Routines
Arrivals and departures:
Meeting the child's needs: Helping the child to feel safe and secure and to reassure them that their parent will come back for them.
Agreements with parents : Share any dietary requirements , agree to any sleep pattern , parent to be encouraged to develop their own departure routine .
The participation of children: Child will know where to hang coat , put belongings and were to go to begin the day.
School / pre-school runs:
Meeting the child's needs: Time to talk about the day ahead ,good preparation routine to ensure no rushing
Agreements with parents: Take child to agreed school at agreed time
The participation of children: Encourage older children to be independent and carry their own
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It is important to adapt routines to suit all of the children in a setting.
An arrival routine can be adaped for a baby, toddler and school child . A parent and child will arrive at the setting they can then choose an activity thats set out in the morning , for example lego for a school age child, a farm for a toddler and noisey toys for baby.
Every child is an individual – with different needs depending on their age and abilities. You must think about this when planning activities.
When I am planning work an individual I will observe them and assess how they liked the activity, if it kept their attention and if they were able to do it and if not what they require practice on. By observations and assessments I can plan work for the child I know they can achieve and enjoy. The child’s interests are paramount so what they enjoy is essential to my planning.
There are many social, economical and cultural factors that impact on the lives of children and young people. In my role as a Young Carer’s Support Worker, I work with a number of families living with the consequences of these factors. Every Child Matters (ECM) aims to improve the outcomes and life chances of every child and young person, therefore, it is important we understand and do all we can to help them achieve the 5 outcomes of the ECM, stay safe, be healthy, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, and, achieve economic well-being.
The place of the activities should be planned in consideration of the desired outcome. Outdoor environment should be considered whenever possible if the type of the activity and the weather allows it.
Cyp core 3.3 – Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people.1.1 outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures with own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people.
Practitioners have to put the needs of children first because this will help keep children safe and encourages children to be independent. It’s important to show
Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and
- If a child is collected late by a parent/carer then two staff members must stay until the child is collected.
This Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum into England and Wales, and place a statutory duty on the local authority to work towards ensuring the five outcomes set out in the Children Act (2004) are being met.
Over the past five weeks, data has been collected from the process of getting my daughter, Sophie, ready for daycare in the morning. I have tracked six key areas, or steps, in the process: The time it takes to wake her up, The time it takes to get her to go to the bathroom, The time it takes to get her stuff ready, The time it takes to get her dressed, The time it takes to brush her teeth and hair, and The time it takes to get her into the car. In this paper, I will discuss what I have discovered based on this data, I will identify roadblocks to the process and recommend strategies to overcome them, and I will discuss the variables which affect the steps in the process. Finally I will discuss
In my role, I am required to do regular observations of the child to help track their development progression, I am also required to take part in parent’s evenings to talk and explain to the parents how their children are getting on and progressing. I am also required to play a big part in caring for the children in ways that are educational as well as being fun for them. I also take a part in making sure they get physical exercise and meet their nutritional needs.
* Be able to provide routines for babies and young children that support their health and development.
When considering a child’s needs and routines in your setting, it is important that we communicate with the parents and find out a little about the home setting so we can carry it on when they come into our care, the more we talk to the parents the more we can help the child’s emotional needs and routines.
It is very important to let children asses’ danger for themselves in a secure environment. It is not good for them to be cooped up and have somebody tell them that one thing is bad and will hurt them and another will keep them safe they need to identify these things for themselves to enable them to live a positive life as an adult and to gain confidence in themselves and their own abilities. At the same time the children need to be given this chance in a safe and secure place whereby I as the carer know they will not come into any danger.
It is common knowledge that a parent is considered the most efficient caregiver for their children. It’s also known that with daily responsibilities of caring for a child financially, parents partake in full-time and/or part-time employment. While needing to do so, many children attend daycare/preschool facilities. Granted, it is the parent’s responsibility to cautiously select where they decide to take their children. This is because parents know that while they are away for numerous hours of the day, their children are in the hands of another care provider and that their care would have an enormous impact on their children. At a young age, a child’s social and cognitive skills are continuing to take shape and the amount of time spent in