursery manager and Head Office to ensure health and safety procedures are put in place, making sure people/staff are aware of them and follow them. Taking into consideration the health, safety and welfare of the children we care for and staff members. Also to provide staff with a safe environment, safe equipment and safe place to work. Things we have to follow and abide by are: Policies and procedures –
Play Hard" campaigns, and petitions like, change.org, forcechange.com and thelunchtray.com, these were all steps in the process of getting our kids the nutrition and health changes they needed. Now, that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act has been implemented our schools now follow the following guidelines to ensure we are promoting a healthily eating and physical environment for our children. 1) We use a coordinated approach to develop, implement, and evaluate healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices. 2) Establish school environments that support healthy eating and physical activity. 3) We now provide a quality school meal program and ensure that students have only appealing, healthy food and drink choices offered outside of the school meal program, i.e.
Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services There are many factors with regards to health and safety that need to be taken into consideration when planning activities. It is important to always make sure that the environment that the activity is going to be carried out is free from hazards that could affect the health and safety of the children, staff, volunteers or visitors. There is a duty of care to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all children and young people ensuring that their needs and comforts are met, regardless of age and ability. When planning activities for indoor learning there should be enough room for children to move freely around the learning environment and they should be able to access resources safely without risk to themselves or others. There should always be sufficient light to enable the children to work in comfort, consideration does need to be given to the length of time overhead lights are used as they can be harsh and cause discomfort after prolonged periods.