Understand How To Prepare And Maintain A Safe And Secure Environment For Children
Understand how to prepare and maintain a safe and secure environment for children.
It is important that checks should be made at the start of everyday or the session to ensure that all equipment and resources are in a good and safe working order. There should also be checks during and after each session. When there is any damaged resources and equipment it should be removed and either discarded or replaced, and any faults or concerns should be reported to the staff that is responsible. This could be the nursery supervision or manager, a teacher in charge. Safety factors and recognised standards of equipment and materials for children, It is Important when using equipment that is appropriate for the age, needs and abilities. There should be appropriate toys and equipment for the developmental stage of the child. Unsafe toys and materials can put children at risk for injury or illness. The staff in the nursery should check toys throughout the day for broken or missing parts; staff should also watch how children play with toys and if any toys seem to hurt children in any way remove the toy immediately. To prepare and maintain a safe and secure environment for the children in the nursery you need make sure that everything is appropriate for the children, such as the Layout and organisation of the rooms, outdoor spaces, fixtures and fittings, the furniture size and position of it, according to ages, abilities and needs of children, taking into account disabilities or special educational needs.
Area that needs to be checked.
When it needs to be checked.
Why it needs to be checked.
Safety Gates
Safety should be checked before the sessions begin, at the end of each session but also throughout the day.
The safety gates in a nursery need to be checked regularly to make use that none of them are broken and are all still working. If the safety gates were not working then people, anyone would be able to come on in to the nursery and also some of the children may be able
It is important that checks should be made at the start of everyday or the session to ensure that all equipment and resources are in a good and safe working order. There should also be checks during and after each session. When there is any damaged resources and equipment it should be removed and either discarded or replaced, and any faults or concerns should be reported to the staff that is responsible. This could be the nursery supervision or manager, a teacher in charge. Safety factors and recognised standards of equipment and materials for children, It is Important when using equipment that is appropriate for the age, needs and abilities. There should be appropriate toys and equipment for the developmental stage of the child. Unsafe toys and materials can put children at risk for injury or illness. The staff in the nursery should check toys throughout the day for broken or missing parts; staff should also watch how children play with toys and if any toys seem to hurt children in any way remove the toy immediately. To prepare and maintain a safe and secure environment for the children in the nursery you need make sure that everything is appropriate for the children, such as the Layout and organisation of the rooms, outdoor spaces, fixtures and fittings, the furniture size and position of it, according to ages, abilities and needs of children, taking into account disabilities or special educational needs.
Area that needs to be checked.
When it needs to be checked.
Why it needs to be checked.
Safety Gates
Safety should be checked before the sessions begin, at the end of each session but also throughout the day.
The safety gates in a nursery need to be checked regularly to make use that none of them are broken and are all still working. If the safety gates were not working then people, anyone would be able to come on in to the nursery and also some of the children may be able