03 question 1. How do you meets the nutritional needs of the children in you care? 2. What is the process for dealing with toileting within a children’s service? Scenario 2 Nikea ( 3 yrs) has just...

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03 question 1. How do you meets the nutritional needs of the children in you care? 2. What is the process for dealing with toileting within a children’s service? Scenario 2 Nikea ( 3 yrs) has just arrived with her father Jack. It is 10:00am and most of the children have arrived at the service/ centre already. Nikea is upset and even though she attends regularly, Nikea is sad her father is leaving. Jack appears to be a little distraught as well. What do you need to do for Nikea? What do you need to do for Jack? How can the other staff help? What routines/equipment/ resources can utilise to assist with setting new arrivals? Assessment Tasks Task 1 For each of the topics listed below, collect at least 1 piece of information related to the topic. Each piece should be specific to your state or territory. This may consist of flyers, journal or magazine articles, policies or procedures from children’s services centres or information from related texts. You must label the source of your information clearly on each piece(i.e where did you get it from?) · Sleep and /or rest routines and environments https://www.careforkids.com.au/childcarenews/2011/december/sleep.html · Toileting and nappy changing https://trycs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/NAPPY_CHANGING_AND_TOILETING_19.pdf · Personal hygiene ( hair, nails, teeth, bathing / showering) https://www.healthline.com/health/personal-hygiene#effects-of-poor-hygiene · Meals /nutrition (including infant feeding) https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/heal/Publications/caring-for-children-manual.pdf · Clothes, dressing/undressing https://www.kingaroychildcare.com.au/uploads/files/clothing_and_comfort_policy.pdf · Settling in, arrivals. Departures, transitions http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55077401e4b09238cd878cb8/t/5538031ae4b053d62d6587c2/1429734170249/Arrival+and+Departure+Policy+2014.pdf · Exercise/physical activities https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/nutrition-fitness/physical-activity/physical-activity-how-much Task2 Choose One of the following age groups · Infants · Toddlers · Pre-schoolers · School-aged children Imagine that you are required to care for a child in the age group that you have chosen and record the strategies you would use during the routine to: · Maintain a stable and predictable environment · Develop the child’s independence · Support their emotional needs, responding to their feelings openly and with respect · Explain the routine to the child · Encourage the child to communicate and listen · Deal with emotional outbursts · Comfort the child when hurt or distressed · Demonstrate respect of the individual and cultural differences of each child · Identify associated safety issues Task 3 Create a game or play experience that helps children develop their self-help skills, and understanding of one of the following: · Nutritional needs · Hygiene practices · Safety issues · Physical activity Food preparation Record the following information about your game/ experience: · Which age group of the children it is suitable for? · The aim of the game/ experience ( what do you hope the children will achieve? Which area of the personal hygiene have you chosen to focus on? How will the game encourage the development of self-help skills? · How many children can be involved at one time (e.g. Whole group, small group, pairs) · What equipment you will need · Location space requirements · How you plan to explain the game or experience to the children ( Include interactions) · Whether adult involvement is needed, or whether children will be ables to take control of the game themselves Task 4 Imagine that you have been asked to assist new parents at a centre by providing them with information about settling in process. ( Refer to your service’s orientation process or that of your practicum service) You must design and create a brochure that clearly outlines: · The name of the centre · How caregivers at the centre will help children settle in · How parents can help their children to settle in to the centre · How emotional distress by the child can be appropriately dealt with Ensure that your brochure is: · Visually appealing ( Does it catch the eye, and make you want to pick it up and read further?) · Set out clearly ( Is information arranges in a way that is easy to read?) · Warm and friendly ( is it respectful of the fears and concerns of new parents and children?) Please note: You can not use a pre-exiting brochure from the centre. 001 Questions 1. Describe three WHS ( Workplace health and Safety) responsibilities of a child care worker. 2. Define a hazard and risk and identify the difference between the two. Give an example of each 3. What safety signs are displayed in your service and what are their meanings? 4. List all the safety checklist child care workers complete as part of their role and explain why they are important. 5. Explain what the hierarchy of controlling risks is (Refer to your textbooks) 6. What are the emergency evacuation procedures and the emergency lock down procedures for the service/centre and how often are they practices? 7. How could you monitor your own stress and fatigue levels to ensure ability to perform work safety? 8. What items need to be taken during the emergency evacuation procedure and why? Scenarios Scenario 1 The children are about to play outdoors and you notice that there is a nail protruding from the wooden floor of the children’s cubby house. Describe the steps you would take upon noticing the nail. Scenario 2 A group of preschool children are playing in the sandpit under the shade of a tree. You notice a number of bees buzzing around the low branches of the tree. You are aware that Sanjit is allergic to bees. Sanjit is playing in the sand pit. What will you do? How do your actions meet the emergency policy and procedures of your service? Scenario 3 Kay works in the babies’ room at the centre. Mitchell is a new child in the room, starting his first week this week. Mitchell is 9 months old and an only child. Mitchell’s mother Julie informs the staff that Mitchell is used to being cuddled and nursed all day by his father or grandma. Mitchell is at the centre from 9:00am till 1:00pm everyday and screams whenever Kay puts him down. Kay gets a brief break if she rocks him to sleep in his pram. Mitchell will then sleep for 30 mins. You observe Kay looking very tired and frustrated. How can you support Kay? What advice would you give Kay to reduce her stress and fatigue? What records could be documented to share this information with other staff and Mitchell’s family? Scenario 4 At 5:00 pm the chairs in the preschool are cleaned and stacked against the wall so the floors can be swept and washed the tables cleaned thoroughly. There are only a small group of children left at this time so they play on the mat with once staff member while the other cleans the table area. On Friday, four year old Jack knocked over a stack of chairs and injured his leg. What forms need to be completed about Jack’s accident? And by whom? for Jack Who needs to be informed? What WHS issues are involved here? What actions could you taken? Assessment Tasks Answer the following questions. 1. List at least six workplace health and safety problems that could arise in your current workplace or placement. Include the potential dangers or risk of injuries for each of these WHS issues. 2. Who should you raise WHS issues with in your workplace? Answer the Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) or the employer 3. When should WHS issues and concerns be raised 4. Obtain a copy of an indoor or outdoor checklist used by your current workplace or placement to identify WHS hazards you have identified. 5. When considering accident report forms, what information is different on an accident report form for a staff member, compared to the information on an accident report form for a child? 6. Explain when and how you should contribute to workplace health and safety discussions and the documentation you are required to complete for WHS purposes. 7. How could you maintain and update your knowledge of WHS issues relating to your workplace? 8. Which government department governs Workplace Health and Safety in your State or Territory. Answer.: Environment and Protection Authority (EPA)