Promoting Learning Health and Safety in Early Childhood Education & Care

CHC50113 Diploma in Early
Childhood Education & Care

1. Quality area 1: Educational program and practice. Element 1.1.1 is approved learning framework and 1.1.2 is
child centered. The main aim of 1.1.1 element is to get detailed information of children like their identity and
connection with wellbeing and community in order to improve them.
Quality area 2- Children health and safety. Element number 2.1.1 is children's well-being and comfort, 2.1.2 is related to health and practices and
2.1.3 is related to improving healthy lifestyle.
Quality area 3- Physical environment. Element of 3.1.1 is related to fit for purpose and 3.1.2 is for up keeping.
Quality area 4- Staffing arrangements. Element 4.1.1 refers is organization of educators and 4.1.2 is continuity of staff.
2. Health and safety of children is related to early years learning framework outcome 3.2. As per the outcome 3.2. Children become able to take
their own responsibility for improving health and physical well-being. It can be measured by observing children if they are happy, safe and healthy.
3.1 outcome is: children feel secure, safe and supported. It can be measured when children make as well as follows effective routine to help making
predicted transition smoothly. They start communicating about their needs for assistance and comfort.
3.1.2 outcome is: children develop their inter-dependence, emergency autonomy and sense of agency. It can be measured when children become
open to adapt new challenges.
3. Give five (5) examples of how an educator can promote learning health and safety to children.
Educators can promote learning health and safety outcome 1.1 Educators can make children feel safe and secure by being available for children in
order to help them out emotionally and supporting them in expressing their feelings and thoughts.
1.2 outcome of developing children’s inter-dependence and resilience, educators provide effective opportunities for children as it engages them
with their tasks and they become independent.
1.3 outcome of becoming confident and developing knowledgeable identities, educators develop family involvement teaching and inform their
family members regarding children’s success. They listen and try to understand children’s understanding in order to make them feel valued.

outcome 2.2 of responding to diversity with respect by children can be gained by educators. As they encourage children about interacting with
different cultures of children. They promote positive response to diversity.
For accomplishing outcome 2.3 of becoming aware about fairness, educators encourage children in group discussion that are related
4. Regulation 77 is child care centered whose main aim is to decreases food and hygiene risks to children and improving their health by educating
them about having qualitative food.
Regulation 81 of National law and National regulations make sure that children’s need for sleep as well as rest are met in order to make them feel
energetic and refreshed.
Section 161 offense to operate children’s care and education service without nominating supervisor.
5. Cold: Cold and influenza is the most common illness among children as it involves throat, lungs and nose. It is being caused by viruses when
infected person come in close contact of children. It increases inflammation of membrane in throat as well as nose.
I believe that parents and educators need to be attentive and careful and they need to take medical care. Children should be allowed to take rest
and avoiding going outside for play. They should be encouraged to have clear fluids like water and energy drink.
Conductivities (Pink eye): Pink eye is also common illness among children. It is caused when an inflammation of transparent membrane lines
their eyelid. It can be caused by bacterial infection and allergic reaction to any item.
Children need to wash their hands in order to prevent spreading this infection. Do not rub eyes. Using cool wet washcloth
Diarrhea: It is being caused by viral and bacterial infection. It is also being caused by parasites when they enter in the body via water and food.
The best way is to avoid foods that are milk based and greasy. Not to drink clear liquids.

Hepatitis B: It is the most common infectious disease that no only affects children but also to elders. It leads jaundice, nausea and fatigue. It is
caused by hepatitis B virus. When children come in contact with blood of an infected person then they become infected
Tenofovir is one of the key therapy of treating hepatitis B.
Malaria: It is a mosquito born disease that affects children the most as they are very sensitive.
Chloroquine phosphate is the best treatment for children as they are sensitive to drugs.
Fifth disease: It is viral illness that is also common in children. Children that are sensitive and weak immune system get affected the most with
this disease
Hygiene and using recommended medicines or drugs by doctors can treat this disease.
Chicken pox: Chicken pox is also common among children that develops itchy, blister rash. It is caused by infection with virus
Soaking in colloidal oatmeal bath, applying topical ointment after batching and keeping children at home.
Ear infection: Children are more prone to this disease as it is caused by bacterial infection. It leads ear pain, fever and difficulty in sleeping.
 warm compress over child’s ear.
 Keeping children hydrated and elevating their head
Croup: It is common disease that is caused by viruses and affect wind pipe as well as voice box.
breathing in moist air and running a hot shower can treat this illness.
Scarlet fever: It is also bacterial disease that is caused by group A strep.
It can be treated with antibiotics and preventing serious complications.
Impetigo: It is skin infection that is caused when strep bacteria gets in touch or bite.
Antibiotic ointment can treat this disease.
Reye’s syndrome: It is an illness that comes suddenly. Children with viral and chickenpox are more likely to get affected. Medical help and
prescribed drugs can help in preventing against severe problems.

Mumps: It is caused by virus that leads swelling jaws and cheeks. It is very painful among children. It takes few weeks in treating and it can be
prevented with proper vaccination.
Hand and foot disease: It is viral illness that affect children by entering via saliva.
Without treatment, it can be treated within 7-10 days.
6. List the eleven (11) notifiable diseases.
1. Human coronavirus
2. Yellow fever
3. small pox
4. Plague
5. Severe acute respiratory syndrome
6. Hepatitis
7. listeriosis
8. mumps
9. poliomyelitis
10. Diphtheria
11. Pertussis
7. What should staff do when a notifiable disease is recognised in the centre?
Answer: Child care workers need to make sure that children’s immunization is up to date. Children should be vaccinated or immunised against
mumps, rubella and measles. Centre staff as well as visitors also need to notify the local public health unit regarding suspected and infected
children and ask for vaccination against: mumps, tetanus, whooping cough, German measles and measles.

8. Childcare centres in your state/territory are required to follow which WHS/OHs legislation?
State: Western Australia
Health and safety at workplace (HSWA) 1974
9. Provide the contact details of the WHS/OHS authorities in your state/territory that you would report to in the case of an accident?
If there is serious injury like dangerous accident and death, then people in Australia can report it on 13 10 50. This responsible department
start immediate investigation and people can call on this number any time. It is known as Safe work Australia and it is a central hub of Covid-
19 work health and safety guidance.
10. How do the WHS/OHS regulations impact on the service at your centre?
Section of regulations Summary Impact on child care centre
Hygiene, health and
safety
Regulation 168 of this section is
related to providing nutritional
based food.
It provides water safety by
monitoring water based activities.
It prevents children from infectious
disease.
Section 2:
participation
It gives rest or break to people in
middle of the game to drink water
and have something.
Workplace regulation.
Improves health
Risk and workplace
management
It develops an emergency plan and
monitor health.
It protects children against wrong
movement of bending.
Hazardous chemicals This section makes sure that
children are kept away from
chemical and disinfections products.
Children are not allowed to come at
It protects children against injury
that happens from fire explosion and
chemical materials.

place where such hazardous objects
are placed.
General health and
safety
It is related with infectious disease If people and children follows all
rules regarding hazards then it
protects them against injuries and
health disease.
11. Roles and responsibilities of:
Person conducting a business or undertaking: Main role of this system is to maintain structure as well as system of work. It is the duty of
care of PCBU to make sure that workers are complying with all roles and they are working with safety. Providing safe working environment to
workers is other responsibility.
Officers: Officers in child care need to make sure that children are being treated in a fair manner and they are safe from abuse. Role of officer
in child care is to improve health of children by encouraging them to maintain hygiene and planning curriculum accordingly.
Workers: Workers play a vital role in improving health of children as they ensure cleanliness at workplace, provide education to children
regarding nutritional based food and hygiene. They monitor or make sure that children are at safe place and maintain hygiene.
12. The legal requirements for record-keeping
Record Things need to be recorded Retention
General record It includes personal
information of children such
as past health illness,
parenting and other orders.
Family members, educators
and volunteers are responsible
in managing children’s data.
They need to make sure that