Miss
Name: Natasha Anzoulides
1. Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety. | | 1.1 | Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services | | In our pre-school setting, our children’s age range is from 2-5 years old. We take careful consideration and take into account when planning health and safety in indoor and outdoor environments, we ensure that: It is a suitable environment for the children; Free of any hazards - hazardous objects left on floors, in and around toy sections should be dealt with immediately, so the children will be able to work and play around safely – This particularly applies to children between the age range of 2-3 years old, as they have a tendency to put objects into their mouth. The correct ratio of staff is; Ratio 1-4, both indoor and outdoor within our setting Correct temperature of classrooms; Ensuring our central heating is in working order, and it should reach no higher or lower than 15/18 degrees Celsius. Security; Ensuring our doors are locked at all times throughout the pre-school hours. Ensuring any sharp equipment that we use i.e. staplers, hole-punch, adult scissors are kept out of reach or are locked away safe after use. Level of noise; within our setting, we find it crucial that the level of noise should be kept to a minimum. Some children and those with special needs, i.e. autism, find that too much noise is unsettling for them; therefore, it is kept to a certain standard so it is a nice calm environment for them, and for the other children. | | 1.3 | Identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments and services. | | In our pre-school setting, we follow these current guidelines, to help us to plan a safe environment; The Health & Safety at Work Act The Care standards Act
1. Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety. | | 1.1 | Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services | | In our pre-school setting, our children’s age range is from 2-5 years old. We take careful consideration and take into account when planning health and safety in indoor and outdoor environments, we ensure that: It is a suitable environment for the children; Free of any hazards - hazardous objects left on floors, in and around toy sections should be dealt with immediately, so the children will be able to work and play around safely – This particularly applies to children between the age range of 2-3 years old, as they have a tendency to put objects into their mouth. The correct ratio of staff is; Ratio 1-4, both indoor and outdoor within our setting Correct temperature of classrooms; Ensuring our central heating is in working order, and it should reach no higher or lower than 15/18 degrees Celsius. Security; Ensuring our doors are locked at all times throughout the pre-school hours. Ensuring any sharp equipment that we use i.e. staplers, hole-punch, adult scissors are kept out of reach or are locked away safe after use. Level of noise; within our setting, we find it crucial that the level of noise should be kept to a minimum. Some children and those with special needs, i.e. autism, find that too much noise is unsettling for them; therefore, it is kept to a certain standard so it is a nice calm environment for them, and for the other children. | | 1.3 | Identify sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environments and services. | | In our pre-school setting, we follow these current guidelines, to help us to plan a safe environment; The Health & Safety at Work Act The Care standards Act