EYP 2: Health and Safety of Babies and Young Children in the Early Years - Project Four

This project focuses on the health and safety of babies and young children in the early years. It covers legal requirements and guidelines, policies and procedures, and day-to-day practices. The project aims to provide a better understanding of how to keep children safe and healthy in the early years.

.Project Four
EYP 2: Health and Safety of Babies and Young Children in the Early Years
EYP 6: Support care routines for babies and young children
EYP 9: Support well-being of babies and young children for healthy lifestyles
 Your project can be presented using a variety of methods as does not
simply have to be in an essay format. You need to ensure that you
your work fits into an A4 plastic wallet as storage is limited for large
resources. Please discuss with your tutor if requesting. Please ensure
all criteria are clearly identified and addressed e.g. explain, discuss,
evaluate.
 Your bibliography will go at the end of your whole Assessment and
not after each criteria
Preparation Task:
You should read the Assessment Brief and gather information to support you
Write in your own words what you feel the assessment is asking you to do.
Write using full sentences, avoid using bullet points.
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Plan ahead – you will need Time, Space and Books to help you with this project.
This is very important has it will help to write coherently. It is very easy to be
distracted by friends whilst on lock down - (plan in your breaks)
Reflect upon the links to your practice throughout
Pictures of children’s faces or names on their work/displays/setting are not permitted.
Important Information
You can refer to past and present practice where relevant
You can have appendices however; it is not compulsory. We advise you to consider
what you are going to put in your appendices to support your discussion before you
begin. That way you can be sure you can make clear links to practice.
You must use the Harvard Referencing System that you have covered in class
(Refer to the crib sheet). The library offers additional study skills support.
Submission Guidelines
Do not under any circumstances copy from another group member, straight from
course textbooks or the internet. Sources must be presented using Harvard if used.
The outcome for copying (PLAGIARISM) could result in disciplinary action and the
failure of the unit. (You can quote from textbooks to support your writing, as long as
you reference properly e.g. surname of author, the year the book was published and
page number). Refer back to the referencing crib sheet on how to write references
and a bibliography correctly. Projects will be put through ‘Turn It In’ for quality
assurance.
Similarity count: maximum 25%
Have your full name, page number (e.g. 2 of 12), appropriate Assessment Criteria
and CACHE Pin Number on every page. You will need to back date your pin once it
has been sent from CACHE.
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 1:5 line spaced throughout
 Use either Arial or Verdana font throughout
 Complete the CACHE declaration form and submit the completed
Assessment Criteria with the Project is signed off by the tutor (online)
 Your work will need to be ‘Turned in’ where requested
You will have 5 (five) working days to address any areas that have not passed
Your Important Decisions:
Where will you research the information?
What do you need to do first?
Where can you study and complete your Assessment?
What will you discuss with your Tutor and Assessor?
When will you make an appointment to see your tutor to discuss your assessment?
How will you present your project e.g. Harvard – (the Childcare librarian is very
happy to support you if required).
Personal SMART Targets Date
1
2
EYP 2: Health and safety of babies and young children in the
early years
Task 1 (AC 1.1, 2.1–2.2)
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Produce a factsheet outlining the legal requirements and
guidance followed in Early Years Settings in relation to:
- Health and safety
- Security
Refer to a health and safety policy to identify five (5)
procedures that are followed in an Early Years Setting. Explain
how this policy and the procedures that you have identified
keep children safe.
1.1 Outline the legal requirements and guidance for:
The legal requirements for health, safety and security are the
Early Year Foundation Stage (EYFS 2021),
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which outlines the
responsibility of individual employees for maintaining health
and safety in the workplace.
Childcare Act 2006 focuses on improving outcomes for
children in the early years through the ‘five outcomes’ of Every
Child Matters (including (being healthy’ and ‘staying safe’).
Introduction of the Early Year Foundation stage in 2008
(including the welfare requirements for promoting health and
safeguarding children).
Control of Substance Hazardous to Health Regulations
2002 (COSHH), protects children from dangerous chemical
(including cleaning substances and medicines), including
regulations about storage and usage.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR), they outline the
procedures for reporting accidents, injuries, and infection
diseases such as TB and meningitis to the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA)
The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006. They
provide guidance on the preparation, storage and cooking of
food and the requirements for staff training in food hygiene.
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Health and safety:
Health and safety at work act is highly effective which
allow to provide better health and safety to every child through
taking care about the maintain the safety at the workplace by
the employees within care setting. This is effective and help to
take care about the child safety and health at the child care
settings.
Childcare act 2006 allows local authority to take care
about the young children along with helping in improving
outcomes which ensure about inequality and ensure that every
child is safe. It delivers the message that every child matter
and should be taken care about their health and safety
effectively. It also promotes safeguarding children which is one
of the measure step in providing safety and taking care about
child health.
COSHH 2002 is one of the measure to take care about
children health and safety which includes safety from any type
of harm from exposed to chemicals or medication which can
cause negative health impact. This also includes safety during
cleaning substance, their storage and usage.
RIDDOR 1995 provides the information about report any
injury, dangerous occurrence or disease which can lead to
create health negative impact through any accident, infection
or injury to provide health and safety to children from it.
Through working together with other agency can allow to get
better implementation of safety procedure for children health
and safety. Here, health protection agency can also play their
role to ensure about children health and their safety at the
child care settings.
Food hygiene regulation 2006 provide the guidance to
staff member through training which can be effective to take
control about the getting better response to deliver quality and
healthy food that should have positive impact through taking
care about the food hygiene. Through staff training it allow to
take control on children health and safety which can create risk
when not taken in consideration.
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Security:
Through Health and safety at work act 1974 policy allows
to take care about children health which is effective in delivery
security for children health that is directly linked to their quality
life and care about their better security from getting sick or ill
and cause risk of worsening of health at the child care settings.
Childcare act 2006 provides security to children to stay
safe which is one outcomes from the five outcomes. This
enhance and ensure about every child security to get safe at
the workplace or childcare setting which allow to live life
effective and help in proper growth and development. This also
include being healthy along with staying safe. through this
policy, child is safe at their early stage of life. It also promotes
safeguarding which is one of the best way to take care about
the security of any individual.
COSHH 2002 implies about take care of children from
getting any harm and should ensure about proper security from
getting any type of physical harm at the childcare setting.
There is need to ensure about the security from getting hurt or
impacted due to dangerous chemicals which may include
medicines or cleaning substance.
RIDDOR 1995 outline some procedure which are effective
in providing security from worsening of health after getting any
accident, infection or injury like any accident. Here, external
health protection agency plays their role in providing security
and taking care about follow up of the legal procedure which
can help to reduce the risk of worsening of condition.
Food hygiene regulation 2006 refer to the security from
any type of infection or getting ill due to uptake of unhygienic
food and not well processed food. This also provide safety to
children through providing training about storage, preparation
along with cooking which can be there regarding food that can
allow to take care about the safety and security from getting
any type of negative health impact related with food.
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2.1 Explain how legislation and guidelines for health and safety
inform day-to-day practice with babies and young children
Health and Safety: (Remember Kolb and Gibbs’s Cycle for
support in making SMART Links)
1. Legislation 1: Health and safety at work act 1974
This is one of the legislation that allows to provide better
and safe place to work effectively. This also help to make the
working premises with following the standard to work
efficiently as per the standard. Here, I have learned to follow
the procedure which are there in the legislation to provide
better health and safety to babies in effective way. Here, I
also feel about take care of each baby that they must be
safe and stay healthy through getting services. In this, there
is need to take care about effectively following the guidelines
and procedure that can allow to achieve better impact in
keep babies healthy and safe at the settings.
It includes different guidelines to take care about the
safety and security of children at the workplace. This may
include the procedure to provide use of equipment through
following the safety procedures. This also includes the
procedure to carry out risk assessment which allow to get
better safety while working with babies at the care settings.
My role is ensuring about following all the procedures which
are effective and allow to get better implementation to
delivery good health and provide better safety regarding
health to babies. Here, guidelines provide standard
procedure which are effective and have high importance in
taking care about each activity within workplace for safe
practice and ensure about child safety and health at
workplace.
2. Legislation 2: The children Act 1989
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According to this legislation, there is need to ensure about
providing safety and safeguarding to children that can allow
to liver their life more effectively. This ensure about the child
protection system and law which are highly effective in order
to take care about children health and safety. This implies
about focus on the children’s welfare. There is need to
ensure about children safety where I need to follow the
procedure which are there in the legislation to implement it
more efficiently. Here, I feel that through following this,
legislation procedure can allow me to take care about
children health and safety more effectively. In this, I need to
ensure about effectively implementation of this legislation
procedure that can help to provide better health and safety
to children.
Working with babies day-to-day practice, I need to get
ensure about effectively following the standard procedure
that can allow me to take about the children health and
safety accordingly. Here, I get experience about following
standard procedure that allow me to deliver quality service
to children in order to take care about their health and
safety. This help me to learn how to ensure about better
health and safety while taking care of babies in day-to-day
practice. This also includes different activities within
workplace where I need to take care about babies each
activity for their safety. This may include either playing with
toys, playing outside, eating meal or playing with peers.
2.2: Identify policies and procedures relating to the health
and safety of babies and young children (We strongly advise
you to access the Policies and Procedures from your setting
online, have a conversation with your placement supervisor or
the manager your setting. Remember to maintain
confidentiality when referencing do not name the setting.
Please refer to the Referencing Crib Sheet for support).
Policy Procedure Your Role
Any physical marks on My role is to stay
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1.
Safeguarding
the child will be
recorded and further
action if there are
concerns.
conscious of the child and
to report it if I have any
concerns or of a child get
hurt.
2.
Health and Safety
general
Risk assessment carry
on equipment’s in the
provide a safe toy,
cots etc for the
children to stay safe in
the environment.
Children should never
be left unattended.
Hazardous substances
and chemicals should
be kept out of reach
and locked up in a
cupboard from the
children.
My role is to report any
hazards or risk that I
cannot do myself or to
stop the hazard when
possible, for example in
the setting that I work the
was a flooding in the
toilet sink as a child
blocked it with wipe, as I
saw it I quickly raised
awareness, went to the
toilet fine some tissue to
blot the water, the
workers at the room
evacuate the children
from the room while the
rest went for the mob
bucket for us to mob all
the water from the room.
I always check that toys
are not broken and clean
the equipment before I
give it to the child to
used.
3.
Fire Safety
The setting procedure
describe what need to
do if fire alarm dose
goes off and where the
fire exits are to the
assemble point. A
registered roll call is
made to see all the
children’s staff are
evacuated from the
building.
My role is to have the
knowledge of this
procedure so that if it
does happen in my
setting, I can make sure
that I followed the
procedure and evacuate
all the children to the
assemble point.
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Task 2 (AC 3.1–3.2, 6.1)
 Begin this task by listing six (6) accidents or incidents
which may occur in an Early Years Setting.
The six accidents/incidents that can happen in the early
setting are falling from silage of water on floor, falling
object, tripping over, bumping heads, throwing toys and
getting cut by objects.
 Now read through the following case studies before
attempting the criteria.
The senior practitioner at an Early Years Setting uses a
Risk Assessment Form to identify risks and hazards,
both indoors and outdoors. Marcus is a Level 2 Early
Years Practitioner student, and when he arrived at the
setting this morning he noticed that the outside
climbing frame was very wet and slippery. Marcus
realises immediately that this is a potential hazard.
 What action should Marcus take?
Marcus should go outside, and towel dry the climbing frame
safe to avoid children slippery and must inform everyone else.
If the climbing frame cannot dry due to what it was made of,
then the climbing frame should not be available for the children
to use and must be tape with a red and white tape with ‘out
use sign’.
The potential risk/hazards would be taking the children to the
park would be dangerous objects on the floor glass or syringes,
crossing roads, children wandering off, children talking to
strangers and some of the play equipment may not be suitable
for toddles or younger children.
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The Early Years Setting is planning to take a group of twelve
(12) children aged six months to four years of age to the local
park which is 0.5 km away from the setting. As part of the
planning, staff have been asked to identify any potential risks
and hazards associated with this trip.
Make a list a minimum of 5 different potential risks and
hazards for babies and young children during this off-site visit
3.1: Describe the roles and responsibilities of the Early
Years Practitioner, including reporting, in the event of
identifying risks and hazards
As a student trainee practitioner my role is to report the event
of identifying risks and hazards. The setting must always be
kept clean and tidy and must have a good hygiene to prevent
the children from getting ill. Reporting and recording risk and
hazards is important so that nobody get injured, if a hazard can
stop straight away then it’s
3.2: Identify risks and hazards for babies and young children
during off-site visits.
1. Splitting of children from each other.
2. Getting tired of walking.
3. compromising hygiene.
4. Risk of getting snake bite or any potential bite from insects
or animals.
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5. Risk of fall.
6.1 List accidents and incidents which may occur in an Early
Years Setting
Accidents (Not intentionally) Incidents (With intent)
1
Bumping heads
Smacking
2
Tripping over
pushing
3
Choking
Throwing toys
4
Slipping over wet surfaces
Biting
Task 3 (AC 7.1, 8.1–8.3)
Complete the following leaflet that includes the chart to show
an understanding of common childhood illnesses. Include a
minimum of eight (8) common childhood illnesses on the
chart.
7.1 Identify the signs and symptoms of allergic reaction and
intolerances in babies and young children
7.1 Allergic reaction
and intolerances
Symptoms Treatment
1
Nut allergy
Swallen throat,
coughing, swollen
face, puffy, stuffy
nose.
Antihistamine,
EpiPen if in
anaphylactic
shoch- avoid foods
with nuts for
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example crunchy
nuts cereal.
2
Lactose intolerance
Farting, diarrhoea,
stomach pains,
vomiting, nausea.
Change of diet, for
example oak milk
instead of drinking
milk.
3
Medicine allergy
Skin rash, runny nose,
itching, shortness of
breath, fever and
swelling,
Antihistamines.
4
Cat/dog allergy
Itching skin, sneezing,
puffing face and red
rashes.
The medication
use for the cat/dog
allergy is Piriton
syrup.
5
Gluten intolerance-
coeliac disease
Diarrhoea, stomach-
ache, ingestion,
bloating and farting.
Change of diet.
6
Plant pollen allergy for
example hay fever, dust,
skin,
Red or itchy eyes,
watery eyes, itchy
skin, sneezing.
Earaches or
headaches. Itchy nose
and runny nose.
Nasal spray
(Beclometasone
dipropionate)
clean dust mask,
closing windows
when there is high
pollen count and
staying avoid
windy, dry day.
Cetirizine
hydrochloride
7
Perfume allergy
Itchy red rash,
irritation, and
coughing.
Allergy medication
and cortisone
cream to apply on
the red rash.
8
Caffeine intolerance
Rapid heartbeat,
anxiety, jitters,
insomnia, restlessness
and nervousness.
Avoid caffeine.
8.1 Identify
common
childhood
illnesses
8.2 Identify the
signs
Symptoms which may
indicate that a baby or
young child is injured,
unwell or in need of
urgent medical/dental
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attention
1
Measles
Red blotchy rash. Cold-like symptoms
sneezing, coughing, sore
red eyes, fever.
2
Mumps
Swelling on the side
of the face-swollen
glands.
Headaches, high
temperature, join pain.
3
Chicken pox
Red itchy spots and
blisters.
Cold-like symptoms,
sneezing, coughing, sore
red eyes, fever.
4
Ringworm
A circle shaped rash
which is fungal
infection.
Rash can spread and can
be itchy with a symptom
of sore and swollen,
5
Slapped cheek
syndrome
Bright red rash on the
cheeks.
High temperature, runny
nose, sore throat and
headaches.
6
Meningitis
Pale, spots, blotchy
skin, difficulty to walk
Vomiting, fever, severe
headache, stiff neck
7
Influenza
Rhinitis, malaise,
myalgia.
Headache, tiredness, sore
throat, fever, body ache.
8
Ear infection
Fluid draining from
the ear, loss of
balance
Crying and irritability,
difficulty sleeping,
tugging or pulling the ear.
8.3 Describe the role and responsibilities of the Early Years
Practitioner, including reporting, in the event of a baby or
young child requiring:
 Urgent/emergency medical/dental attention
In the setting that I work if baby or young child needs
urgent attention, the setting first aider will be notified, and
the key person will ring the child parents to informed them
about their child situation. The setting will decide whether
the child should be taken to A & E, if they do the key
person will tell the parents and then accompanied the
child to the hospital whiles the parent join them at A & E.
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What is your role in promoting this in your practice? (try to
give specific examples to stretch and challenge yourself):
In this, I need to get ensure about the delivery of my
service which should include ensure to work effectively to
implement this standard procedure easily. This can allow
to provide better care of children through following these
procedures. This can help me to promote this practice
through ensure that each child is safe.
For example- when any child vomit at the workplace, then
my role is to follow emergency procedure. In this, I need
to inform this incident to higher authority which can allow
to get better sharing of situation and then take care about
the child situation. If child seems to not good, then I need
to take child for A & E.
 Non-urgent medical attention.
In the setting where I work, when I found that children are
playing outside and during playing they get hurt due to fall
on ground during running. In this situation, there is need for
non-urgent medical attention in which I first take care of
child through providing first aid and ensure that bleeding is
stopped. Then I need to make report to the recording book
where every incident should be recoded and needed to write
mail for the supervisor about the incident.
What is your role in promoting this in your practice? (try to
give specific examples to stretch and challenge yourself):
To promote such type of practice my role is to providing and
assure about the initial training that are learned to take care
of the non-urgent medical situation which should be taken
care more effectively without getting confused about the job
role.
For example- when any individual is not having proper
knowledge about the legal procedure to deal with the non-
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urgent medical situation, then there is need to provide
training and ensure that everyone has learned the procedure
which can be used in future to take care about child.
EYP 6: Support Care Routines for Babies and Young Children
Task 1 (AC 1.1–1.2, 2.1–2.2, 4.1–4.2)
Babies and young children depend on Early Years
Practitioners to provide care routines that meet their
individual care and development needs. This task requires
you to create a guidance booklet/table/chart for other Level
2 practitioners, sharing important information about care
routines.
Section 1
Use an example of a care routine for a baby under one year
and a young child under five years of age. Each routine care
plan must include information on the following:
 Eating (feeding and weaning/complementary
feeding)
 Nappy changing procedures
 Potty/toilet training
 Care of skin, teeth and hair
 Rest and sleep provision.
Explain the role of the Early Years Practitioner during EACH of
the care routines. You must include:
 Eating (feeding and weaning/complementary
feeding)
 Nappy changing procedures
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 Potty/toilet training
 Care of skin, teeth and hair
 Rest and sleep provision.
Section 2: Refer to the care routine for the baby under one
year of age and include information outlining hygienic practice
in relation to:
 Hand washing
 Food preparation and hygiene, including
preparing formula feeds and sterilising
equipment
 Comforters
 Dealing with spillages safely
 Safe disposal of waste
 Using correct personal protective equipment.
Section 3: Begin by explaining safe sleep practices which
minimise the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Explain
the rest and sleep patterns of:
 A baby 0–12 months
 A toddler aged 18 months
 A child aged 3 years
 A child aged 5–7 years.
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Task 2 (AC 5.1–5.3)
Find out about why babies and young children are immunised:
 Identify the immunisation schedule (copy from NHS- the
most current 2020, you must reference your source of
information)
 Outline the reasons for immunisation
 Discuss the reasons why some children are not
immunised.
1.1 Describe care routines for babies and young children in
relation to:
 Eating (feeding and weaning/ complimentary feeding)
There is need to ensure about getting proper meal which
should be effective and allow to get better care about the
meal to ensure to uptake of healthy food according to
time (Larson and et. al., 2020).
 Nappy changing procedures
There is need to prepare cover to diaper which can change
the surface with disposable liner. Then cleaning child
through unfasten diaper, then there is need to remove
trash through placing wipes on the soiled diaper. Then
there is need to replace diaper and washing of child hand
then clean up and washing own hands (Zwimpfer and et.
al., 2021).
 Potty/toilet training
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There is need to take care about word selection which is
going to use for the body fluid. There is also need to
prepare equipment and schedule potty breaks which can
help to learn them about routine. Then there is need to
make them learn about using flush and washing which can
encourage to perform this process self (Wegh and et. al.,
2021).
 Care of skin, teeth and hair
In this, there is need to enable child to take care about
their skin, hair and teeth which can allow to ensure about
the hygiene. This can help to reduce the risk of getting
any infection (Ahsan and et. al., 2019).
 Rest and sleep provision
Rest and sleep provision allow child to get learn about
routine time to get recharge which can allow them to
perform different activities after sleep and get energised
(Nopitasari and et. al., 2018).
1.2 Explain the role of the Early Years Practitioner during:
 Eating (feeding and weaning/ complementary feeding)
They have the role to take care about the food handling
and preparation in which they need to aware of food
safety policy along with procedures during meals and
mealtime. They are also having the role to provide
appropriate guidance to child which can allow to learn
about eating (Erinosho and et. al., 2019).
 Nappy changing procedures
In this, they have the role to regularly change nappy which
should be helpful in avoiding nappy rash. This can help to get
good health and avoid any type of physical harm that can lead
to risk of infection (Griffiths and et. al., 2021).
 Potty/toilet training
There is need to play a role of educator to offer potty
regularly which can help child to get learn about the
regular process. This can help in adopting to the routine.
There is also need to make them learn to use the toilet
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and flushing which can play important role in learning
(Newell and et. al., 2021).
 Care of skin, teeth and hair
There is need to encourage children about taking care
about the hygiene which can help to avoid the risk of
getting any type of infection which are related with teeth,
skin or hair (Paszynska and et. al., 2020).
 Rest and sleep provision
There is need to ensure about the comfortable and safe
environment during nap can allow children to get recharge with
energy that can be used after wake up. They should also
ensure about getting better delivery of education to get to bed
at right time (Doucet and et. al., 2021).
2.1 Outline hygienic practice in relation to:
 Hand washing
There are some of the steps which can be effective during hand
washing.
1. Wetting hands with clean and running water and then
apply soap.
2. Lather hands through rubbing hand together with soap.
3. Scrubbing hand for at-least about 20 seconds.
4. Rinsing hands well with clean and running water.
5. Dry hands using clean towel or dry through air dry (White
and et. al., 2020).
 Food preparation and hygiene including preparing formula
feeds and sterilising equipment
There is need to take care about the using object and
surface which should be properly washed or cleaned that
can allow to maintain proper hygiene during preparing
formula feeds along with sterilising equipment (Madden
and et. al., 2019).
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 Comforters
There is need to ensure about the hygiene practices which
may include using a comforter cover, fluffing comforter
every day, air it out, cleaning through machine wash
safely or dry clean only. These are effective to provide
safety and maintain hygiene (Perdomo and et. al., 2021).
 Dealing with spillages safely
Any spillage of body fluid should be cleaned immediately
with using paper towel. This can be done through using
disinfectant solution to avoid any type of infection (Sunley
and et. al., 2018).
 Safe disposal of waste
There is need to maintain hygiene which can impact child.
In this, there is need to effective safe disposal of waste
through segregating waste types like general waste,
recycling waste, offensive waste, sharp or any other
streams (Datta and et. al., 2018).
 Using correct personal protective equipment
There is high impact of using of personal protective equipment
which allow to provide safety form any type of infection that
can cause any negative health impact on individual. Through
using PPE child can get safe for better delivery of hygiene
(Pokrajac and et. al., 2020).
2.2 Explain how poor hygiene may affect the health of
babies in relation to:
 Preparing formula feeds
There is high impact of poor hygiene which can affect
baby’s health which may include inadequate cleaning of
bottles, poor storage of infant’s formula and other. In this,
there is need to clean the kettle with fresh water with tap
water. During other step there is also need to boil water.
There is also need to ensure about cleaning and disinfect
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surface which is going to be used (Schuster and et. al.,
2020). It is also important to wash hands. When such
hygiene is not maintained then there is risk of getting
infection or any diseases to baby.
 Sterilisation
There is high impact of poor hygiene which can impact
children or baby’s health. This can also prevent through
using the sterilisation process in which microorganisms on
surface get destroyed through using the fluid for
preventing disease which are generally transmitted
through use of any items (Laneve and et. al., 2019).
4.1 Explain the rest and sleep patterns of:
 A baby 0–12 months
In this age, there is need to make better sleep patter in
which baby should sleep about 12-15 hours every day.
This may include 2-3 daytime sleep. This can be two hours
for each sleep (Crichton and et. al., 2018).
 A toddler aged 18 months
In this age, child should take nap around 11-14 hours
sleep every day. This may include 90min to 120 minutes
every sleep at afternoon and about 10-12 hours of sleep in
night (Bramer and et. al., 2020).
 A child aged 3 years
In this age, child should get sleep about 12-13 hours
within 24 hours. This may include one to two hours within
daytime which can promote optimal learning along with
development (Syeda and et. al., 2021).
 A child aged 5–7 years
In this age, children should sleep around 9-11 hours of
sleep at night. In this age, child should go to bed before
9pm (Bramer and et. al., 2020).
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4.2 Explain safe sleep practices which minimise the risk of
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
In this, there is need to place baby on their back during sleep,
place cot or bed on the same room in which parents are there,
there is also need to take care that head should be uncovered.
During using of sling or carrier then there is need to ensure that
their head should not be covered. These are some of the safe
sleep practices which are effective and help to minimise the
risk of getting sudden death of infant’s death syndrome (Maged
and et. al., 2018).
5.1 Outline the reasons for immunisation
There are various reasons of getting immunisation which are
effective and can allow to get better impact on every individual.
There are some of the reason which can help to understand the
importance of vaccination (Swaney and et. al., 2019). Vaccine
are safe and have the ability to take care about the infection or
disease which vaccine are available.
5.2 Identify the immunisation schedule
There is some schedule for the immunisation which can be
according to their nature and variation. There are some of the
schedule for the vaccine (Ali and et. al., 2020).
Hepatitis B - Birth dose At birth or as early as possible
within 24 hours
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) -
0
At birth or as early as possible
within first 15 days
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) -
1,2,3, 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks
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Inactivated Polio Vaccine
(IPV) 1 & 2 6 weeks & 14 weeks
EYP 9: Support well-being of babies and young children
for healthy lifestyles
Task 1 (AC 1.1–1.2, 2.1–2.3)
Produce a resource pack for staff at an Early Years Setting to
help them support the well-being of babies and young children
for healthy lifestyles through the provision of balanced diets.
The resource pack must include different media to present the
information.
The information must not be presented as an essay (your
work will be returned without being assessed).
 Summarise current dietary guidance for Early Years
Settings.
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 Explain the importance of a healthy balanced diet for
babies and young children.
 Explain the nutritional value of the main food groups.
 Describe the importance of hydration for babies and
young children.
 Explain strategies to encourage healthy eating.
1.1 Summarise current dietary guidance for Early Years
Settings
School food trust has provided some current practical
guidelines which should be implemented to deliver quality diet.
In this, food is grouped in four for children from one to five
years old. These group may include starchy foods like potatoes,
pasta, rice along with cereals. Vegetables and fruits which
includes five portions per day. Fish, eggs, meat, beans or other
non-dietary form of proteins which should be given two portions
each day. Dairy food should be given three portion each day.
To fulfil the need of nutrients may include desserts, fat,
sugar, iron, fat, readymade meals and others (Fiorillo and et.
al., 2020).
There is also need to take care about the balance diet
which includes division of nutritional requirement and energy
across meals. This can be as breakfast 20%, mild morning
snacks about 10%, lunch should be about 30% as a main meal,
mild afternoon snack should be about 10% and tea should be
about 20%.
1.2 Explain the importance of a healthy balanced diet for
babies and young children
There is high importance of balanced diet which may
includes the rudiment of lots of nutrition which can allow to
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fulfil baby bodies need for their proper growth and
development.
This also to ensure about getting all the essential
minerals, vitamins along with other nutrition which can be
healthy for children growth and development (Headey and et.
al., 2019).
This can have good impact on child health that allow to
provide better growth and development along with health and
wellbeing.
2.1 Explain the nutritional value of the main food groups
There are some main food group which are effective and
provide nutritional value which may include
Carbohydrate- This provides energy, vitamin B and calcium.
Sources may include rice, oats, pasta, yam, bread, rye,
couscous, potatoes, barley and many more.
Protein- It refers to building block of body which sources may
include fish, meat, eggs, peas, Quorn, lentils, soya, beans,
white nuts and others.
Dairy products- It fulfil the need of protein, calcium and
vitamins like A, D along with B12 from different sources. These
sources may include yoghurt, cheese, fromage frais, milk and
others (Headey and et. al., 2019).
Fruit along with vegetables- They provides health giving
antioxidants, vitamins along with fibres. They are effective for
healthy digestive system and keep low in calories. Some
sources may include apple, pear, orange, banana, plums, kiwi
fruit, grapes and others.
Fats along with sugars- They provide energy in high level
which should be taken in some limit according to need of
calories. These sources may include margarine, butter, salad
dressings, cooking oils. There is need to consume crisps,
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chocolate, sweets, cream, jam, pastries and many more in
some occasion due to having high calories.
2.2 Describe importance of hydration for babies and young
children
There is high importance of hydration for babies along with
young children.
This can be associated with the physical endurance and energy
levels and also includes focus and concentration (Tinanoff and
et. al., 2019).
This can allow to get better balanced mood along with child’s
wider health. These help children to get hydrated to get energy
and provide required body fluid through this.
It also helps in maintain cell structure, removal of waste form
body, stabilising body temperature, distribution of nutrition and
oxygen.
2.3 Explain strategies to encourage healthy eating
There is need to encourage healthy eating which can be
done through using some strategy which can lead to create
high impact and allow to adopt the healthy eating. There are
some of the strategy which are discussed further.
Having regular family meals- This refers to the comforting
ritual for kids and family. This may include eating fruits, grains
and vegetables, less uptake of unhealthy food or snacks. Less
smoking, alcohol consumption or using marijuana.
Stock up on healthy foods- Kids and children like to eat
whatever are available at home. In this, there is need to take
care about the dietary supply. In this, through taking care
about the supply of healthy food can help to deliver quality and
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healthy food. This can help in encouraging children for healthy
eating.
Be a role model- This is another strategy to encourage
children to eat healthy in which there is also need to eat
healthy own self. In this, there is also need to take the right
portion of food which can help to encourage children to eat
healthy.
Don’t battle over food- This also a strategy to encourage
healthy eating. In this, there is need to take control about the
available food at home. There is need to schedule for the meals
and snacks to avoid any conflict or battle over food.
Involving kids- children gets excited about making decision
about deciding dinner. This may be including their choices for
planning balanced diet. Through involving kids in this process
allow to encourage about healthy diet (Yadav and et. al., 2019).
Task 2 (AC 4.1–4.2)
 Explain the impacts of poor diet on babies and young
children’s health, development and well-being in the:
Short-term
Long-term.
Explain how emotional resilience/mental health impacts upon
holistic well-being.
4.1 Explain the impacts of poor diet on babies and young
children’s health, development and well-being in the:
Short-term
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Duo to uptake of poor diet it can lead to create negative
impact on their health in short term. In this, there is change of
getting fever, vomiting, tooth decay, getting obese and many
more. This can impact their health and also restrict proper
development of brain and can lead to disabilities sign. There is
also impact on their proper development which can impact
their lifestyle and well benign (Hémar-Nicolas and et. al., 2019).
Long-term
There is risk of getting different disease which can include
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, high
cholesterol, atherosclerosis or high blood pressure which are
due to long term impact of uptake of poor diet. There is also
impact on their mental development which can be restricted
due to not getting proper diet which also leads to impact their
wellbeing.
4.2 Explain how emotional resilience/mental health impacts
upon holistic well-being
Emotional resilience refers to the ability which respond towards
the unexpected and stressful situation or during any crises.
This can be effective to take control over the risk of depression
or anxiety. It also helps to get protect from mental illness. It
also provides help in getting over from bullied or any previous
trauma. Through this, it can impact upon holistic wellbeing in
which child learn educated towards living life with improved
health and wellbeing (Jennings and et. al., 2019).
5.1 Identify reasons for:
Special dietary requirements
Every child matters and there is some special requirement
for every child which includes need for getting better dietary
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choices according to their requirement which includes the
special dietary requirement. There is a specific reason in which
there is need to fulfil the allergy, medical needs along with
intolerance which are associated to fulfil he special dietary
requirement. This also includes the dietary needs according to
religion or culture or vegan or vegetarian diet (Goodyear and
et. al., 2021).
Keeping and sharing coherent records with regard to special
dietary requirements
Keeping along with sharing of coherent records can allow
to help carer of child parents to take care about the
requirement of special dietary requirement which can be
effective and help to get care of diet through fulfil child diet
requirement (Serra-Majem and et. al., 2020).
5.2 Explain the role of the Early Years Practitioner in meeting
children’s individual dietary requirements and preferences
There is main role of Early Years practitioner to meet the
children’s individual dietary requirement. In this, there is role of
practitioner to make the dietary plan for each children
according to their need and preferences. This can impact
individual requirement related with their dietary requirement
along with preferences. In this, they also have the role to
ensure that each child is fulfilled their special dietary
requirements along according to their preferences (Brenner
and et. al., 2018).
5.3 Describe benefits of working in partnership with
parents/carers in relation to special dietary requirements
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There are high benefits of working in partnership with
carers or parents in context of special dietary requirement. This
is effective and allow to provide better and effective
information about the taking of dietary requirement. This allow
every individual either to the parents to get information about
the effective diet that can be helpful in attaining good health.
This can allow to get better care about child care regarding
getting good health (Peña and et. al., 2022).
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