Home based Childcare has many benefits not only for the Children being cared for but also for their families and also for the Childminder themselves‚ I feel that this is particularly important for under three ’s who need to have a lot of one to one attention to enable them to form close bonds with their carers. The main benefits for children are: • They are cared for in small groups and therefore all children will get a lot of personal attention. • The carer never changes like for example in
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The Importance of Confidentiality & Data Protection for a home based childcare service In order to run a childcare service there is a need to retain a large amount of information on each child. The Data Protection Act 1998 covers correct storage and sharing of both manual and electronic information. There are eight principles put in place by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that information is handled properly: * fairly and lawfully processed * processed for limited purposes
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Single Mothers; How Family and Childcare Issues Affect Employment In fall of 2009 Specialist Alexis Hutchinson‚ a 21-year-old Army cook and single parent‚ was days from deploying to Afghanistan for a year when her mother backed out of an agreement to take care of her 10-month-old son for the duration of her tour. Her mother‚ Angelique Hughes‚ had a child of her own at home and was also caring for a sick sister while running a day care from her home in California. Feeling overwhelmed‚ Ms. Hughes
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E1 & E2 Parents of students who attend private settings pay fees‚ funding the setting‚ e.g. day nurseries. Private settings have the right to select the students who attend them. Statutory settings are provided by the government and have to be available for children‚ by law‚ to attend e.g. a primary school. Voluntary settings are sometimes funded by communities through donations‚ charities‚ and volunteers or by the people who attend them e.g. 0’clock clubs. One voluntary setting in my area‚ which
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Unit 1 – An Introduction To Working With Children: Assignment D1: Statutory provisions are services that have to be available by law through legislation. (Tassoni‚ 2007‚ p. 25) A primary school is an example of a statutory provision service. If you do not send your child to primary school‚ you could get sent to jail or finned by the government. Primary school children are usually aged from 5-11 years. They usually start Primary school aged 4 and continue this education until they’re aged 11
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sure children’s services focus on the interests of the children and young people‚ parents‚ adult learners and employers who use them and also to see that the services for children are efficient and effective. Current legislations for home based childcare Children’s act 1989 – 2004 This act aims to improve effective local working to safeguard and promote children’s well being. The act aims to ensure that welfare of children is paramount‚ working in partnership with parents to protect children from
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Unit 5 Assignment E1 When working which children it is important to have good professional relationships. This may be with your colleagues‚ other professionals‚ parents and the children themselves. It is our responsibility as practitioners to insure that the best care is provided for each and every child which means we must treats them all as individuals and as equally as possible. We also must create a friendly‚ welcoming environment for the children in our care which will come from having a
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The current legislation for home based childcare ensures children are cared for in a safe environment by carers who are committed to providing each child with the skills for their future. The Law The Childcare Act 2006‚ all childcare providers must promote the 5 outcomes for children. They are considered to be essential to children becoming happy and successful adults. 1. Help us achieve well and enjoy what we do. 2. Protect us from harm or neglect and help us stay safe. 3. Help us
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Current Legislation & Regulatory Bodies Covering Home Based Childcare. As a registered childminder in England I am bound to adhere to current legislation. These legislations include – . Data Protection Act 1998 – this act controls the way information is handled and gives legal rights to people who have information stored about them. . Equality Act 2010 – This draws together the contents of a number of previous documents including the Disability Discrimination Act and says that everyone has
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paramount’ (Riddall-Leech 2010 p18). Later‚ in 2004‚ the Every Child Matters agenda was born. This is the primary legislative Act that all childcare practitioners must observe. It outlines five conclusions that all children should meet. These are – Be healthy‚ stay safe‚ enjoy and achieve‚ make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being. My childcare practice is committed to achieving all the outcomes of the every child matters charter by: - Be healthy By serving homemade healthy balanced
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