Promote the Health, Safety and Well-being of Children in Early Years Settings

Unit aim

This unit looks at how to create safe environments that still allow children to explore and take risks. The unit also looks at recognising hazards and undertaking risk assessments in the work setting.

Learning outcomes

1 Understand health and safety legislation and regulations

1.1 Explain how health and safety legislation and regulations are implemented in own work setting

1.2 Identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments

2 Understand how to carry out physical care routines

2.1 Identify the physical care routines which may be carried out

2.2 Describe how to plan and carry out physical care routines suitable to the age, stage and needs of the child

2.3 Explain potential dilemmas between the rights and choices of children and health and safety requirements

3 Understand why health and wellbeing is important for babies and children

3.1 Analyse the importance of health and well-being for babies and children

3.2 Describe ways of promoting healthy lifestyles for babies and children

4 Understand how to keep children safe and secure in early years settings

4.1 Analyse the role of practitioners in keeping children safe and secure

4.2 Identify own responsibilities in relation to health and safety

4.3 Explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained

4.4 Describe how people in own work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely

5 Understand how to respond to accidents and emergency situations

5.1 Identify accidents and emergency situations which may occur in an early years setting

5.2 Explain how to respond to accidents and emergency situations

5.3 Explain how to avoid injuries in early years settings

5.4 Describe the procedures for recording and reporting accidents and other emergencies in own setting

6 Understand prevention and control of infection in early years settings

6.1 Explain how to prevent the spread of infection in early years settings

6.2 Identify childhood infections

6.3 Describe how infection may be spread in early years settings

6.4 Describe legislation, regulations and guidance that apply to infection prevention and control in early years settings

6.5 Explain the immunisation programme for children and its role in infection control

7 Understand how to assess health and safety risks in early years settings

7.1 Explain the risk assessment process

7.2 Describe how to carry out a risk assessment and risk management in line with policies and procedures

7.3 Explain how to assess infection and safety risks

8 Understand how to maintain records and reports

8.1 Explain the importance of maintaining accurate and coherent records and reports

8.2 Explain how to maintain records and reports

8.3 Explain the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of records