Early Childhood Education and Care

Running head: Early Childhood Education and Care
Early Childhood Education and Care
Name of the Student
Name of the university
Author’s note

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Early Childhood Education and Care
Legal Obligations Ethical Obligations Who to report to
The caregivers should
have been present
along with the children.
As per the Children and
Young People Act
2008 (ACT) ,children
below 5 years will
always be accompanied
by a caregiver in the
day care centre for
ensuring the safety of
the child
(Legislation.gov.UK.
2008). Breaching of the
services can bring the
whole organization
under the lawsuit.
The children may catch
cold due or may slip on
floors due to the soapy
water.
 A member of senior
management
 The careers in-
charge of the kids.
2. The confidential information should be used in closed cabinets. Although there are
rules that both the parents are eligible carer, but it is my duty to enquire about the
reason why the mother is saying so. I would enquire if there are chances of child abuse

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Early Childhood Education and Care
or inappropriate care coming in to play on releasing children in to the care of their
father. Furthermore it should also be considered that children are normally more close
to their mother and hence might not get desired care from their fathers. Inappropriate
habit of the father can affect the social and the emotional wellbeing of the child.
3. At first I would try to go into a peaceful conversation with the colleague to sort out the
issue and in case the issue is not sorted out that I would report the issue to the senior
manager so that they can take the necessary decisions. In order to handle conflicts at
the workplace it is necessary to listen carefully to the other person, identify the places of
the agreement and the disagreement, prioritize the areas of the conflict, and develop a
plan to work on the conflicts (Cahn and Abigail 2014). It has to be remembered that in
most of the cases the conflicts are caused due to poor communication among the
employees.
4. (A) At first I would approach the concerned coworker and would explain that it is
against the work ethics to use abusive terms or derogatory post against the coworkers.
Furthermore I should also notify him, that the coworkers or the organization can file
lawsuit against the person for abusing them in a social network site. Such acts
deliberately breach the Fair Work Amendment Act 2013, which states that using
offensive language against the coworkers can directly place the accused under litigation
(Federal Register of Legislation. 2013). In case the coworker refuses to come in to any
kind of understanding, I shall report the incident to the higher authority to maintain a
healthy, peaceful and sustainable workplace.
(B) At first it is essential to inform him about the workplace ethics and culture, including
the organization’s zero tolerance rules for workplace bulling. Then I should inform him