CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children

CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of
children
Student Name: Mona Haddara
Student Number: E0882185
Assessments: 31864/01
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File naming
Once you feel confident that you have covered the learning materials for this unit,
you are ready to attempt this assessment.
To help Open Colleges manage your assessment, please use the following file-
naming convention: [student number]_[assessment]_[assessment number].doc
for example 12345678_21850a_01.doc.
Assessment submission
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Getting started
The assessment activities in this booklet have been designed to allow you to provide
evidence that demonstrates your competence in the unit CHCECE002 Ensure the
health and safety of children.
Your trainer will:
 answer any questions that you might have about the assessment
 assess your competence as required by the unit of competency, by making
judgments about the evidence you have presented in line with the rules of
evidence: validity, authenticity, currency and sufficiency
 provide feedback on the outcomes of the assessment process.
Introduction
You are required to complete two assessment tasks for CHCECE002 Ensure the
health and safety of children.
In completing the final assessments, you will show evidence of your ability to:
 support each child’s health needs
 provide opportunities to meet each child’s need for sleep, rest and relaxation
 implement effective hygiene and health practices
 supervise children to ensure safety
 minimise risks
 contribute to the ongoing management of allergies
 contribute to the ongoing management of asthma.
Assessment number Assessment deliverables
31484/01 Written assessment
31484/02 Project
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31484/01 Written assessment
Part A Short answer questions
Student instructions
 Answer the following questions.
 Your responses may be recorded or presented in a written format. Written
responses for each answer should be approximately 100 words in length. The
written responses may be presented in narrative or bullet point format.
 Your responses may be recorded or presented in a written format. Written
responses for each answer should be approximately 100 words in length. The
written responses may be presented in narrative or bullet point format.
 To answer questions accurately, you may refer to:
o applicable legislation including the National Quality Standard and
Education and Care Services National Regulations, along with the
Belonging, Being and Becoming – The Early Years Learning Framework
o recommendations from a recognised health authority
o the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics
o policies and procedures common to early childhood education and care
services
o position descriptions detailing an educator’s duty of care responsibilities
o other sources such as professional readings along with the course
textbook and identified key resources.
 Ensure you acknowledge and cite your sources accordingly. This is important
whether you use your own words or quote the author’s words. For more
information on referencing and plagiarism, refer to the ‘Academic reference guide’
in the Student Handbook.
 When referring to policies and procedures or position descriptions please submit
with your assessment to support your answer.
Short answer questions
1. Discuss four ways to prevent infection in an early childhood environment?
maintaining a hygienic location is very important and must takes few tips to follow
when it comes to an early childhood place. Young children are importantly required to
adopt positive hygiene practices to prevent infection. As educators and staff, we are
ordered to teach youngsters the practices and commit to them and this is by:
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 Teach them handwashing, especially after toileting and before meals.
 Personal protective equipment, this is when toys and other equipment’s are
regularly cleaned by either children or staff
 When it comes to meal preparations, ensure that all kitchen equipment’s are
washed and the areas where cooking is going to happen is cleaned or wiped
 Ensure that all children are been immunized
 Clean outdoor areas and equipment’s
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Assessor Feedback
Thank you for these strategies that help to minimise the spread of infection.
Claire Cooper 13/3/2019
2. List three indirect ways infections can be spread.
 Direct contact with people,equipments and food
 Through coughing and sneezing
 Breathing contaminated air, which means breathing unclean air and
causing infection to the body
www.nhmrc.gov.au
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Assessor Feedback
Great identification of how infection can spread indirectly.
Claire Cooper 13/3/2019
3. Identify three occasions or situations when an educator should wash their
hands.
 An educator is required to wash their hands once they finish writing
whether on the board or on paper that is passed to a child
 When an educator had touched any toys or other equipments that
belongs to a child
 After cleaning floors or surfaces as well as when they are out on duty
supervising the kids
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