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Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education Course Handbook Unit 4 – Keeping children safe © CACHE 2011 Version 5 Section 4 At the end of this unit you will have developed your understanding about how to keep children safe. You will know how to provide healthy, safe and secure environments that enable children to experience risk and challenge. This unit also teaches you about the procedures for dealing with illness and emergencies and how to encourage children to care for themselves. Unit 4 – Keeping children safe (mapped to CCLD 302 and 306) GLH: 90 LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The learner will understand: The learner can: 1. How to identify and develop strategies 1.1. Explain how to use legislation and to establish and maintain healthy, policies to support work in establishing safe and secure environments. and maintaining healthy, safe and secure environments. 1.2. Describe working practices which contribute to these environments. 2. The procedures for dealing with 2.1. Apply knowledge of ways to establish accidents, illnesses and other safe environments to the procedures emergencies. which are necessary for a range of accidents, illnesses and emergencies. 3. How to plan and provide an enabling 3.1. Evaluate some of the initiatives and physical environment for children. philosophies which influence the provision of environments for children. 3.2. Consider the different issues that relate to effective planning and suitable provision of an enabling physical environment. 3.3. Explain how to meet the care needs of children in ways that maintain their security and privacy and respect their wishes. 4. How to develop age appropriate 4.1. Discuss the importance of routines which encourage children to encouraging children to care for care for themselves. themselves. 4.2. Reflect on the impact of meeting the care needs of children on practitioners and identify possible sources of support. 47
Section 4 Unit 4 – Keeping children safe Delivery guidance During this unit you will learn about: 48 Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education Course Handbook The Health and Safety legislation and policies in a range of settings. How to establish and maintain healthy, safe and secure environments in a range of settings. Emergency procedures followed in your setting. NB: It is anticipated that employers would expect specialised training and qualifications in First Aid to be completed by employees, in line with legislation. For example, the Sure Start Approval Scheme for nannies requires candidates to hold a relevant paediatric First Aid Certificate. The identification of risks/hazards within the environment and in planning activities. Food hygiene and basic hygiene practices. The procedures for dealing with accidents, emergencies and signs of illness. How to follow appropriate procedures including recording and reporting mechanisms. How to provide appropriate comfort and reassurance. The procedures for preventing cross-infection. How to establish and maintain healthy and safe routines. The current national and international initiatives and philosophies around indoor/outdoor environment. Your role in planning for an enabling environment. How to provide physical play experiences that support development and are age and stage appropriate. How to provide a stimulating and enabling physical environment. The importance and implications of providing risk and challenge in the environment. The need for age appropriate activities. The care needs of individuals from birth to 16 years. Children's rights to privacy and how to meet them. © CACHE 2011 Version 5
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Section 4<br />
Unit 4 – Keep<strong>in</strong>g children safe<br />
Delivery guidance<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g this unit you will learn about:<br />
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<strong>Care</strong> <strong>and</strong> Education Course H<strong>and</strong>book<br />
The Health <strong>and</strong> Safety legislation <strong>and</strong> policies <strong>in</strong> a range of sett<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
How to establish <strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> healthy, safe <strong>and</strong> secure environments <strong>in</strong> a range of sett<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Emergency procedures followed <strong>in</strong> your sett<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
NB: It is anticipated that employers would expect specialised tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> qualifications<br />
<strong>in</strong> First Aid to be completed by employees, <strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e with legislation. For example, the Sure<br />
Start Approval Scheme for nannies requires c<strong>and</strong>idates to hold a relevant paediatric<br />
First Aid <strong>Certificate</strong>.<br />
The identification of risks/hazards with<strong>in</strong> the environment <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g activities.<br />
Food hygiene <strong>and</strong> basic hygiene practices.<br />
The procedures for deal<strong>in</strong>g with accidents, emergencies <strong>and</strong> signs of illness.<br />
How to follow appropriate procedures <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g record<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> report<strong>in</strong>g mechanisms.<br />
How to provide appropriate comfort <strong>and</strong> reassurance.<br />
The procedures for prevent<strong>in</strong>g cross-<strong>in</strong>fection.<br />
How to establish <strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> healthy <strong>and</strong> safe rout<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
The current national <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>in</strong>itiatives <strong>and</strong> philosophies around <strong>in</strong>door/outdoor<br />
environment.<br />
Your role <strong>in</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g for an enabl<strong>in</strong>g environment.<br />
How to provide physical play experiences that support development <strong>and</strong> are age <strong>and</strong> stage<br />
appropriate.<br />
How to provide a stimulat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> enabl<strong>in</strong>g physical environment.<br />
The importance <strong>and</strong> implications of provid<strong>in</strong>g risk <strong>and</strong> challenge <strong>in</strong> the environment.<br />
The need for age appropriate activities.<br />
The care needs of <strong>in</strong>dividuals from birth to 16 years.<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren's rights to privacy <strong>and</strong> how to meet them.<br />
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