CYP4172 - Health,Safety and Care Routines

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate understanding of health, safety and care routines in the early years environment;
Apply basic First Aid, emergency responses and hygiene practices in response to a range of circumstances and events;
Provide for young children’s health and nutrition needs;
Demonstrate knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory welfare requirements and other key policy and legislative documents.

Content:

This module will require students to be familiar with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and the importance of health and safety in early years environments. Studies will include:
• Welfare requirements/ Ratios;
• Development of policies;
• Childcare routines e.g. feeding, sleep, bathroom and nappy changing procedures;
• Risk Assessments;
• Importance of record keeping.
This module will include certificated Paediatric first aid training.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Learning will take place in interactive sessions incorporating theoretical input, discussion, debate, ICT research and student presentation. Students will be supported by VLE materials, constructed reading and research tasks and workshop sessions.
Learning and teaching method
Class sessions
Contact hours: 16 x 2hr -32 Intended Group size: 50

Tutorials
Contact hours: 1
Intended Group size: 3

e-Tutoring
Contact hours: 2
Intended Group size: 1

Guided independent study
Hours: 165

Assessment:

001 H.S.H notice board for early years setting, incl. policies, supported by written rationale 2,000-word equiv End S1 50%
002 Care routine induction booklet 2,000-word equiv End of Sem 2 50%


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