Centre Guide - Cache

Your Guide to Being a CACHE Centre
Value statements
Values in Childcare for Children and Young People
For values to be meaningful, they must be owned at a
personal level and then integrated into our work.
This statement of values should underpin the content and
delivery of all CACHE Children and Young People’s
qualifications and every aspect of the assessment.
The CACHE learner will put the child or young person
first by:
• ensuring their welfare and safety
• showing compassion and sensitivity
• respecting them as individuals
• upholding their rights and dignity
• enabling them to achieve their full learning potential
• never using abusive language or physical violence
• respecting the parent, or those in a parenting role,
as the primary carer and educator of the child or
young person
• respecting the contribution and expertise of staff in the
child care and education field and other professionals
with whom they may be involved
• respecting the wishes, needs and with customs, values
and spiritual beliefs of the child and their family
• upholding CACHE's Equality and Diversity statement
• honouring the confidentiality of information relating to
the child or young person and their family, unless its
disclosure is required by law or is in the best interest
of the child or young person.
Values in Health and Social Care
For values to be meaningful, they must be owned at a
personal level and then integrated into our work.
This statement of values should underpin the content and
delivery of all CACHE Health and Social Care
qualifications and every aspect of the assessment.
The CACHE learner will put the individual first by:
• providing individualised care
• ensuring the individual's welfare and safety
• showing compassion and sensitivity
• upholding the individual's rights and dignity
• never using abusive language or physical violence
• respecting the wishes, needs and preferences of
the individual and their family
• honouring the confidentiality of information relating to
the individual and their family
• the contribution and expertise of staff in the care and
education field and other professionals with whom
they may be involved
• upholding CACHE's Equality and Diversity statement.
Values in Playwork
For values to be meaningful, they must be owned at a
personal level and then integrated into our work.
This statement of values should underpin the content and
delivery of all CACHE Playwork qualifications and every
aspect of the assessment.
• All children and young people need to play. The
impulse to play is innate. Play is a biological,
psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental
to the healthy development and well-being of
individuals and communities.
• Play is a process that is freely chosen, personally
directed and intrinsically motivated. That is, children
and young people determine and control the content
and intent of their play, by following their own instincts,
ideas and interests, in their own way for their
own reasons.
• The prime focus and essence of playwork is to support
and facilitate the play process and this should inform
the development of play policy, strategy, training
and education.
• For playworkers, the play process takes precedence
and playworkers act as advocates for play when
engaging with adult led agendas.
• The role of the playworker is to support all children
and young people in the creation of a space in which
they can play.
• The playworker's response to children and young
people playing is based on sound up to date knowledge
of the play process, and reflective practice.
• Playworker's recognise their own impact on the play
space and also the impact of children and young
people’s play on the playworker.
• Playworker's choose an intervention style that enables
children and young people to extend their play. All
playworker intervention must balance risk with the
developmental benefit and well-being of children.
Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education
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www.cache.org.uk
Patron: Her Majesty the Queen
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