Ensure children's health and safety Assignment v1.1 (2017/11/03) CHCECE002

CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children
Assignment v1.1 (2017/11/03)
CHCECE002 Ensure children’s health and safety
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Assignment
Read through the following scenario. You should reflect on your learning and your own research
within this unit.
Prepare a response that responds to each of the issues presented below. Your responses must
reflect your knowledge, skills, and application for this unit.
Scenario
You are an educator in a long day care early childhood learning setting. You are assisting in the
toddlers’ room. Create a safety checklist for the indoor and the outdoor area.
Task 1 Safety checklist table
Use the following table and insert your responses into the blank spaces:
Note: Where possible, access an early learning service, and explore the room. Note areas that
you would like to add to your table.
Area: Indoor
Item Check for Action taken Sign and
date Why is this a risk?
For example:
Kitchen door
latch
Latch working
well
None Jo Brown
12/10/16
Defective latch in the
kitchen door can provide
easy access for the toddlers
to the kitchen increasing
the risk of injury and burnt.
Medicine
cupboard
Ibuprofen
medicine was
expired
The medicine was
restocked
Jo Brown
12/10/16
Consumption of the
expired medicines might
cause life threatening
conditions.
Bathroom
floor
The floor was
dry and clean
None Jo Brown
12/10/16
Children might slip on wet
floor and hurt themselves.
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Scattered
toys on the
floor
Few toys were
scattered on the
floor
The toys were removed
and kept in the toy
cupboard.
Jo Brown
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Children might trip and fall
on the scattered toys and
get an injury.
Presence of
open electric
sockets
The sockets
were covered
and well
insulated.
None Jo Brown
12/10/16
Children might touch the
electric sockets and might
get an electric shock
Toys Small parts on
new Teddy
Removed Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Children might put the
small part in their mouth
that can cause suffocation
due to chocking.
Area: Outdoors
Item Check for Action taken Sign and
date Why is this a risk?
For
example:
Corners on
verandas
Spider webs and
insect nests
Brushed and swept clean Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Children might touch them,
which can cause infection
and allergies
Sandpit area Presence of large
stones
Stones removed Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Children might cut
themselves by the sharp
edges.
Obstacle
course
Path was smooth
and even
None Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Children might fall on the
uneven ground and hurt
themselves.
Ropes and
cables
Cables were
present at the
corner of the
garden
Cables removed from the
location
Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Children might chock
themselves by wrapping
round wires and cables.
Presence of
nearby
water
bodies
The outdoor play
area is properly
fenced and the
gates were
properly latched.
None Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Toddlers might get near the
water bodies and might get
drowned.
Trees and
plants
Thorny plants Thorny bushes from the
garden removed
Jo Brown
12/10/1
6
Children might prick on the
thorns and can get an
injury.
Task 2. National Quality Framework
Access the NQF Summary Table, and list the standards relating to children health and safety.
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Standard 2.1 Health
Health of
each of the
children is
promoted
Element 2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort
Appropriate
opportunities
and facilities
were
provided to
serve the
needs of the
wellbeing
and comfort
of the child
including the
scopes of
rest and
relaxation for
the child1 .
Element 2.1.2 Health practices and procedures
Proper
management
of illness and
injury of the
child by the
adoption of
proper
health
practices.
Element 2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle
Promotion of
healthy
eating and
physical
exercises.
Standard 2.2 Safety Each child is
protected.
Element 2.2.1 Supervision Precautions
and
adequate
1 Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. Children’s health and safety. 2013.
Access Date: 10.1.2018. Retrieved from: https://www.acecqa.gov.au
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supervision
to ensure
that the
children are
protected
from
hazards.
Element 2.2.2 Incident and emergency management
Effective
management
of
emergency
by active
consultation
with the
associated
authorities1.
Element 2.2.3 Child protection
Educators
should be
aware of the
child
protection
rights and
should be
able to
prevent child
abuse and
neglect1.
Task 3. Rest and sleep environments
Describe how you would create an environment that would support children to rest. Include
some ideas for children who do not require to sleep during the day.
 The room should be away from the living room with noises coming from the television
or other room close to road traffic routes.
 Soft music like sound of waves or chimes can be soothing to ears.
 The room should be dimly lit 2
 The temperature of the route should be between 15 °C- 23°C.
 The colour of the walls has to be soothing for eyes and not very vibrant.
2 Nakagawa, Machiko, Hidenobu Ohta, Yuko Nagaoki, Rinshu Shimabukuro, Yoko Asaka, Noriko Takahashi,
Takayo Nakazawa et al. "Daytime nap controls toddlers’ nighttime sleep." Scientific Reports 6 (2016): 27246
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