Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy

Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy Level 4
Developing Own Montessori Practice in Professional
Placement
Assessment
Criteria
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Assessment criteria
On completion of this assessment you should be able
to:
5.3.2 In 500-750 words :
Analyse the responsibilities of the Montessori early
years practitioner in supporting the welfare and safety
of children in the context of the Montessori early years
setting.
Responsibilities of the Montessori early year’s practitioner in
supporting the welfare of children must include: health and
safety, security, record keeping and reporting, confidentiality
of information, first aid procedure, drop off and collection
procedure and role of the keyperson.
The roles and responsibilities of an early years practitioner incudes encouraging
the development of children by play and teaching , creating an environment that
is safe and secure, using imagination for helping children to earn, working with
the parents for supporting children. One of the important step is to safe guard
the children. It is necessary to monitor that a child is not subjected to any kind of
neglect or abuse, physical emotional or sexual abuse. In case of any suspicion,
red flag should be raised and the matter needs to be escalated to the parents,
higher authority or to the organisations working for the welfare of children (Davis
2014). An early year’s practitioner should be able to assess the risks of the
classroom environment and should take strict action if any negligence found.
Regular risk assessment should be done for preventing any injury or falls, such
as the flooring, electrical connections, presence of any sharp corners or sharp
edges or the toxicities of the play materials. An early childhood practitioners
should keep a note that there is enough security present in the premises for the
safety of the student. Security should be maintained specially during any
excursions and close surveillance should be on each child between the time of
the drop off and the collection of child by their parents. This would include roll
calls, with subsequent matching of the identification card, before a student
leaves or if a person is not recognised as the parent or the carer of the child,
then the child should not be allowed to leave. It is necessary to ensure that the
CCTV cameras and the classroom and the premises are in a perfect working
conditions (Davis 2014). Special attention needs to be given to the fire
evacuation process and it should be hassle free to ensure a smooth passage. It
is necessary to ensure that each and every staffs have a recent DBS screening.
An early childhood practitioners will act promptly, if a child feels unwell during
the school hours. In case of infectious diseases the child should be immediately
shifted to a rest room under the surveillance of a student nurse, away from the
other students present in the classroom. An early childhood practitioner should
ensure that the stock of medicines are full and the first aid box contain ample
medicines to provide first aids to the students. However, the first aid box needs
to be kept out of the reach of the children (Davis 2014).