How Working Practices Impact the Development of Children
Paige Regan
Unit number: CYP Core 3.2
4
Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people.
4.1
Explain how own working practise can affect children and young people’s development.
As practitioners it is important that we know our own working practise affects the development of children that we work with. Most professionals can have a positive affect within the work place but it can sometimes be negative. Professionals must always meet the child’s needs and take into consideration that the relationship between the colleague’s attitudes and the values of all staff members can affect the child. All need to be aware of the child’s individual developmental needs, practitioners can help advance the development of each child. If this is not the case then a child’s development may suffer due to lack of knowledge and understanding. During the child’s stay at the setting it is important that each child is provided with activities that are planned specifically for that child’s particular development. This is so that the child can take part in any activities that they feel comfortable with. This is down to the professional to make sure that that the child receives these opportunities to enhance themselves. If the practitioner does not provide such activities then it could slow down the development of the child. Within the setting all practitioners need to be aware of any information that is essential to each child, e.g. disabilities or any cultural preferences. As a practitioner your own working can affect the children in any number of ways such as: simple lack of knowledge that can lead to a professional expecting a child to complete a set activity, but the child may physically not be able to do it. This could have a negative effect on the child’s development. As part of an effective environment for enhancing children’s development it is important that children get the opportunity to engage in both child-led activities and
Unit number: CYP Core 3.2
4
Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people.
4.1
Explain how own working practise can affect children and young people’s development.
As practitioners it is important that we know our own working practise affects the development of children that we work with. Most professionals can have a positive affect within the work place but it can sometimes be negative. Professionals must always meet the child’s needs and take into consideration that the relationship between the colleague’s attitudes and the values of all staff members can affect the child. All need to be aware of the child’s individual developmental needs, practitioners can help advance the development of each child. If this is not the case then a child’s development may suffer due to lack of knowledge and understanding. During the child’s stay at the setting it is important that each child is provided with activities that are planned specifically for that child’s particular development. This is so that the child can take part in any activities that they feel comfortable with. This is down to the professional to make sure that that the child receives these opportunities to enhance themselves. If the practitioner does not provide such activities then it could slow down the development of the child. Within the setting all practitioners need to be aware of any information that is essential to each child, e.g. disabilities or any cultural preferences. As a practitioner your own working can affect the children in any number of ways such as: simple lack of knowledge that can lead to a professional expecting a child to complete a set activity, but the child may physically not be able to do it. This could have a negative effect on the child’s development. As part of an effective environment for enhancing children’s development it is important that children get the opportunity to engage in both child-led activities and