CHCECE002 Ensure Health and Safety of Children: Knowledge Questions

This assignment presents a series of knowledge questions designed to assess understanding of health and safety principles within an early childhood education setting, specifically focusing on the unit CHCECE002. The questions cover a range of topics, including the National Quality Framework (NQF), National Quality Standards (NQS), and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). The assignment requires students to research and provide information on topics such as sun protection policies, risk assessments of toys and equipment, potential safety hazards, sleep requirements for infants and babies, and procedures for allergies, anaphylaxis, and asthma. Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge by answering each question in their own words, referencing relevant documents and resources to support their responses, thus ensuring a comprehensive understanding of health and safety practices in early childhood education.

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Knowledge Questions
Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Assessment type ():
☒ Questioning (Oral/Written)
☐ Practical Demonstration
☐ 3rd Party Report
☐ Other – Project/Portfolio (please specify)
Assessment Resources:
Computer with an internet connection to access the Blackboard Learning Management System
and required websites.
National Quality Framework
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework
National Quality Standards
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard
Early Years Learning Framework
Early Years Learning Framework - acecqa
Child care Risk Assessment
http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/2008-09/key_skills/disc1/KSCHIL/KSCHIL12.pdf
Safe sleep and rest practices | ACECQA
Oral health: an essential part of care in early childhood
National Asthma Council Australia
https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia
https://allergyfacts.org.au/
National Child Care Regulations
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-law-regulations/national-regulations
Asthma Policy on Blackboard
Assessment Instructions:
This assessment is designed to assess the knowledge evidence requirements of CHCECE002
Ensure the health and safety of children.
You have to answer 9 knowledge questions.
 must answer each question correctly in order to meet the requirements of this assessment.
 will need to access the above resources to answer the questions.
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
 must demonstrate your knowledge by answering each question in your own words (do not
copy and paste from the website or use others work).
You can request further support from your lecturer to review and explain the requirements of this
assessment.
Submit your completed assessment to the Blackboard Learning Management System.
Guide – 1 bullet point = approx. 1 – 70 words (you will need to include enough information to
address the question asked)
Question 1
The National Quality Framework (NQF) provides a national approach to regulation, assessment
and quality improvement for early childhood education and care
National Quality Standard (NQS) set high national benchmarks for early childhood education and
care and outside school hours care in Australia. The NQS includes 7 quality areas that are
important outcomes for children.across Australia
The National Law and National Regulations outline the legal obligations of approved providers,
nominated supervisors, and educators and explain the powers and functions of the state and
territory regulatory authorities and ACECQA
Using a computer, undertake a search for the following organisations.
 Provide the web address to acces the listed organisations
 Identify in the National Quality Standard which Quality Area and Standards guide practice
for health and safety of children in early education and care services.
 Navigate through National Education and Care Services Regualtions document to find the
the Part/s and Division/s that outlines the legal obligations for health and safety of
children
Web address Quality Area and Standards Education and Care Services
Regulation: Part/s and Divison/s
http://
www.qualityfor
um.org/
NQF makes the use of different
quality standards in order to assess
the quality of the different services
which are provided effectively and
There are legal obligations related to
health and safety of children because
the children should be provided a
safe environment in which they can
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Home.aspx efficiently to ensure that the
judgement of the quality can be done.
play.
Question 2
Learning about children’s wellbeing can be affected by all their experiences within and outside of
their early childhood settings. To support children’s learning, it is essential that educators attend to
children’s wellbeing by providing warm, trusting relationships, predictable and safe environments,
affirmation and respect for all aspects of their physical, emotional, social, cognitive, linguistic,
creative and spiritual being Using a computer research the EYLF (Belonging Being Becoming)
 Identify the Learning Outcome and elements that relate to Children’s Health and safety.
 Provide 2 (two) practices you can implement to support these elements
Learning Outcome
 Children have a very strong sense of identity
 Children are effective communicators
Elements of this Outcome
The elements of these outcomes are that the Children are well-aware about the different types of
needs and requirements which they have and thus it creates an impact by ensuring that they are
able to understand these particular needs and requirements appropriately.
Practice 1:
For supporting the sense of identify of Children the parents can ensure that they are able to
provide the right support to their Children since a young age which helps them to be able to
attain the goals and objectives.
Practice 2:
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
For supporting the communication of the Children it is crucial that they are motivated to
communicate with the other children since a young age which will enable them to be able to
develop the communication skills effectively and efficiently.
Question 3
All children have the right to experience quality care in an environment which provides for their
health and safety. The service has a duty of care which extends to ensuring that appropriate sun
protection policies and practices are implemented to adequately protect children, educators/staff
and visitors from ultraviolet radiation from the sun. The Cancer Council advises that one out of two
Australians will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime, with childhood sun
exposure being an important risk factor. Young children have very little skin pigment (melanin) to
protect them from sun exposure.
Using the link below search for POLICY Sun Protection
https://unicare.net.au/policies-and-constitution/
• Provide in your own words the service Goal/Aim of this policy and note the Regulation it relates to.
 Identify 2 (two) procedures that you will be required to provide for all children’s sun protection.
The policy aims to make sure that the young children are protected from the harsh effects of the
sun. This helps in ensuring that the safety of these children can be maintained in the right
manner.
The procedures which can be adopted for the children's sun protection are explained as follows-
 The different types of problems which are being faced by the children due to the sun
should be identified.
 The actions should be taken so that the protection of the children from the harsh effects
of the sun can be done.
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Question 4
Assisting with risk assessment is an important part of your role as an educator working
with children. We use risk assessment to help manage both health and
safety and children’s welfare. The Center Manager and other Qualified educators will have overall
responsibility for risk assessments. However, they will rely on you to help them to gather
information and to recognise hazards and risks for employees, children and visitors.
Read and use the link below - Child Care Risk Assessment pdf
http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/2008-09/key_skills/disc1/KSCHIL/KSCHIL12.pdf Using the link provided explain below how to undertake a risk analysis of toys and
equipment (25-50 words)
 why is a risk assessment an important practice in an early childhood education and Care setting (25 -
50 words)
Risk analysis of the toys and equipments can be done by ensuring that the identification of the
hazards, the risks and the control measures which can be taken to reduce these risks,
Risk assessment is an important practice because by assessing the various forms of risks the
different types of goals and objectives can be set and therefore the right methods and techniques
can be used for achieving them. This can be helpful in order to ensure that the people are able to
take the appropriate steps which can lead towards controlling of the risk in the right manner. This
can also help in protecting the children from the risks they face while playing with toys. This can
be helpful in ensuring that the children are able to play safely with their toys and thus can play
by ensuring compliance with the required safety standards. Thus the parents are required to
make sure that they can guide their children about the various types of safety practices which
they can follow while playing games.
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Question 5
We aim to safeguard and promote children’s health and safety, minimise risks and protect children
from harm, injury and infection. All children have the right to experience quality education and care
in an environment that provides for their physical and psychological wellbeing.
a) List 3 (three) potential safety issues or hazards that children may face while in an Early
Childhood Education and Care setting.
 Safety hazard due to toys
 Safety hazard due to lack of care while playing outdoor games.
 Running and bumping into something
b) Provide example of play with 2 (two) risk management strategies for each the following areas
(50 - 100 words for each)
Environment /Expereince Risk Management Strategies
Outdoors:
Running, Playing Water
Games and Playing in a
 Supervision of Children to be done
 Providing of appropriate protection to the children
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Sand-pit
Indoors
Cleaning of equipments,
Playing in Water and Large
Blocked Area
 Safety checks to be done
 Supervision to be carried out
 Policy and Safety advice to be followed
Medical conditions/cross
contamination:
Lack of cover provided to food,
Medicine stored in rooms
Children should be handled with due care here by
providing them appropriate instructions which will help
them a lot in dealing with this type of environment.
Question 6
Sleep has a very important role in the life of small children, and a role in their lifelong development
and health. Sleep is not only important for daily functioning, but is essential for children’s physical
growth, learning, and well-being. Read the link below
https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/Documents/factsheet-meeting-childrens-needs.pdf
https://raisingchildren.net.au/babies/sleep/understanding-sleep/sleep-needs-for-babies
 Explain what the sleep requirements are for infants and babies.
 Include information of how the environment promotes rest and sleep?
 Why is it important to be aware of lighting, noise/volume, temperature and ventilation within the
environment during sleep and rest time?
(50 – 100 words for each words)
Infants require a sleep of 12-15 hours.
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Babies require a sleep of 14-17 hours.
The infants and babies require that they should be provided with a positive environment which
helps them in inducing towards sleep. Thus it is essential for ensuring proper rest and sleep for
them.
The different factors in the environment like lighting, noise/volume, temperature and ventilation
are required to be adjusted in a proper manner which will help in ensuring that the children are
able to take rest and sleep peacefully.
Thus it is quite essential that these sleep requirements can be fulfilled which will be quite helpful
in ensuring that the appropriate rest is provided to the Infants and Babies.
For the parents it is quite important to make sure that their children are able to get the required
sleep in the right manner which will be quite helpful in ensuring that they can get appropriate rest
which can be helpful for their body.
Question 7
Tooth decay is the most common chronic illness in children and can have a profound impact on a
child's health and quality of life. As an Educator you are wellplaced to promote healthy foods and
health practices, to provide advice and identify problems early as part of your care to children.
Research children’s oral health. Use the links below
https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/health-daily-care
Oral health: an essential part of care in early childhood
 Explain how tooth decay can have a significant impact on children’s general health and well-
being. (50 - 100 words)
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
Tooth decay can create an impact on the children's general health and well-being because
loosing teeth at a young age can affect the eating habits of the children and can make them
weaker. Thus in this way it can affect them a lot. This can affect the health condition of the
children because it can create an impact on their eating habits. Thus in this way it can be said
that the parents of the children are required to make sure that the eating habits of the children
can be monitored which will be quite helpful in preventing tooth decay.
Question 8
At all times, reasonable precautions and adequate supervision ensure children are protected from
harm and hazard. Plans to effectively manage incidents and emergencies are developed in
consultation with relevant authorities, practised and implemented at the service, share this
knowledge with familes for safety at home.
Use these links
https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/safety/burns-scalds-fire/house-fires
https://evaculife.com.au/blog/home-fire-safety-tips-for-high-risk-groups/#:~:text=Most%20vulnerable%20are
%20children%20under,impairment%2C%20hearing%20loss%20or%20blindness
Create a A4 poster for families, by inserting text and images to highlight fire safety at home.
Include the following information:
 High risk groups
 behaviour that contributes to fire injury
 Fatalities
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
 smoke alarms placement/installation and their maintenance
Question 9
Asthma is a medical condition that affects the airways (the breathing tubes that carry air into our
lungs). From time to time, chilren with asthma find it harder to breathe in and out, because the
airways in their lungs become narrower – like trying to breathe through a thin straw.
Identify signs, symptoms and key characteristics of asthma using the following link for research
https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/
a) What are the signs and symptoms of Asthma?
Mild symptoms:
 Shortness of breath
 Coughing
 Difficulty in Breathing
 Fast Heartbeat
Major symptoms:
 Chest tightness or pain
 Trouble in sleeping
 Being too breathless to eat, speak or sleep
 Drowsiness, Confusion, Exhaustion or Dizziness
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
b) What are the triggers of Asthma?
The common triggers of Asthma are Tobacco Smoke, Dust Mites, Outdoor Air Pollution, Pets etc.
c) If a child in a service has signs of Asthma; What types of information would be on their Asthma Action
Plan.
In such a case the Asthma Action Plan of the child should include the information related with the Asthma
disease and the ways in which the implications of this disease can be reduced in the right manner.
Anaphylaxis is a potentially life threatening severe allergic reaction, that requires immediate
treatment with adrenaline (epinephrine), which can save lives. Identify signs, symptoms and key
characteristics of anaphylaxis using the following link for research
https://www.allergy.org.au/schools-childcare
https://www.allergy.org.au/hp/anaphylaxis
a) What are the mild and major symptoms of anaphylaxis which you would need to be alert to?
Mild symptoms:
 Skin Rash
 Nausea
Major symptoms:
 Vomiting
 Difficulty Breathing and Shock
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Qualification national code and title
Unit/s national code/s and title/s
CHCECE002 Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drink
Cluster
Health
b) List the steps for administering an Epipen?
(25-50 words)
The EpiPen can be administered by ensuring that the auto-injector is swinged and pushed until it
“clicks”.
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