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Running Head: CHILD CARE                                1
CHILD CARE        2
CHILD CARE
Table of Contents
PART A    3
PART B    5
PART C    8
PART E    10
References    11
PART A
Fire safety is an essential aspect as well as concern at childcare. Childcare centres are required to keep children safe and secure when their parent may be away. Under any circumstances where a fire may break out at the facility or nearby, safety of children as well as staff members becomes crucial. Legal ramifications may be implied if the facility lacks fire safety measures. Handling the evacuation process can be a difficult task for the staff members, and displaying emergency procedures can make this task manageable. Exist and the complete route must be discrete and free from any kind of obstruction, in order to allow a safe and quick exit without any causalities (GSA, 2020).
Further, it can also be said that displaying the proper process for using equipment such as fire extinguishers, can allow prevention of causalities. Fire safety lights can help to spread the terms of emergency and fire safety signs can help to determine the call points for fire extinguishers. It would be essential to consider that adequate staff members must be employed at childcare and they all must be trained in fire safety procedures because small children cannot evacuate on their own. Therefore, staff members may have to carry them to the safer area.
During this process, communication becomes an essential aspect therefore, staff members must be allowed and trained to use microphones as well as other communication devices in order to maintain synchronisation, and ensure 100% evacuation of the facility (Kid Safe NSW, 2020). Fire safety drills can help to prepare the staff as well as children regarding the does and don’ts during emergency situation. Safety drills may be conducted every 2 to 3 months, and this will ensure that the staff members are aware of all the proceedings and equipment usage during fire emergency. Drills can also allow ensuring that the fire marshal and other executives involved in evacuation perform their duties effectively.
Likewise, it may also allow identification of any lags within the existing evacuation plan, which can then be discusses with families and relief staff members in order to ensure updating as well as improvements (ACT Fire & Rescue, 2020). Ensuring that the childcare has a well-defined and planned Fire Safety Evacuation Plan can help with the prevention of causalities. This would also allow the evacuation in a planned manner and prevent any chaos during the time of emergency. Staff members and fire marshal must ensure that they follow the signs and evacuation plan as suggested, and must not reflect any negligence or lethargic behaviour.
Common steps that need to be included in the fire evacuation plan can be
1. Raising the alarm
2. Following the fire evacuation map
3. Evacuating through the stairways and exists in an orderly fashion, and reaching the safe or assembly area
4. Taking a head count before and after reaching the assembly area
5. Reporting any missing child/individual to the assigned fire marshal
6. Calling the fire rescue and the families of children as soon as possible
7. Not re-entering the building
8. Using fire-safety equipment such as fire extinguisher if fire can be controlled (GSA, 2020)
PART B
Excursions are an effective as well as efficient tool, which can help to bolster the social understanding as well as teamwork among the children at childcare. Children are a visible part of their community, and excursions allow them to expand their learnings as well as explore dynamic surroundings. However, taking children out of childcare can be a risky task without proper planning and risk management. Therefore, in order to ensure best possible enjoyment and learning for children strategic planning and risk management is require before excursion.
Green (2017) suggested that nominated supervisors or the staff members are required to ensure and identify potential risks associated with the excursion. In order to do so, risk assessment can consider proper analysis of the destination, duration, water hazards, transport, proposed activities, number of staff members or educators and items required on excursion. Analysis would allow the certified supervisor or the staff members in charge to ensure the wellbeing, health...