Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Report for Early Childhood Education and Care Facility Educators

Part A 1
PART A: LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES REPORT
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December 19, 2018

Part A 2
Table of Contents
a. Overview..................................................................................................................................3
b. Overarching Responsibilities...................................................................................................3
c. Potential Issues.........................................................................................................................3
d. Strategies..................................................................................................................................4
e. Improvement Opportunities.....................................................................................................5
f. Risks to Quality........................................................................................................................5
g. References................................................................................................................................6

Part A 3
Part A
a. Overview
An educator in an early childhood education and care facility is obliged to educate and ensure the
safety of the children. These professionals need to supervise and assist children by providing
them with high-quality guidance. Serving the welfare of an individual kid, educators are allowed
to be in direct contact with the relevant families with children in the center
b. Overarching Responsibilities
Educators’ overarching responsibilities include:
 Educating and Ensuring the Certification of Children: A childcare worker needs to be
certified and educated in reference to the standard requirements of a state or country
(Industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au, 2018). This is because they are required to influence
quality knowledge into the minds of the children.
 Program Evaluation and Development: Educators should contribute on matters
concerning the development of programs meant for the children in the learning center.
Irrespective of the qualification one has, knowledge sharing is critical for the
development of a program (Aussiechildcarenetwork.com.au, 2018).
c. Potential Issues
Two (2) Legal Issues
 Licensing: Educators need to obtain a valid license fro he state before administering any
service in the facility (Lim, 2013). Licenses should be inspected for validity, including
evidence presentation for procedural following of nutrition, safety and special healthcare
mandates.
 Laws on Employment: This legal concern necessitates educators to follow all the federal
and state employment policies. According to Olarra (2018), childcare workers need not to