Importance of Health and Safety for Children and Babies

This report discusses the importance of health and well-being for children and babies, ways to promote a healthy lifestyle, and the role of practitioners in keeping them safe and secure. It also covers regulations and laws related to health and safety in the workplace.

Health and safety

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................9
Producing presentation ..........................................................................................................9
Practitioner potential dilemmas............................................................................................11
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
Analyzing the importance of Health and well-being for children and babies......................11
Describing what is feel important by keeping children safe and ensuring their health and well-
being needs are being met....................................................................................................12
Different ways for promoting a Healthy lifestyle for babies and children...........................12
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................14
Analyzing the role of the practitioner in keeping children safe and secure.........................14
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................16
Produce a list showing the accidents and emergencies that could occur in an early years
setting and how to respond to each situation, include procedures for recording and reporting.
..............................................................................................................................................16
Explain how implementation of procedures can avoid injuries in the setting......................18
TASK 6..........................................................................................................................................19
Explain how to prevent the spread of infection in the setting, include these areas: hand
washing, food hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, correct use of
personal protective equipment, knowledge of common childhood illnesses and immunisation,
exclusion periods for infectious diseases.............................................................................19
Create a table showing the most common childhood infections and how these could be spread
in the setting.........................................................................................................................20
Explain the current immunisation programmes and the role they play in infection control for
children.................................................................................................................................21
TASK 7..........................................................................................................................................21
Risk assessment template.....................................................................................................21

TASK 8..........................................................................................................................................22
Importance of maintaining accurate records........................................................................22
Explaining importance of maintaining confidentiality of records........................................22
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................23

INTRODUCTION
Children's health and well-being refers to an integral part of mental, social, emotional and
spiritual well-being which are generally supported by attention-related with these aspects. There
is emotional well-being of children which are related with their needs and acceptance of feelings.
It is important to analyze the health and well-being for babies and children for keeping them safe
and secure to met the need of health and safety. In this report, there is a discussion about the
importance of health and well-being of children and babies. There is also discussion about
feeling to keep children safe and getting ensure about need of health and well-being which
should be met. In this report, there is also discussion about different ways to promote healthy
lifestyle within children or babies according to their age (Frongillo, 2017). This can be done by
describing what should be done in the setting for providing benefit for the children. There is also
discussion about role of practitioners for keeping children safe and secure at the settings. There is
identification and explanation of different ways which can contribute to health and safety in the
setting. This includes the arrival or departure, safeguarding, outside play, accidents, medication,
food etc. are explained briefly with roles and responsibilities of practitioner.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Legislation/
Regulation
Summary of
the
legislation/re
gulation
How it is
implemented in
the setting
(include how you
meet requirements
e.g. risk
assessments
Useful websites
or sources to
support
implementation
– particularly
for planning
healthy and safe
environments.
Who has
responsibility for
monitoring/revie
wing/
maintaining
The
management
of Health
and Safety at
Work
Regulations
Health and
safety at
work Act
This is the act
which
provide
safety and
security at the
work place
from any
harm or any
physical
damage.
There is need to
carry out the
assessment by
confirming all
the safety
measures at
work place.
Posters and training
provide the
information
any idea to
http://
www.teachearlyy
ears.com/
nursery-
management/
view/health-
safety-in-the-
nursery
http://
www.hse.gov.uk
http://
The nursery
manager and
deputy as well as
our appointed
health and safety
lead. Everyone in
the work place also
has a
responsibility.

1974. avoid the harm
or physical
damage at
workplace for
proper safety.
Personal protective
Equipment
should be
available and
used at the
workplace.
There should be
availability of
first aid
facilities and
some
medicines
which can be
used during
any case of
diarrhoea or
vomiting.
Risk assessments
and training
held for
personal safety,
including
procedures for
lone working
Facilities provided
for securing
personal
property while
at work.
www.ndna.org.u
k/childcare-
training-nursery-
health-and-
safety-policy
The Manual
Handling
Operations
Regulations
1992
This provide
the
information
for physical
operation that
can help to
avoid the risk
of hazards
and proper
safety.
 Proper
assessment
for proper
and safe
handling of
manual
operations.
 Following
proper
system to
avoid the
risk at
https://
www.ofi.co.uk/
manual-handling-
training/manual-
handling-
operations-1992/
https://
www.firstpractic
emanagement.co.
uk/health-and-
safety-
guidance/
Every staff
member who
woking and using
equipment are
having the
responsibility of
safety.
Supervisor have
the responsibility
to ensure about the
placement of
equipment at the

workplace.
 Place the
equipment
at their right
place with
proper
safety lock.
 Taking care
of activity
which can
lead to
create risk
of health
which
should not
put others at
risk.
 Proper
assessment
of
mercenary
before use
to avoid
risk.
manual-handling-
operations-
regulations-1992/
right place.
PPE at work
regulations
This is the
personal
protective
equipment to
provide
safety from
any harm
during work
at any place
form physical
harm
(Havaei,
2019).
 Safety from
breathing
form
contaminate
d air which
includes
lungs.
 This can be
use during
work for
protecting
own-self
form any
type of
physical
harm which
can be
influence
due to air,
fall of
substance or
any
https://
www.hse.gov.uk/
toolbox/ppe.htm
https://
www.hse.gov.uk/
pubns/
indg174.pdf
The manger and
supervisor are
having the
responsibility to
maintain the rules
and ensure of
following to avoid
the physical harm.

chemicals.
 Making
rules at
during work
for better
protection.
Health and
Safety (first
aid)
regulations
1981
This
regulation
provides
appropriate
and adequate
equipment
which can
help to
provide better
first aid to the
employees
for injuries or
getting ill at
work.
 Proper
assessment
for finding
out the
injury part.
 Providing
training to
employees
to apply first
aid when
needed.
 Making
employees
aware of
first-aid
aiders.
 Managing
provide of
first aid
including
rooms,
equipment
and first aid
kit.
https://
www.hse.gov.uk/
pubns/books/
l74.htm
https://
www.firstpractic
emanagement.co.
uk/health-and-
safety-guidance/
the-health-and-
safety-first-aid-
regulations-1981/
Team supervisor
and manager have
the responsibility
to aware all the
employee related
with first aid to
apply when
needed.
Employees have
also the
responsibility to
learn for utilising
the first aid at
workplace.
Reporting
injuries,
diseases and
dangerous
occurrences
2013
COSHH
2002
This law
enforces to
report and
make records
of work
related
injuries,
accidents,
certain
diseases or
any harm due
to dangerous
occurrence.
 Proper
assessment
for making
correct
record of
injury or
accident at
work place.
 Proper
reporting of
accidents at
workplace
to the
person in
charge.
 Record can
https://
www.safeopedia.
com/definition/
472/reporting-of-
injuries-diseases-
and-dangerous-
occurrences-
regulations-
riddor
https://
www.hse.gov.uk/
pubns/
indg453.htm
Supervisor and
manager are
person in charge of
that work place
where employees
should report the
injury or accidents,
diseases or any
dangerous
occurrences within
workplace.

be further
use of future
reference to
ensuring
about the
regular site
of injury for
implementin
g better
safety and
reducing
risk at that
area.
 Installation
of safety at
workplace
to avoid the
risk of
injury or
accidents.
Smoking ban
2007
This was the
act which
was
implemented
to avoid the
risk of
increasing
cancer. This
provides the
safety form
smoking in
the
workplace. It
also dropped
the cases of
heart attack
significantly.
 This
provides the
safety form
the risk of
cancer.
 This rule
make person
to avoid the
smoking at
the public
place which
reduces the
chances of
lungs
cancer.
 This
provides
safety form
getting
passive
smoker
which is
highly
harmful.
 It also
reduces the
https://
navigator.health.
org.uk/theme/
smoking-ban-
england
https://
www.ncbi.nlm.ni
h.gov/pmc/
articles/
PMC1940108/
Higher authority
having the
responsibility to
regulate the law at
workplace for
proper
regularisation of
this low to avoid
the risk of heath
and reduce the
chances of lungs
cancer.

heart related
problem
with better
health.
Food
hygiene
legislation
2006
This is the
regulation
which needed
to follow by
the food
industry for
better safety
of consumer
by consuming
the food. It
also enforces
to maintain
proper
hygiene and
ensure that
customer
health in not
harmed
(Memon,
2017).
 Identificatio
n of
potentials
food safety
risk which is
related with
food
industry.
 Taking
control over
hygiene and
safety of
food
preparation
and its
storage.
 Proper
following of
rules to
confirm
safety of
food and
their
consumers.
https://
www.delta-
net.com/health-
and-safety/food-
safety-topic/
faqs/what-is-the-
food-hygiene-
regulations-2006
https://
fssai.gov.in/cms/
food-safety-and-
standards-act-
2006.php
Head Chef having
the responsibility
to maintain the
food safety and
confirming the
preparation of
food. Manager
have also the
responsibility to
ensure about the
safety and quality
of food which is
offered to the
consumers.
TASK 2
Producing presentation
There are various way to provide the information about the safety regarding health to the
people and employees that can help to deliver better understanding and applying the safety at the
workplace which can be there utilised for delivering better care to their patients. Providing basic
and standard training is one of the best way to provide safety at the workplace to every people of
every age, stage and needs of children. There is description about the care plan and physical care
routine which can be use in the setting.
 Routines for nappy changing- There is need to take care about the changing of nappy of
the children time to time which can help to ensure about the baby skin is breathing and
proper sanitation for better health and safety (Gunduz, 2018).

 Using the toilet- There is need to teach children how to use toilet properly which can
help to maintain proper sanitation and avoid disease or skin infection.
 Hand washing- Every child should learn how to wash hand properly which can help to
provide better safety from getting any type of infection. Hand wash before taking meal is
highly necessary for every age group or any stage for maintaining hygiene.
 Skin care- Every age group need to take care of the hygiene which can help to maintain
the skin care and to avoid skin related infection or disease which is needed to maintain
health and safety of body form getting diseases.
 Hair care- There is need to proper guide every individual for proper caring of their hair
which is highly necessary for better hair. Hair care is highly necessary for better care of
hair.
 Use of toiletries- Every one should learn about using of toiletries for maintaining of
proper sanitation which can help to maintain the hygiene to avoid any type of skin
infection or diseases.
 Sun safety- There is need to get safety form sun burn which is able to impact on the skin
and can create any type of diseases which can lead to create the difficulty in delivering of
care and safety to the all age group at any stage.
 Development and care of teeth- For health teeth there is need for proper care of by
utilising all the care plan and following the instruction of dentist for better care and
avoiding the risk of tooth decay or any related disease of teeth.
 Application of prescribed creams- Prescribed cream have the application for providing
security and safety to the skin which is necessary for better health and maintain safety to
the skin (Balkhyour, 2019).
 Administration of medication- There is need to have the information of all the
medication which are getting administered in any individual for safety from any diseases
or side effect and for better health.
 Dressing and undressing- This can help to provide the understanding about the way to
maintain hygiene by changing dress and getting undressing for maintaining hygiene and
sanitation for all age group at any stage.

Practitioner potential dilemmas
Practitioner can face the moral or ethical dilemma which can impact in context to choice
and rights to meet the health and safety requirement. For example- When there is need to time to
time health check-up which are highly necessary to maintain the health of the children. But due
to getting blood sample with the help of needle which can help to get ensure about the blood
related diseases. This is the right of the child to refuse the use of needle but for the health check-
up there is need to take blood sample for which there in need to inject the needle (Darshana,
2017).
TASK 3
Analyzing the importance of Health and well-being for children and babies
There are various importance of Health and well-being for children and babies. This can
provide better and quality of life and for effective development to influence feeling of goodness,
economical, social, physical and environmental (Becker, 2017).
It also allows them to focus on their physical impairment or any disability which can
create complication and distressful. There is a need to provide care and support to such type of
children for providing better care and make them feel better. So, it is highly required to focus on
their health and wellness.
For babies and children, it is needed to care by someone which can provide them
essential strength and social, physical and emotional health along with well-being. Health and
well being provides children positive aspect of health by performing different activities and
living in this world (Schlebusch and et. al., 2017).
Health plays an important role in supporting baby's development. With the help of good
health, children or baby allows to perform their daily activities effectively and provide them
quality of life. It also allows them to being happy (Perera and et. al., 2018).
For overall health, it is necessary to feel better. This influences well-being and allows
children and babies to successfully overcome from various difficulties and allowed them to
achieve what they want throughout life. So, it is highly important to focus on delivering effective
care and support to the children which can help in positive development with better experience
(Straker and et. al., 2018).

Describing what is feel important by keeping children safe and ensuring their health and well-
being needs are being met
It is important to feel about keeping children safe and need to focus on their health and
well-being needs. This is highly important and provide a good feeling and pleasure by providing
them care and safety by fulfilling their needs and demand.
This is one most important feeling which enable by keeping children safe and ensuring
their health and well-being. In this process, there is a need to deliver effective care is can help to
proper development of an individual. This allows them to run, climb and discover new things in
the world. It also create different ideas for delivering better care and support (Länsimies and et.
al., 2017).
While playing with children, they feel joy and feel their real happiness which is by
providing care and allowed them to perform different activity to make them happy. Fulfilling
needs of being healthy and well-being, this allowed to feel satisfied by delivering proper care and
support which can help to proper development of children (Moreau and et. al., 2021).
This can provide the feeling which is important for keeping children safe and focusing on
to get ensure about their health and well-being needs are being met. They pleasure individual and
satisfaction while playing the role effectively (Cage and et. al., 2018).
Different ways for promoting a Healthy lifestyle for babies and children
There are different way to promote a healthy lifestyle for babies and children which
includes according to their age. There is also need to focus on health promotion which can be
highly beneficial for children to staying healthy and living happily (Keats, 2019). Health lifestyle
also allows children to see the world in different aspect and experiences many things which may
be for their whole life.
Age How we can promote
health
What we do in my setting The benefits for the
child

0-1 Health can be promoted in
babies and children by
influencing their parents
about benefit of
breastfeeding for babies
(Khatib, 2018).
In setting, a Healthy
lifestyle can be promoted
by providing proper care
and nourishing.
Promoting Healthy
lifestyle can help
children for their better
growth and
development.
1-2 There is need to create
awareness to the parents
about delivering quality of
food. They should ensure
that their children are taking
nutritional food.
In the setting, practitioner
need to focus on delivering
quality of food and should
focus on proper diet. There
should also taking care of
regular physical activity
along with sufficient sleep. .
Promoting healthy
lifestyle can be highly
effective and beneficial
for children. This can
help to create a positive
health and allow to stay
healthy and perform
different activity
effectively without
getting Sick (Perera,
2018).
3-5 In the age group of 3 to 5
years children, there is need
to promote health by
different activity which
should be creative and allow
to understand the benefit of
Healthy lifestyle by
promoting health.
In the sitting, practitioner
should organize creative
play which can promote
health and healthy lifestyle
and provide the information
to children to stay healthy
(yseni, 2017).
This play an important
role which can provide
benefit to the children
to a staying healthy and
allows better growth
and development.
5-7 In this age group, there is
need to promote health with
the help of providing
information about the
procedure and policy which
should be implemented
In the setting practitioner
need to provide the
implementation of policy
and procedures effectively
that children can understand
and able to use that policy
Understanding the
implementation of
policies and procedures
can allow children to
understand the healthy
lifestyle benefit.

during working and
performing the different
activity (Mottola, 2019).
and procedure in there
lifestyle.
TASK 4
Analyzing the role of the practitioner in keeping children safe and secure
There are different role and responsibilities of practitioner for keeping children safe and
secure. In context to this, there are some discussion of the roles and responsibility of the
petitioner considering key element which are necessary to include a while playing a role of
practitioner for keeping children safe and secure. Practitioner roles and responsibilities are going
to be discussed further.
Key
element
Role of practitioner Responsibility of practitioner
Arrival and
departure
During arrival and departure professional
role is to ensure that there should use of
branded ID batches. This can help to
recognize and allow only authorized
person for arrival and departure at the
premises.
It is the responsibility of the
practitioner to get ensure that
premises is secure and no any
stranger and children can get in and
get out simultaneously from the
premises without practitioner
concern (McCord and et. al., 2020).
Equipment Role of practitioner is to proper
utilization of equipment at the premises.
Equipment should be use in positive
manner and should not affect any children
or baby in any circumstances (Andrews
and et. al., 2020).
Practitioner have the responsibility
to get ensure that there should not
be any harm to the children due to
use of equipment. There is chance
of getting dislocation of equipment
parts which can harm children or
increase compromise with safety
and security of the children.
Environme
nt
Role of practitioner is to create a secure
environment at the premises and help
children to learn different things with the
Here, practitioner have the
responsibility to make the
environment secure by utilizing

help of imagination. different equipment. Responsibility
of the practitioner have to help
children to use their imagination for
learning and performing new
activity that can provide them
feeling of secure environment
(Smith and et. al., 2019).
Safeguardi
ng
Role of practitioner is to follow policy
and legislation. In this process, they
should ensure that no any staff members
should harm children and there should not
any type of violent activity with children
(Baird and et. al., 2018).
Practitioner have the responsibility
to ensure that there should not be
any type of harm or abuse to the
children which can directly impact
their mindset and safety and
security.
Medication Role of the practitioner to take care of
children by focusing on the medication.
They should also ensure that due to any
circumstances when children are not
feeling well or any type of need of
healthcare services.
Responsibility of the practitioner is
to making ensure that there should
not be any extra demand of
medication for the children
(Barnhart and et. al., 2018).
Accidents Role of practitioner to take care of
children while providing safety and
security. There should not be any type of
accident.
Responsibility of the practitioner is
to eliminate the chances of accident
and continue keeping eye on the
children to get ensure that there
should not be any type of accident
(Matta and et. al., 2019).
Food Role of the practitioner is to ensure that
there should not be any type of food that
can create negative impact on children
health (Beryl and et. al., 2018).
Practitioner have the responsibility
to take care of the food while
preparing.
Outside
play
Role of the practitioner is to decide the
place to allow children for outside play.
Practitioner have the responsibility
to choose most secure place for

This is most important role when children
are taken out for outside play (Haupt and
et. al., 2018).
outside play. They have the
responsibility to take care of
children about their health and
safety and security at the outside
place (Quayle and et. al., 2019).
TASK 5
Produce a list showing the accidents and emergencies that could occur in an early years setting
and how to respond to each situation, include procedures for recording and reporting.
Accident and emergencies are used to imitated in the various workplace but in the early year of
setting used to create more complication for the children and other. Moreover, there are some of
serious emergencies can create situation and proper plan for the improvement of early year
setting (Anandalwar and et. al., 2020). In this, some of the health and safety guidance are used to
measure which include the emergency situation include:
 Basic first aids.
 Responding towards any accident.
 Calling the emergency services.
 Responding to the missing child from the centre which is associated with the early year
setting.
 Evacuation. Recording and reporting procedure which is associated with early setting which can cause
complication.
Responding to any accident
In the case of any accident the children are used to involve will be frightened. As per this,
the know exactly the need which is related remain calm and reassure them. There are some of the
accident which is various in number and cause issue which is regularly happen and can be
eradicated by using proper first aid kit (Accidents and Emergencies in Early Years, 2019).
Basic first aid procedure
In the condition of any serve injury of any complication which is measurable and caused
issue is identified by DR ABCs.

Danger: Analysing to the safety which is always be the first step that help to analyse the
condition of any individual. As per this, the monitoring is used to taken in the nearby
surrounding which is safe and there is no complication of hazards and analyse no one hurt. In
this, the sign of bleeding, head injury, broken bones and shock are used to taken (Hojsak and et.
al., 2018).
Response: After any complication which is associated with the children accident, shake the child
gently and analyse that they are conscious or not.
Airways: Open their mouth and used to check the passage of airway which is not constricted and
removing the obstacle which can cause complication in airways.
Breathing: Check the pulse and analyse the condition and also, check the chest for the small
movement.
Circulation: There are some of the factor which is associated with circulation and this is
regulated by using pulse. Try to take them in recovery position and call to 999.
Responding to any missing child
There is various rare occurrence which show the impact when the child is missing from
the early years setting. For the safety and to ensure the policy there is standard procedure which
is used to follow in the place. Some of the effective response which is taken:
 Inform the manager or the higher person who is taken responsibility.
 Ensure all the staff member which is base of the communication with each other with the
help of mobile phones.
 Supervise and assure the children.
 Used to write full report of the accident and incident which is happen in the childcare
setting. Inform the effective relevant strategies.
Evacuation
There is always emergency condition is imitated which can be cause due the improper
analysis of environment. In this, requirement of the full version of evacuation in setting are used
to taken. In this, some of the step which is taken place in the early year setting to improve the
function and quality of the children and staff safety (Ong and et. al., 2020). The basic procedure
is used to taken in this some of the process are:
 Calm in number of situation which is critical.

 Reassure the children which is help to explain the happening which clear and simple.
 Register all the people for the assembly points. Call all the emergency service which do not return to the building which is authorised.
Recording and reporting procedures
The recording and reporting which is effective for the incident to measure or monitor.
There is a legal duty which is essential for the health and legal reason to access them for future.
In this, make sure that the condition which is record the incident clearly and analyse the signing
and dating which associated with the quick response.
There are number of complication which is related with the accident and emergencies which may
be small but they do not have the potential to become condition for the life threatening. They
used to take the responsibility which make sure that the health and safety policies and procedure
are used to practice.
Explain how implementation of procedures can avoid injuries in the setting.
Injuries are major cause of the death and disabilities for the young people. In this, the
young children are used to accountable for the risk of injuries in which the major injuries are
more probable in the various stage. However, the toddler is the most condition which is
susceptible to the poisoning, pre-schooler to drowning and so on. This is used to create the
condition of pedestrian accident. Whereas, the most likely analyse that the condition which is not
appropriate in order to develop supervision. There is some the safety tool is applied in such a
way which is help to restrict the injuries (Rowbotham and et. al., 2019).
Indoor safety: The safety towards the indoor is very important because for the number of hour
the children are used to spend their time. In this, the classroom or the family child care homes
which is need to create the space for the children of all ages that help to explore them safely. In
this, the infants need time and space to roll and crawl. Used to create safety by removing product
such as needle, scissor, any equipment which can cause injury. Also, avoid medication which
necessary to make away from the reach of children.
Outdoor safety: Playing outdoor is every important for the development of child. There is major
chance of critical injury. So, there are some of the step which is driven in account to provide
effective and efficient step to remove the prediction of injury by implementing plan. As per this,
the playground equipment is used to show the size as according the group of children. The
infants and toddler do not play at the place which have tall slide and high platform. In this, the

playground surface must be smooth and soft which can resist the injuries are per minor fall.
Overall, the supervision is important during the outdoor play.
Water safety: According to the various united states centre for the disease control and prevention
is the second cause of the injury which is related death among children under the age of 15.
Special safety precaution which is major cause of the children which associated with the around
water. In this, the teaching is essential for the children for their swimming. There is a factor
which is also important to discuss while swimming of child the supervision is taken to avoid the
complication which can majorly.
Other ideas to prevent the cope of injuries: In this, protecting children safety and preventing
injuries is avoided and can be reduce by attentive, choose material carefully. Provide essential
approach by teaching the children to take themselves and provide some of the management. This
is helpful in order to reduce the complication which cause serious issue while any injuries
(Styczyński and et. al., 2020).
TASK 6
Explain how to prevent the spread of infection in the setting, include these areas: hand washing,
food hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, correct use of personal
protective equipment, knowledge of common childhood illnesses and immunisation,
exclusion periods for infectious diseases.
Hand washing: The proper handwashing is helpful to reduce the spread of infection. The proper
hand washing procedure required soap and hand wash antiseptic foam which is used during the
handwashing by applying. In this, the soap is used to minimise the spread of infection.
Food hygiene: Food hygiene is taken because it can create more complication and consequence
due the poor food hygiene which is usually cause due the negotiation of gloves and other
measure such as use mask, gloves, and avoid sneezing in the kitchen while preparing food.
Dealing with spillages safely: Used to clean surface by water and then used disinfectant in the
surface to spread the microbes which can be arise due the spillage. The proper disinfectant is
used such as phenol is majorly used as disinfectant.
Safe disposal of waste: By using proper polyethylene in which all the disposal is used to
collected and dispose in such location which is far away from the city of town because it creates
more infection when it is nearby (Tullie and et. al., 2020).

Correct use of personal protective equipment: The personal protective kit is used for the
prevention of infection because there are number microbes which can issue with the individual
who is delivering the services. As per this, the use which is recommend while using the PPE kit
is identify, performed hand hygiene, put isolation gown, and N95 mask.
Knowledge of common childhood illness: This is help to know the sign and symptoms as per
this, if any complication which is associated with any sign and symptoms are used be identified.
Immunisation: This done by using proper diet which help to develop immune and fight against
virus.
Exclusion period for the infectious disease: It depends and initiated as per the incubation of the
virus.
Create a table showing the most common childhood infections and how these could be spread in
the setting
Campylobacteriosis Ensure the children to hand wash properly
and carefully after handling the pets
Chickenpox Used to exclude the child from the child care
setting when they are spotted for the first time
when they are appearing.
Alert parents when the case of chick pox is
arrived.
Cold Sores Avoid kissing to child and provide care.
Croup Warm mist, and take medical treatment
Cryptosporidiosis Wash toy and surface with ammonia solution
5%.
E. Coli Medical assessment is required in this case.
Fifth Disease Provide a determination which is not immune
for the fifth disease.
Giardiasis Exclude individual with symptoms from food
handling and child care.
Haemophilus Influenzae type B Antibiotic is used to recommended.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Clean and disinfectant diaper change area

after each diaper.
Head Lice Avoid head to head contact between the
children.
Hepatitis A Vaccine or immune globulin is required.
Impetigo Do not share clothing, towels and others.
Influenza Carefully dispose contaminated nose and
throat secretion with papers and used to
disinfectant.
Measles Vaccination
Meningitis Contact with local public health.
Explain the current immunisation programmes and the role they play in infection control for
children.
The current immunisation program used to state about the condition of the immunisation
which is helpful for the children to prepare the antibody for in order to treat the serious infection
which helpful for the future (Childhood immunisation programme, 2020). In this, the young
babies are acceptable for the various mode infection in which the current program play a role of
vaccination in their early age to provide and immunisation to the body. This is initiated by
government such as polio and other programme which is helpful and play a vital role in the
development of growth of children without any disabilities.
TASK 7
Risk assessment template
Step 1
What are the
hazard indoor or
outdoor?
Step 2
who might be
harmed and why?
Step 3
What are you
already doing?
What further
action is
necessary?
Step 4
How to put
assessment into
action?
There may risk of
physical health
and chance of
There is high
chance of
physical harm to
To follow all the
safety procedure
that can help to
Proper
implementation
of act or
With the help for
effective
strataegy and

accident or
chance of getting
risk of fall of
equipment etc.
any individual or
children. Due to
any harm like fall
of equipment at
workplace,
accidents or many
more is directly
concern with
physical harm.
avoid the chance
of physical harm
either indoor or
outdoor.
regulation which
effective follow
ups. To get ensure
about correct way
to implement the
rules and act for
its effectiveness
(Al-Qaysi, 2018).
correct
implementation
can help to put
assessment into
action with its
effectiveness.
TASK 8
Importance of maintaining accurate records
There are may importance of maintaining the accurate record which are very helpful in
proper delivering of health and care to the people. Some of the importance are going to be
discussed further.
 Maintain accurate record can help healthcare practitioner to help to ensuring about the
medication requirement for proper health (Enaizan, 2017).
 It also help to provide the information about the need of particular diet that can help to
deliver the better diet for improved health.
 It is also able to help to make plan for better implementation of health related procedure
for patients improved health.
 It is also helpful in evaluating and observing patient for better and improved delivery of
treatment.
 It also provide the safety and security of the patient health which can help healthcare
professional to get the medical history to implement the better treatment.
 It also contribute in survey by providing number of cases and its cause of accident which
can help to make any policy or act to avoid such cause of accidents (Roberts, 2017).
Explaining importance of maintaining confidentiality of records
There is high need to maintain the confidentiality of the records which is regarding
providing safety and providing safeguarding from the misuse of information of any patient which
can lead to create any difficulty at setting or any other place. There are many importance which

includes the anonymity which make patient anonymous for maintaining the information and
using patient information which is the right of the patient. It also helps to maintain the privacy of
the patients health condition with others or their party rather than patient and their healthcare
professionals. This plays a legal right of the patient to maintaining of confidentiality of the
record and not to share with any individual without concern of patient. Practitioner have the duty
of care which also includes the maintaining of confidentiality of the patient health records
(Nayak, 2019).
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it can be concluded that health and well-being of babies plays an
important role for their proper growth and development. There is need to provide them healthy
lifestyle which can help for continuous growth and development according to their age which is
essential for them are positive growth. In this report, there is discussion about the importance of
Health and well-being for children and different ways for promoting a healthy lifestyle within
them according to age. There is also a discussion about role and responsibility of practitioners for
keeping children safe and secure at the premise within setting. There is also a description about
different key element including safeguarding, outside play, medication, accidents, equipment,
and food in which a practitioner have different roles and responsibility to perform for providing
safety and security of children or babies.