Project 1: Transition from Home to Care

The transition from home to care centre for the first time can be difficult for children. To manage this phase, parents should visit the facility with their child for a short duration, and children can meet primary caregivers beforehand. Additionally, day-time sleep is crucial for children's development, and childcare centers should accommodate cultural and lifestyle needs of clients and children. The assignment also emphasizes the importance of hygiene, nutrition, and healthy eating, as well as creating a supportive environment that prioritizes health, safety, and well-being.

Question 4
The transitioning from the home to care center is a crucial phase for the children. While visiting
the care centers, they need to stay in an unfamiliar environment for long hours. For the children,
coping with such changes can be emotionally stressful. In such situations, involving one or two
educators to take care of the children can be effective. In the initial days, meeting too many new
people at once can be overwhelming for the children. On the contrary, dealing with one or two
educators makes the situation easier for the children and helps them to get familiar with the new
place gradually.
Generally children grow and learn more in their very first 12 months. About four months on
babies sleep less during the day and babies will start to take a nap through the night from 6–8
months. However, the following factors can affect the sleep of a child—
 Temperature
 Exposure to light-- Excessive light at the sleeping area can affect sleep of a child (Meltzer &
Mindell, 2007).
 Health status—The sleep pattern of a child changes with the developmental stages. For
instance, the children can have interrupted sleeping during teething.
References:
Meltzer, L. J., & Mindell, J. A. (2007). Relationship between child sleep disturbances and maternal sleep,
mood, and parenting stress: a pilot study. Journal of Family Psychology, 21(1), 67.
Question 10
The physical interactions help the children to create emotional bonding with the adults. When the
children are hold or patted, they feel cared, safe and secured. It, in turn, creates strong attachment with
the adults.

The language skill of a child is developed through social interaction. The physical interaction with adults
can be considered as a form of social interaction and so, it can lead to language development.
The exploratory experiences make the children familiar with the world and provide them new
knowledge. For instance, the 7 month old children can move through crawling. Putting them on floor
with a mat and a number of toys can encourage them to reach the toys. It will be a completely new
experience for them and will help them to learn more movements.
Question 12
SIDS or the sudden infant death syndrome can be described as the death of an infant during sleep. The
SIDS can also be named as crib death. The SIDS causes death of a significant number of children under
the age of 1 year. The SIDS can be caused by several a factors which include—
 Any hidden health problem such as defects in the brain
 Age ( especially when the children are in the first six months)
 Stress due to poor sleep positioning, respiratory issues and secondhand smoke
The risk of SIDS can be reduced by incorporating the safe sleep practices. The safe sleep practices can
include—
 Keeping the babies with well-fitting and secured cushion. The children should sleep on a firm
surface.
 Making sure the blanket is not causing respiratory obstacle for the baby. The small wearable
blankets can be used as those do not cover face of the baby.
 Putting the baby on back for sleep can reduce the risk of death
 Keeping the children cool and comfortable during sleep can be effective to reduce the risk of
death.
Question 13
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) focuses on protecting the rights of
children across the world and enforcing the rights legally. As per UNCRC, ever child has the economic,
cultural, social, health and civil rights (Gillett-Swan & Coppock, 2016). UNCRC includes 54 articles which
demonstrate the rights of children (Gillett-Swan & Coppock, 2016). UNCRC also described that any
human being can be considered as child unless he/she attains the age of 18 or the age of majority as per
national legislation. The fundamental rights of children are described in UNCRC as—the right to life, right
to existence and development and the right to get protected any form of violence, abuse or negligence.
The convention also states that the children need special care from the adults along with all other rights.

The convention was agreed by different states. The states that ratify the convention need to protect
right of the children according to the international law.
Reference:
Gillett-Swan, J., & Coppock, V. (Eds.). (2016, March). Children’s Rights, Educational Research and the
UNCRC. Symposium Books Ltd.
Summative Assessment 2: project 1
Transition from home to care and ways to manage children and parents:
The transition from home to care centre for the first time can be difficult. During the initial phase, the
child might face problems to adjust with a completely new environment and also with the unknown
people. In such situations, the children can start behaving in a different way. Managing the children and
parents is crucial during this phase and it can be done in the following ways--
 The parents should be encouraged to visit the care facility with children for short duration
(Gialamas et al., 2015). It can help the child to get familiar with the environment and so, the
transition becomes smoother.
 The children along with the parents can meet the primary caregivers before. It also helps the
children to develop strong relationship with them and make the transition smoother.
 During the initial days, the children can be dealt by one or two caregivers. Meeting many new
people at a time can make the adjustment difficult for the children.
Sleep routines, safe sleeping procedure and infection control:
 Need for day time sleep— Sleep is considered as one of the major requirements for the good
health and so, the young kids require taking adequate amount of nap. During sleep, the
important physical and mental development happens. The day-time sleep provides children the
opportunity for growth and rejuvenation. The daytime-sleep also prevents the children from
getting tired. The tiredness can impact mood of the children adversely and it also enhances the
difficulty to sleep at night. Therefore, the daytime sleep is crucial for the development.
Accommodating cultural and lifestyle needs of clients and children:
The childcare center focuses on the addressing the diverse cultural needs of the children and parents
(Azpitarte et al., 2016). The clients and the children are dealt with equal respect irrespective of their
cultural background. At the care center, it is ensured that all the children get to celebrate the key
festivals of their culture. The diverse lifestyle needs are also assessed at the care centers by providing
the parents and the children with the opportunity to continue their practices. For instance, the care
center deals with several children which come from vegetarian families. Such children are provided with
vegetarian a food only keeping the nutrition need in mind.

Nappy changing and toileting experience:
Nappy changing Routine—
At the childcare center, the nappy changing is done in the following manner—
 Firstly the child is a prepared. At first the diaper changing surface is wrapped with a disposable
liner. If any cream is used, it is wiped during nappy changing and then, the diaper and wipe is
disposed.
Toileting routine—
Toileting is included as part of the daily routine for the children. The children are encouraged to visit the
toilet after a certain interval. The children are also taught to use signs and express that they need to go
to the toilet. The caregivers help children to remove their clothes and sit on the toilet. Finally, the
families are also encouraged to support toileting practices among the children.
Hygiene-- Once the diaper is changed; the child’s hands are cleaned. The diaper changing surface is also
cleaned and finally, the caregiver, who is changing the diaper, washes the hands. Not cleaning the child,
lack of personal hygiene for the caregivers and improper disposal of the diapers can cause severe health
hazard for the children (King & Leask, 2018). At the care center, the washing and cleaning tasks can be
done to mitigate the risk of health hazards. In case of toileting also, the toilet area is kept clean and
disinfected. The children and the caregivers are encouraged to wash hands with water and soap to
maintain the hygiene.
Nutrition and Healthy eating
The children are provided three meals at the care center. The meals include the breakfast, lunch and
the afternoon snacks. The breakfast is usually provided at 8:30 am, the lunch time starts at 11:30 am
and the afternoon snacks are provided at 3:30 pm. The nutritious value of each meal is considered. Each
meal contains balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat. Fruits are provided once or twice as they are
rich sources of vitamins and different minerals.
The children take their meals at tables. They are encouraged to eat by their own. However, the children
are assisted by the caregivers during the mealtime to avoid risk of chocking. The children are also
encouraged to wash their hands to maintain hygiene before and after the meal.
The bottle feeding is done by the experienced professionals only. The bottles are cleaned and sterilized
immediately after each feed. The bottles are stored in clean and hygienic storage at lower temperature.
While feeding the children, it is ensured that the food is neither too cold nor too hot.
Healthy, safe and supportive environment
Kids’ health and safety are about additional discuss to their whole wellbeing. This means that early
childhood teachers think about more than real-world health and safety issues in their everyday work.
They also identify that children will have opposing expressive support needs and therefore compact with
each child inversely, respecting their separate life settings. The quality area 2 of national quality
standard emphasizes on ensuring health and safety of the children (Andrews et al., 2014). As per the
quality area 2 it, is ensured that the care facility is able to meet the rest, sleep and relaxation needs of

the children. The care facility also possesses illness and injury management system such as the first aid,
in-house health experts for emergency issues and ambulance. Finally, the healthy eating and habits are
promoted in the care center.
Need for educators to develop relationship and interacting with babies and toddlers
The goal of Quality Area 5 under the National Quality Standard is to endorse relationships with children
that are receptive, respectful and encourage children’s sense of safety and be appropriate (Adamson &
Brennan, 2017). Relations of this kind free broods to explore the environment and involve in play and
education.
References:
Adamson, E., & Brennan, D. (2017). Return of the Nanny: Public Policy towards In home Childcare in the‐
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Andrews, L., Neopanay, B. P., Yaddehige, K., & Jorgensen, J. (2014). Do child care subsidies increase the
labour force participation of women in Australia?. Deakin Papers on International Business
Economics, 7(1).
King, C. L., & Leask, J. (2018). Parental disease prevention health beliefs and triggers for keeping children
home from childcare—a qualitative study in Sydney, Australia. Child: care, health and development,
44(2), 326-331.
Azpitarte, F., Chigavazira, A., Kalb, G. R., Farrant, B., Perales, F., & Zubrick, S. R. (2016). Childcare use and
its role in Indigenous child development: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children in
Australia.
Gialamas, A., Mittinty, M. N., Sawyer, M. G., Zubrick, S. R., & Lynch, J. (2015). Social inequalities in
childcare quality and their effects on children's development at school entry: findings from the
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