Early Childhood Education Cert III - Assessment 1

U10 (CHCECE002) B84592
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Assessment 1
Question 1 A
Question
In relation to supervision of children in a service:
 discuss 2 reasons to explain why it is important
 discuss 3 factors that are important consideration while supervising children
 explain why it is important to share information with colleagues
 Identify and give link for the Quality Area in the National Quality Standards that
discusses supervision of children at a service.
Answer
 Creating safe environment and monitoring.
 Analysing, understanding and implementing
 To reduce the stress and show their own thoughts.
 National quality standard 4
This means that in respect to supervise the children, it is important to develop safe
atmosphere, evaluates, monitor, under and implement effective norms etc. It is important and
essentially needed for all teacher to create a safe environment for student where all the tools
and teaching equipment’s such as games, projectors etc. should need to be properly arranged
to reduce the chances of accidents. Analysing, understanding and implementing the effective
education is also vital to understand and lead better learning in the students. Along with this,
ensuring effective enthusiasm as well as motivation for the child is also important to ensures
the reduction in the stress., Beside this, effective communication level is also being need to
be ensured and implicated by the teachers and supervisors to endure the better sharing of the
thoughts of the students. Further, implication and meeting of the national quality standard 4 is
also tend to be important and vital as it the organisation of educators across the service
supports children's learning and development along with making every effort that is made for
children to experience continuity of educators at the service.
Question 2 A

Question
List seven (7) hazard items that should be included in a safety checklist.
Answer
 Working at height
 Chemical
 Physical
 Housekeeping
 Electrical
 Forklifts
 Confined space.
Question 2 B
Question
What are four (4) hazards associated each following:
Toys
 Sharp edges
 Sharp point
 Electrical toys
 Loud noise
Playground and other equipment
 Hard surface
 Inadequate fall zone
 Lack of maintenance
 Inadequate supervision
Question 2 C
Question
What are five (5) items, as a minimum, that must be checked as part of any risk assessment
process?
Answer
 Identify the hazards

 Decide the individual may harm
 Evaluate the risk
 Record finding
 Review the risk assessment
Question 2 D
Question
In your own words, briefly discuss how you would conduct a risk assessment of toys and
equipment
Answer
 Look at the warning given with toys.
 Look for safety information such as do not recommend to children under age 3 year
and more.
This describes that risk assessment of toys and equipment can be conducted through
observing the warning provided with toys and safety information can be read in efficiently.
It has been seen that the A risk assessment is used in machine safety to identify, document,
eliminate or reduce hazards in a particular machine or process. While it is always best to refer to the
standards when planning a risk assessment thus, the risk assessment of the toys and equipment sis
ted ton be based on making effective choice the toys that would not hurt the child. Long with this
Watching out for toys that have sharp edges, small parts, or sharp points and include toys that suit
the children's age, interest, and abilities are also effective ways that supports better risk assessment
of the toys and equipment’s.
Question 2 E
Question
The risk assessment process should consider the hierarchy of control. In your own words,
explain each of the elements of the hierarchy of control.
Answer
 Elimination
 Substitution
 Engineering control
 Administrative control
 Personal protective equipment.
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Please explain your responses.
 Elimination: It is generally the highest level of protection as well as a most effective
control. In this, eliminating the hazard as well as the risk elements, it can produce the
most effective control measures.
 Substitution: In this, it can effectively substitute the risk with having lesser risk.
 Engineering control: It decreases the risk via the engineering alterations or alterations
to the system of work.
 Administrative control: It can include the low level of protection as well as having a
less reliable controls. Using administrative actions in order to reduce the exposure
towards hazards as well as to decrease the specific harm levels.
 Personal protective equipment: In this, through having the personal protective
equipments, the lowest levels of the protection as well as a least reliable controls.
Using a personal protective equipments to effectively protect a person from severe
harm or injury as well.
Question 3 A
Question
The National Quality Framework has set out the minimum requirements for child to adult
ratio in centre-based services, and in family day care settings. Research and give the ratios for
centre based care and family day care, as given in NQF. Where would you find this
information?
Answer
 1:7 educators to child ratio
 National quality framework > educators to child ratio
According to NQF, Ratios are calculated across the whole service (not by individual rooms).
This gives providers the flexibility to respond to ensure educators are allocated appropriately
based on the age and needs of children in the service.
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Childcare Centre ratios and Family day care ratio requirements
 Pre-schooler (3–5 years)- 1 trained adult should not care for more than 6–10 pre-
schoolers
 School age- 1 trained adult should not care for more than 10–12 school-age children