Promote Children’s Welfare and Well Being in the Early Years

EYMP 3: Promote children’s welfare and well being in the early years 1. Welfare requirements were bought in, in September 2008 as part of the EYFS welfare requirements and are compulsory. Theses are split into 5 groups, which our operational planning covers. Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare has legal and statutory guidance general legal requirements cover and the provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.The provider must promote the good health of children and take necessary steps to prevent cross infections, and take appropriate action when they are ill. Children’s behaviour must be managed effectively and in a manner appropriate for their stage of development and particular individual needs. Specific legal requirements and statutory guidance covers safeguarding, information and complaints, premises and security, outings, equality of opportunities. Medicines, illness and injuries, food and drink, smoking, b ehaviour management. 2.The lines of reporting and responsibility in the work setting. In my staff handbook has how to report and my responsibility in my setting. Attached to this document. 2. 2 Explain systems for supporting children’s safety when: ? When receiving children into the setting we make sure they come in with a parent/carer. We ensure every child has the correct clothing and footwear for the appropriate weather. When receiving new children to join the setting all the correct paperwork is filled in the parents and child have settling in sessions.If a child has certain people that cannot pick them up we ensure people picking up that child are checked at the gate and I. D is checked we have passwords and photos of parents and carers. ? When a child leaves nursery at the end of the day we ensure they leave with a parent/carer if another person is picking up the nursery make sure everyone’s seen a photo of that person and a password is given at the gate their I. D is also checked, this all has to be confirmed with a parent/carer before pick up. Each child is then signed out by a parent/carer and signed ut by staff on a register. ? During offsite visits each child is either in a buggy or were a high visibility jacket with the teddies number on the back and each child wears a wrist strap attached to a member of staff. The ratio on a walk is 1. 2 on each walk there needs to be a head of unit, first aider, first aid bag, evacuation bag, water and phones. A register is taken every 15mins on a outing and a walks form is filled out of who is going on a walk, the ratio, time of departure and returning and were the walk is. . 4 Explain giving examples, why minimum requirements for space and staff ratios and necessary for children’s safety. ? The space in each room in nursery is necessary for children’s safety. In all the rooms below the age of three have a capacity of 12 children to four members of staff. In a room above three years o ld is a capacity of 20 children with for members of staff. If there is to many children in a room it would become unsafe for the children as there wouldn’t be enough room to play and take part in activities.If a room is over crowded for the amount of children it can cause more accidents, staff may not be able to care to a high standard. ? Staff ratio is very important for a child’s safety. The ratio for 0 – 2 years is 1:3, 2 – 3 is 1:4 and 3 years above is 1:8 this is set by the government and ofsted. This is to allow each practitioner to look after a correct amount of children at a safe level to ensure each child’s needs are met and not put in danger.