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.
A child’s development will be monitored and ensures a healthy progression during their early years. By having partnerships in place and interacting with them on a regular basis, if needed, allows the child’s safety to remain a priority. It also helps the child’s parents to have access to all of the services and support they may need for their child. By understanding the importance of working with partnerships, allows for the protection and security to be maintained, their development to be monitored and controlled and to safeguard their general wellbeing. However recognising and knowing when or where to use these services are the key to safe guarding the child or young person’s wellbeing.
Safeguarding is about much more than just protecting children from direct abuse. Any and all services that work with children and young people has a wide rrole than simply protecting them from neglect and abuse. A big part of safeguarding to ensuring the protection from harm or abuse to children and ensuring their safety at the setting and at home. Also asking sure that all staff members that work with children know what to do if there is a suspicion of abuse happening and they know what to do next. Also supporting and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and ensuring that this is being promoted in and out the setting to all children and young people.
Unit- 066.1.1 Explain the welfare requirements and guidance of the relevant early years framework (EYFS 2012- Statutory Framework booklet) Introduction Children learn best when they are healthy, safe and secure, when their individual needs are met, and when they have positive relationships with the adults caring for them. The safeguarding and welfare requirements, specified in this section, are designed to help providers create high quality settings which are welcoming, safe and stimulating, and where children are able to enjoy learning and grow in confidence. Providers must take all necessary steps to keep children safe and well. The requirements in this section explain what early years providers must do to: safeguard children; ensure the suitability of adults who have contact with children; promote good health; manage behaviour; and maintain records, policies and procedures. Schools are not required to have separate policies to cover EYFS requirements provided the requirements are already met through an existing policy.
The EYFS (2008) sets out the welfare requirements that all early years providers must meet, regardless of type, size or funding of the settings. The Early Years Framework (2008) states that it is not about throwing new money at old problems, or narrow initiatives. It is about a fundamental shift in philosophy and approach that embraces the role of parents and communities and supports them with engaging, high quality services that meet their needs. It can be seen that the new approach aim is to merge the voice of the communities to provide children with a better learning
Unit title: Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit number: SHC 32 1.2 – Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards Children deserve the best possible care for their well-being and development. When parents opt to make use of centre-based settings (kindergartens, play schools, nurseries etc) it is important that the persons assigned with the care of their children, do give the best alternative care possible and the standards are maintained to ensure the safety and well-being of the child. Practitioners should be qualified and trustworthy persons who are able and trained to respond appropriately to the children’s different needs. Practitioners are committed at all times to ensure the safety and welfare of the children. Children often challenge their own abilities but are not always able to recognise the risks involved therefore they need to be supervised closely to prevent and reduce the severity of injury.
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
Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe and happy childhood is important in its own right. Good parenting and high quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
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.
Different approaches, manners and stratagems are applied in order to ensure that people are not secluded or excluded. One must be aware of each individual different needs and sustaining the wellbeing and confidence in their talent. One must ensure the achievement and full potential in the community. Inclusion in early years is important because it promotes a culture of equality, opportunity and high accomplishment for all children. This promotes community, consistency and amalgamation through understanding and respecting others.