P4: Outline key legalisation and regulation which govern safeguarding work. I am in charge of a charity that runs a small care home and adult placement scheme for people with mental health problems. A committee of volunteers oversees the charity’s work. A new member has been elected to the committee and has a meeting with you to find out more about the home and fostering scheme and how they are run.
After carefully reviewing NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment I first analyzed its Conceptual framework, it sets forth the responsibilities as a childcare personnel & the professional responsibilities of childcare workers including childcare leaders as well the code of conduct framework of professional responsibilities. Furthermore it’s separated into four sections, however each section covers the following area as a professional relationships with any children that personnel come in contact with whether they attend the childcare center or contact during trips & or picking the children up from school, relationships with families in & out of the childcare center, professional relationship among colleagues, and relationships & interactions amongst the community and society. Each section also includes but not limited to an introduction with the primary responsibilities as an early childhood education practitioner & or personnel regardless of what position the childcare worker may hold in that context. As
The representatives that influence the wider sector of childcare are: government departments, professional bodies i.e. Ofsted, trade unions, sector skills and regulatory bodies. The government has a department called the LSCB which stands for the Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards which first started back in 2004. The role and responsibilities for this department is to ensure that the LSCB should be local for everyone. The responsibility for the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board is to work with other LSCB’s in ensuring and promoting safeguarding for the children. They have a responsibility to keep a high standard of child safety and so by doing this have high standards for safeguarding.
“As well as being the core document for all professionals working in the foundation years, the EYFS framework gives parents and carer confidence that regardless of where they choose for their child’s early education, they can be assured that the same statutory commitments and principles will
The legislation and codes of working in a childcare setting are, • The equality act 2010 • Children act 2004 • Care standards act 2002 • Childcare act 2006 • Special educational needs and disability act 2001. 2.2 Show
Defining the Issue: What is welfare? Welfare is a term used to describe a variety of state or federal government programs that provide primarily assistance to individuals and families that meet specific requirements, such as people with low incomes or limited resources. These programs may provide financial assistance, health care, food assistance, housing assistance, and other types of support to help people meet their basic needs. These programs include food stamps (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). What is welfare reform and what is the goal of welfare reform?
The roles and responsibilities of different agencies and practitioners working to with children and young people. The role of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB’s) The process to
Safeguarding is the action that taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. The Children 's Act of 1998 put procedures in place that mean local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies in the United Kingdom have been given specific duties to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. The UK has policies and laws around education, health and social welfare which cover most aspects of safeguarding and child protection. Laws ' are passed to prevent behaviour that can harm children, or require action to protect them and informs what agencies should do to play their part in keeping children safe Guidelines and procedures have been put in place for people who work with children.
The document also states the important principles that should be followed when working with children and families, and what training is required to ensure best practice in child
In addition to this, it is important for EYPS to follow the Equality Act (2010) which is set in place to ban unlawful discrimination and helps achieve equal opportunities in the setting, according to C. Meggitt and T. Bruce, Childcare and Education, Early Years Educator, 2015 it states “The Equality Act 2010 makes sure people are protected from discrimination on the basis of the following characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual
Competency Statement III To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance. My goal in a child care facility would be to make sure to support the social development of the children as well as the emotional development too. I would also make sure to provide them with positive guidance. They need a positive guidance in their life especially at the age that they are in.
Knowledge in Child Development Although knowledge in child development is not a requirement for workers in childcare, it is a plus nonetheless. A person who has knowledge of child development would be able to properly handle if your child suffers from separation anxiety for example. The worker will more than likely understand
This allows the service user to feel safe and secure in the hands of a service provider Nursery setting should be committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of work and values the rich social and cultural diversity of the communities. Understand that the people who provide and use nursery setting have diverse characteristics and different experiences, needs and aspirations. Nursery setting should provide a service that actively promote equality and inclusiveness for all service user and staff and challenge discrimination and exclusion. Make sure that nursery staff reflect the diversity of the local communities and that all of those whom come to the nursery are aware of the commitment to equality and
Definition Social Welfare Policy alludes to both objectives of aggregate obligations and to an arrangement of administrations for completing those duties. Social Welfare Policy is a set of laws and managerial guidelines that characterize the reasons for open social welfare also, approve associations to move in the direction of achievement of those reasons. Instance of social welfare in the United States consolidates Medicare, Medicaid, impermanent help for poverty stricken families, sustenance points of interest and section 8 lodging or housing assistance. Diverse undertakings, for instance, experts pay, unemployment assurance and Social Security points of interest are in like manner seen as social welfare programs.
the implementation of an integrated and seamless system of licensing, regulation and accreditation within a national quality framework for early childhood education and care services; b. the development of options for quality standards which could be applied in early childhood education and care settings; and c. approach for the development of a quality rating system for early childhood education and care services (Stokes, 2012). These initiatives included the introduction of the National Quality Framework (NQF) for early childhood education, which was implemented from January 2012, heralding a shift in the historic divide between ‘care’ and ‘education’ for children attending early childhood services in Australia, offering a more integrated system which combines both education and care (Durry, Miller & Campbell, 2013), under a structured, efficient and accountable system. In so doing, taking the first steps to formally recognizing the early childhood sector as an integral part of the educational system in Australia.
