Childhood Learning Report on Childcare Centre Policies and Practices

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of childhood learning, focusing on childcare policies, workplace tasks, and parent-educator interactions. Part 1 addresses scenarios involving a parent seeking childcare, exploring aspects like child care, communication, and the role of the National Quality Standard. Part 2 delves into workplace tasks, examining issues parents may raise, the process for resolving issues, and documentation methods. The report also analyzes childcare center policies, including access, grievance procedures, and enrollment processes. It highlights the importance of clear communication, adherence to policies, and the involvement of parents in ensuring child health and safety, ultimately aiming to enhance the quality of early childhood education practices. The report also includes references to relevant books and journals.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
A..................................................................................................................................................1
B..................................................................................................................................................1
C..................................................................................................................................................1
D..................................................................................................................................................1
E..................................................................................................................................................1
F...................................................................................................................................................1
G..................................................................................................................................................2
WORKPLACE TASK ....................................................................................................................2
PART 1............................................................................................................................................2
A..................................................................................................................................................2
B..................................................................................................................................................2
C..................................................................................................................................................2
D..................................................................................................................................................2
E..................................................................................................................................................3
F...................................................................................................................................................3
PART 2............................................................................................................................................3
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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

PART 1
A.
Adanna has 3 children and she wants to visit the English classes. Therefore, she is
worried about her kids, as they need to be kept at child care centre. The response to the said
question shall be that she should not worry about her children, will be taking utmost care for the
health and safety of the kids. Apart from it, a homely environment will be provided to all the
three toddlers (Bredekamp, 2014).
B.
The educator may ask her to provide the details regarding what are the likes and dislikes
of the children in terms of what they prefer to eat, what are the sleeping time and eating time,
what kind of food shall be provided to all three of the kids, her personal details in case of any
urgency, any sort of disease or harm the child is facing, etc.
C.
The family can be provided varied information regarding the duration of the time limit till
the child can be take care of. The roles and responsibilities of educator and the child care centre.
In case of any emergency the guardians need to collect the child immediately from the centre
(Daley and McGannon, 2014).
D.
The information provided by the educator can be checked by consulting the parents or
guardians of another children. It can also consult and cross check with the other members of the
child care centre. Review the policies on internet and confirms that whether it is relevant of not.
E.
Adanna is a refuge as she had come from Sudan, after the death of her sister and husband.
She is the single lady and does not have any means of earning presently (Teo, 2015). The child
care centre can provide her part time service through which she can earn her livelihood. This can
be done by the means asking her to work as an assistant and aid the educator in managing the
other children.
F.
The families are involves in the National quality Standard by taking the utmost care of
the health and safety of the children. They make sure that accurate informations about the
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children are provided to the child care centre so that they can provide the child with proper
medicines at times of urgency.
G.
Earlier the families were not involved in providing the correct and relevant informations
regarding their children to the educator. Apart from it, after leaving the children in the care
centre, the infants are the responsibility of the management and they does not confirm and ensure
about them by making a call or consulting the educator.
WORKPLACE TASK
PART 1
A.
The parents can discuss any issues regarding their child with the management or the
owner of the care centre. For instance, if the parents are facing issues regarding the present
health and safety of the children, as their child may not be getting the required nutrient then they
may discuss it with the supervisors (Fenech, 2014).
B.
In case of any issues regarding the health or behaviour of the children, the supervisor or
the care taker of the child needs to discuss the issue with the management and then convey the
same to their guardians.
C.
The educator may firstly try to resolve the problem by itself, if he/she fails to do so then
he might convey the same to the immediate supervisor. The manager will then tries to find the
root cause of the problem and discuss it with the directors of the firm. In the end, a letter is wrote
to the parent or guardian of the child to discuss the issue.
D.
Documentation of the said process can be done in following format:
 Identifying the root cause
 Finding solutions and actions to the problem.
 Examining the action can be implemented or not.
 Preparing the final and alternative plan (Care, 2014).
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E.
These consultation takes place at the higher authority level by the directors of the
company. The obligation of the parent and educator are to provide the accurate information to
the consultation firm, to define accurately what the problem is and the root cause of the same.
All these will enable consultation to resolve the problem with utmost care.
F.
The services provided by the child care centre are basically community services which
each citizen of the country can avail. These are a kind of non-profit organization wherein the
child can be nurtured and taken care of by keeping them under a care taker. All these comprises
of a community services.
PART 2
1.
Policy (a) How parents access
this policy? (b)
Review of policy (C) Suggestions (d)
It is the responsibility
of the parent to collect
and drop their child at
the care centre.
The parents can access
the said policy in the
form of taking
accurate
responsibilities of their
child and so that no
obligation is
transferred to the care
centre.
The time and limit is
not mentioned in the
policies which releases
the parent from the
obligation.
The time limit till the
child care centre will
held the responsibility
of the kids shall be
mentioned in the
policies (Bredekamp,
2014).
All the grievances an
complaints will only
be addressed in an
open meeting.
In case if any issues
and problems
regarding the health
and safety of kids,
they can contact
immediately with the
director or the
Exact procedure of
grievance and
complaint handling is
not mentioned in the
policies (DeBruin‐
Parecki and Slutzky,
2016).
An accurate and short
method of complaint
handling shall be
followed so that
children health and
safety is not
compromised.
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supervisors of the
firm.
In order to enrol new
child in the care
centre, it must seek the
prior permission from
the director.
At times of admitting
new kids into the care
centre all the
formalities and
procedures need to be
followed by the
parents to make their
child enter.
Stiff English and
Jargon's are used
which is not
understandable by
many of the parents.
It shall use a simple
method of enrolment
of children in the care
centre and also create
policies in a simple
English which is
understandable by
most of the people.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bredekamp, S., 2014. Effective practices in early childhood education: Building a foundation.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Care, C., 2014. Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Child Care and Early
Childhood Learning.
Daley, J. and McGannon, C., 2014. Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry on
Childcare and Early Childhood Learning.
DeBruin‐Parecki, A. and Slutzky, C., 2016. Exploring Pre‐K Age 4 Learning Standards and
Their Role in Early Childhood Education: Research and Policy Implications. ETS
Research Report Series.
Fenech, M., 2014. Political advocacy by early childhood educators conference.
Teo, M. H., 2015. Parents’ use of digital gadgets with young children and its implications for
early childhood learning: an exploratory study (Doctoral dissertation).
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