CHC30113 Certificate III Early Childhood Education Assignment

This document presents a comprehensive solution to an Early Childhood Education assignment, addressing key concepts in child development, health, and safety. It covers a range of topics including the objectives of the National Quality Framework (NQF), the aims and outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), and the importance of ethical practices in childcare. The assignment explores age-specific sleep patterns, cues for different needs, and appropriate responses. It delves into nutritional requirements for infants and toddlers, including dietary guidelines and safe food practices. The document also examines oral hygiene, hand hygiene protocols, and safety measures to prevent SIDS. Furthermore, it explores emotional, physical, and language development across various age groups, attachment theory, and family routines. It also includes case studies that require applying the learned knowledge to practical scenarios, such as separation anxiety and nappy changing procedures. The assignment emphasizes the importance of environmental changes and their effects on children and the need for sun protection measures. The document provides detailed answers to all the questions in the assessment workbook.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
by [NAME]
Course
Professor’s Name
Institution
Location of Institution
Date

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Knowledge Assessment
Question 1
a) Objectives of NQF (Guide to NQF, 2020)
1. Ensure that children attending care and educational services are safe and healthy.
2. Enhancing developmental and educational outcomes of children who benefit from care
and educational services.
3. Continually improve the quality of care and educational services provided.
4. Creating a system that ensures that participating jurisdictions and the commonwealth
share responsibilities through national integration in the administration of NQF.
5. Improve the knowledge of the public and information access regarding the quality of care
and educational services provided.
6. Reducing the burden of administration and regulation for care and educational services
by ensuring that participating jurisdictions and the Commonwealth share information.
b) Quality Areas
1. Educational Program and practice
2. Health and safety of children
3. Physical environment
4. Relationship with children
5. Staffing arrangements
6. Leadership and governance
7. Collaborative partnerships with communities and families

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Question 2
a) Aim of EYLF
Extending and enriching children’s learning from when they are born to when they are 5 years
old and through their transition to school.
b) EYLF outcome (EYLF, 2020)
Children have a strong sense of well being
c) Principles
1. All children have a right to culturally respectful education that maximizes their abilities
and establishes a foundation for the rest of their lives.
2. Children have the right to play and actively participate in activities that are impactful to
their lives.
Question 3
Protecting the wellbeing of children taking action or speaking out in the presence of unethical
practices.
Question 4
Age Sleep pattern/s Needed Hours of Sleep
Newborn  Don’t have regular
sleep patterns
 May sleep between 12
and 20 hours a day
16 to 20 hours per day
3 months  Begin sleeping
through the night
 Others may still wake
up once or twice in
the night
12 to 14 hours of sleep
required per day

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6 months  Predictable and
regular sleep pattern
12 to 16 hours of sleep
12 months  Regular sleep pattern
 One nap during the
day for 1 to 3 hours
12 to 14 hours of sleep
12-24 months  Regular sleep pattern
 One nap during the
day for 1 to 2 hours
12-13 hours of sleep
Question 5
Sign/cue Possible meaning Appropriate response
8-month Noah has woken
from his nap and is crying.
He has woken up between
his sleep cycles and needs
more sleep.
Recreate his sleep association
to get him back to sleep.
12-month Briony is sitting at
the lunch table, rubbing her
eyes and yawning.
This could be an indication
that she is sleepy.
Prepare her for sleep and lay
her down.
India, a 6-week infant,
suddenly arches her back,
throws her head back and
spread her arms out and,
started crying loudly.
A sign of physical stress.
Hold her in in your arms and
perform the rocky movement
to comfort her.

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20-month old Kyle walks to
you crying and pulling his
nappy.
Probably Kyle has wet his
nappy and is feeling some
discomfort
Replace the nappies.
Question 6
Babies: birth-12 months Hug, cuddle and show affection to the child.
Toddlers: 12-36 months Allowing the toddler to play with other
children of a similar age group.
Question 7
a) Dietary and Nutritional Needs
0-6 months require human milk as this is their best source of nutrients.
b) Approximate formula requirements (Bottle-feeding babies: giving the bottle, 2020)
Days 1-5 150 ml of formula per kg of body weight
Days 5 to
3months
150 ml of formula per kg of body weight
3-6 months 120 ml of formula per kg of body weight
6-12 months 90-100 ml of formula per kg of body weight
c) Solid foods

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According to Barrera et al. (2018), suggest that babies should be introduced to solid foods at the
age of 6 months.
d) Food type and food consistency
Age Type and consistency Examples
6-7 months Finely mashed food  Mashed potato
 Infant cereals
8-12 months Mashed or chopped food  Noodles and pasta
 Soft cooked
vegetables and beans
12 months Family foods  Pasteurized milk
 Soft cooked meat
e) Pasteurized full cream milk and water are recommended for toddlers. However, fruit
juices and sugar-sweetened beverages should be limited.
f) Dietary patterns for toddlers
Food Serve size Serves a day
Vegetables and legumes/beans 75g/100-350 kJ 2.5
Fruit 150g/350 kJ 1
Grain (cereal) foods 500 kJ 4
Lean meats, poultry, fish, tofu, eggs,
legumes 500-600 kJ 1
Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or
alternatives 500-600 kJ 1.5-2
Question 8
a) Safety food guidelines for babies
i. Avoid undercooked poultry or meat

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ii. Avoid partially cooked eggs
iii. Avoid unpasteurized beverages
iv. Avoid honey
v. Avoid raw sprouts
b) Safety food guidelines for toddlers
i. Avoid undercooked fish
ii. Avoid slippery food to prevent chocking
iii. Avoid firm foods like nuts
iv. Always watch the child when they are eating
v. Encourage the toddler to take their time to chew food well before swallowing
Question 9
a) For teeth that are just beginning to appear, it is advisable to use a small soft tooth brush
with water. Toothpaste should not be used at this stage.
b) Flossing
1. Wind floss around the fingers in both hands
2. Using the forefinger and the thumb, the floss is gently guided between the teeth
3. The floss is guided between the teeth by using a back and forth motion.
4. It is important to gently scrape the floss down towards the tongue.
5. This process is repeated daily for each tooth.
c) Diet and Nutrition
1. Drinking a lot of water
2. Limiting the intake of snacks between meals
d) Restriction of feeding bottles

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This is because the milk contains lactose and when this milk is pulled from the bottle for long,
the child can have tooth decay.
Question 10
1. Observation of hand hygiene at all times
2. Using suitable personal protective equipment.
Question 11
One of the procedures is the use of proper personal protective equipment. Another procedure is
performing a routine environmental cleaning.
Question 12
People always touch their faces, eyes, mouth, and nose. Dirty hands contain all types of germs
that can be infectious when they get into contact with body fluids thus causing diseases. Cleaning
of hands therefore helps in removing germs from the hands.
Question 13
a) Putting baby on his or her side or on his or her tummy
when sleeping. U
b) Giving the baby nacho cheese corn chips for afternoon
snacks. U
c) Tucking the baby securely using lightweight blankets for
his nap. S
d) Reading the instructions carefully when preparing to use a
stroller. S
e) When changing nappy, ensure that the safety catches of S

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nappy with pins are on and pointing away from the baby’s
body.
f) Practicing hand washing before and after feeding. S
g) Letting the toddler walk around as he or she eats. U
Question 14
Age Range Emotional
Development
Physical
Development
Language
Development
Birth to 4 months  Bonding
 Excitement
when about to
be fed
 Cries when
hungry
 Rolling from
side to side
 Squirms and
arm waves
 Suckling
motions with
the mouth
 Cries
 Express needs
 May start to
imitate sounds
4-8 months  Excited to see
familiar faces
 Laughs
 Wariness of
strangers
 Plays with
toes
 Rolls from
back to
stomach
 Crawling
 Repeats
sounds
 Responds to
name
 Copies sounds
8-12 months  Anxious when
parent goes
away
 Empathizes to
distress of
others
 Wants to be
constantly
around the
parent
 Sits without
support
 Momentarily
stands alone
 Picks up and
throws small
objects
 Waves
goodbye
 Tuneful
babbles
 Shouts to
attract
attention
1-2 years  Seeks comfort
when afraid
 Loses control
when
frustrated
 Anxious when
 Dances to
music
 Feeds
themselves
 Throws and
kicks a ball
 Says first
name
 Enjoys songs
and rhymes
 Begins to
construct

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parent leaves short
sentences
2-3 years  Demands
attention
 Exhibits a
strong
attachment to
a parent
 Begins to
exhibit guilt
for mistakes
 Can open
doors
 Runs and
climbs easily
on chair
 Avoids
obstacles
 Copies
actions and
words
 Asks
questions a
lot.
 Can label own
gender
Question 15
Attachment theory is a theory that explains the interaction between a child and an adult proving
care for them. This theory additionally describes the emergence a parent-child relationship which
affects the subsequent development of the child (McLeod, 2017).
Question 16
SIDS can be described as the sudden unexpected death of a seemingly healthy child below one
year, usually when they are sleeping (Degnan, 2013, p. 21). Risk factors include family history
of SIDS, age (children are very vulnerable between age of 2 and 4 months), and secondhand
smoke (the risk increases among babies that live with smokers).
Question 17
a) Vision is the most mature of the senses at birth to 2 months of
age. False
b) The first sense to develop in newborns is the sense of touch. True
c) Infants, 2 to 6 months, are already starting to hold their head
and chest up when lying on their stomach at this stage. True
d) 2- to 6-month old babies are now able to scan, track and focus True

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on objects, see in colour and perceive distances.
e) 6 to 12 month old babies require repetition of experiences for
their reasoning to be developed. True
f) At 6 to 12 months, social interaction is the least importance
form of stimulation babies at this age can receive. False
g) ‘Deferred imitation’ where a child can recall and imitate an
action performed by another person can occur from 12 to 18
months.
True
h) At 12 to 18 months of age, toddlers can already recall actions
and events that have occurred in the past few hours or even
possible a day earlier.
True
Question 18
Family Routine Rationale
Eating on the table rather than letting the
toddler walk whilst eating
A sign of good parenting that promotes good
manners and table etiquette
Moving around with the toddler This is done to improve the toddler’s social
development
Question 19
a) Birth to one year
1. Interactive plays on the floor in safe environments
2. Pushing and pulling, grasping, and crawling spreads
b) Toddlers
1. Energetic play that includes running and jumping
c) 5-12years
1. Several hours of light physical exercises

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2. Vigorous activities to strengthen muscles
Question 20
1. Fatigue due to changes in sleep routine
2. Behavioral changes due to a change in environment
3. Increase in anxiety that may lead to occasional violence due to changes in familiar
routines
4. Change in environment can affect cognitive development
5. Environmental changes can also impact social development
Question 21
1. The use of shades during outdoor plays
2. Children must wear protective clothing and sun safe hats
3. The time spent outdoors should be minimized especially during ultimate UV periods
4. Children should be educated about sun protection
5. Staff must act as role models to have a positive influence on the children
Question 22
1. Being calm as this will help the child to also become calm
2. Building a regular routine of pick-up and drop-off
3. Normalize playing games that the child enjoys before separation
4. Build trust with the child
5. Build a feeling of safety in the child
Question 23

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a) What is a child’s normal
direction of growth?
Head to toe direction
b) What is a child’s normal
pattern of growth?
Increase in weight, height, and finally head
circumference
c) What is the normal
directional pattern of physical
development of children?
From the centre of the body towards the peripherals
d) What is the core relationship
supporting a child’s
emotional development?
Helping the child understand their emotions and show
empathy towards others
e) What other key relationships
contribute to the child’s
emotional development?
Give two (2).
 Playing and interacting with peers
 Interaction between a child and their educator
Question 24
Relevant Standards i. Safety standards

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ii. Facilities and equipment
Relevant Policies i. Communication policy
ii. Suncare policy
Relevant Procedure i. Mandatory reporting procedure
ii. Induction procedure
Case Study 1
Question 1
a) Separation
i. Being calm as this will help the child to also become calm
ii. Building a regular routine of pick-up and drop-off
iii. Normalize playing games that the child enjoys before separation
iv. Build trust with the child
v. Build a feeling of safety in the child
b) Routine
Sue should be playing with Lachie before every separation to make Lachie feel relaxed.
Additionally, Sue should ensure that the she drops Lachie off at around the same time daily so
that Lachie can understand when to expect separation. Hugging Lachie every day before
separation can also help in building a feeling of safety.
Question 2
a) Nappy procedure
i. The first step is to cover the diaper changing surface with a liner that is disposable.

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ii. Unfasten the diaper and clean the child using disposable wipes.
iii. Discard the used diapers and wet wipes into a trash can.
iv. Slide a fresh diaper under the child and fasten it before dressing the child.
v. Wash the child’s hands and place her in a clean environment.
vi. Clean the changing surface.
vii. Wash your hands.
b) Interaction
Geri should hold and cuddle Lachie to make her feel comfortable. She then needs to build an
environment of trust that can make Lachie feel safe.
Question 3
a) Steps for safety sleep
i. Put Lachie on her back
ii. Ensure the head is not covered
iii. Avoid smoke
iv. Ensure that baby’s clothing is warm and not hot
v. Get rid of pillows, cot bumpers and toys as they can suffocate the child,
b) Geri should look at the cot to ensure that it is clearly labeled. Additionally, it should have
at least 2 wheels. Gaps should not be larger than 30mm to 50mm to avoid trapping the
baby.
Question 4
a) Suitable foods
i. Mashed potato

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ii. Infant cereals
iii. Infant formula
iv. Well cooked meat or pureed liver
b) Geri should thoroughly wash her hands with soap and clean water. She should then use
fresh water or boiled water to prepare Lachie’s food.
c) Safety features for high chairs
i. Meets the Australian standards
ii. Secured with a 5-point adjustable harness
iii. Sturdy with strong legs
iv. Chair should have an arm rest
Question 5
a) Formula preparation
i. Check at the expiry date written in the container containing the formula
ii. Thoroughly wash your hands with soap and clean water
iii. Prepare the bottle by washing it with clean water and soap and allowing it to dry
iv. Add water to the formula
v. Measure the amount of formula required
vi. If needed, warm the formula
b) Expressed breast milk preparation
i. Invite Lachie’s mother to the care center
ii. Wash her hands with clean water and soap
iii. Gently massage Sue’s breasts by severally stroking the breast from top towards the
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iv. Place a clean bowl under the breast to collect breast milk
v. Store the breast milk on the freezer compartment inside a fridge
c) Storage of bottles
i. Bottles labeled with the name of Lachie and stored in a refrigerator
ii. Frozen breast milk is thawed using lukewarm water
iii. Bottles should not be left in warm water from more than 5 minutes
Case Study 2
Question 6
a) Trusting relationship
i. I should share information with Linda about caregiving practices so that we can build
a common ground
ii. Constantly communicating with Linda and engaging her in the caregiving practices
iii. Noting down records of naps, nappy changes and feeds and giving them to Linda
daily
iv. Working collaboratively with Mathew by taking note of his interest and preferences
v. Proving to Mathew that he is safe with me
b) Settling-in strategies
i. Make plans for Linda to stay with Mathew the first few mornings
ii. Advice Linda to give room for plenty of downtime at home
iii. Building a trusting relationship with Linda to make Mathew feel more secure
Question 7

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I would make Mathew feel comfortable by playing with him. I will then tell him that the suit is
not good to wear when it is very hot. To avoid upsetting Mathew’s emotions I would promise to
play with him and engage in his favorite activity if he agrees to remove the suit. I would also
give him an assurance that he can wear the suit once the heat of the day reduces.
Question 8

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