Key Factors for Children's Health, Safety, and Wellbeing

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ASSESSMENT 1
Short Questions
1. What are the key factors related to Quality Area 2 that promote children’s health, safety
and wellbeing?
Refer to www.acecqa.gov.au “Guide to the National Quality Standard. ACT:
Commonwealth of Australia” page 48
The key factors which are considered to are hygiene, food charts, quality of sleep and mental
relaxation as well as effective illness and risk management.
2. Match the National Quality Standard Elements below to the correct descriptor:
Element 2.1.1 Each child’s health needs are supported.
Element 2.1.2 Each child’s comfort is provided for and there are appropriate opportunities to
meet each child’s need for sleep, rest and relaxation.
Element 2.1.3 Effective hygiene practices are promoted and implemented.
Element 2.1.4 Steps are taken to control the spread of infectious diseases and to manage injuries
and illness, in accordance with recognised guidelines.
Element 2.2.2 Physical activity is promoted through planned and spontaneous experiences and is
appropriate for each child.
Element 2.3.1 Children are adequately supervised at all times.
Element 2.3.2 Every reasonable precaution is taken to protect children from harm and any
hazard likely to cause injury.
Element 2.3.3 Plans to effectively manage incidents and emergencies are developed in
consultation with relevant authorities, practised and implemented.
National Quality Standard Elements Descriptor National Quality
Standard
Implement a range of practices for both Educators and
children to minimise the risk of accidental injuries
2.1.2

and the spread of infectious disease.
Implement effective hygiene practices to minimize the
risk of the spread of infectious diseases and
ensuring good health and ensure high standards of
hygiene.
21.4
The environment is monitored to minimise potential
hazards.
21.3
Encouraging children to participate in a wide range of
age-appropriate physical activities.
22.2
Healthy lifestyles are encouraged and children are
supported to take increasing responsibility for their
own health and physical wellbeing.
23.2
Systems are in place to ensure incidents and
emergencies are managed calmly and effectively
21.1
Educators implement sound supervision practices that
reflect the age, stage and abilities of children.
23.1
Meet the individual comfort and welfare needs of
children in relation to daily routines, such as rest,
sleep, dressing and toileting/nappy changing.
21.2
3. In the ‘Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011’, what is the approved
service required to do if there is an outbreak of an infectious disease?
As per studies, service which may ensure that reasonable steps are taken to prevent the harmful
causes and spread of infectious disease at the services.
4. a. The policy states that in the event of fire, staff will use the RACE procedure
recommended by the fire service. What are the four RACE procedures?
The race procedures follow four general steps that are rescue, alarm, confine and evacuate.