Cyp 3.4: Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety

Usage of equipment should be monitored constantly and children should be given instructions of how to use it. Equipment should be stored safely and should be checked and maintained regularly. Any damaged equipment should be removed, repaired or made unreachable if its condition creates a risk of hazard.

* Ensure that the environment is safe, secure with high quality of hygiene practices for staff, children and their families and any member of the public while using the premises.

Standard 18.1 to 3 of the NMS requires that children are looked after by staff who are trained and competent to meet their needs. It is an expectation that staff receive high quality training to enhance their individual skills and to keep them up-to-date with professional and legal developments. It is also expected that the learning and development programme is evaluated for effectiveness at least annually and if necessary is updated.

Any area which will have children/young people playing in should be assessed before any child/young person goes into the area to make sure there is nothing harmful for example any broken equipment. Any issues which are found which may be a risk to health and safety need to be logged and discussed with other members or staff so that everyone is aware of any risks. Having a set guideline of what happens if equipment is broken or damaged, is a good idea so that staff know how to manage the situation and eliminate any future risk.

Factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor & outdoor environments & services.

025.3 Ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the setting is an essential part of safeguarding and promoting their welfare. Every adult working in the setting must be a suitable person to work with young children, and must have

Staff working in childcare must comply with the requirements regarding safe supervision including adult /child ratios.

The general childcare register provides a register of setting and people who are legally allowed to care for children and young people. Settings on the register are regularly inspected to ensure that children are not at risk from poor premises or unqualified professionals.

Everybody have the responsibility to ensure the health and safety and security of children. Every sector especially who is working with children and also have ability to understand the policy and procedures to deal with children and young person. children Legislation, guideline and policies place a duty for every one working in the school and gives the children safe environment and every person has a specific knowledge to take the correct action if the child ill or have an accident. . 1; working together to safeguard children (2015)

. Another relation to the safeguarding and welfare requirements relating to the EYFS are risk assessments on a regular bases, this will ensure the childcare setting is safe to be in and hazards are at a very low risk, as well as this professional attitudes with staff are a must, this is to ensure the correct working relationships are formed, therefore trust can be built

Procedures and policies govern, and are employed by, professionals working with children. They also set out the requirements by local national council, and how this affects them in their day to day working practices. These legislative documents include, for example: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015. The Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families 2000.

My employer has a responsibility to provide a safe working environment which has safe access to and from my workplace including individual child’s homes and in community, and provide a risk assessment for all hazards which is reviewed and updating regular intervals. Risk assessment are done to identify and assess the risks and to try to avoid, assess and reduce the risks to the client, employees and employers whilst in the client own home, out in the community, play schemes and Grace Little centre. It is required by Law (Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999) that employers are to complete a risk assessment to assess and identify

Welfare requirements – In any childcare setting, the staff have to ensure that children are kept safe and secure. The environment should be child friendly with activities suitable for them and indoor and outdoor spaces. We have to make sure we take all the steps we can to avoid illness or infestation (such as head lice.) When a child is ill we must make sure that we try and reduce the risk of spreading. We have to stay within our ratios to make sure we are abiding by rules set to keep the children safe. Toys and equipment must be cleaned regularly to avoid spreading germs or illness. There are safeguarding policies and other policies and procedures that back up this information and they are available for parents or the public to access if you

1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services.

It should underpin the exercise of their duties in respect of children in need and registration of independent providers. At least half of the staff should be qualified in caring for children at level three at least.