Health, wellbeing and safety

This qualification is designed to prepare learners with the knowledge, skills and understanding to enter work in an early years setting and be included in staff:child ratios. It meets the Department for Education Early Years Educator (DfE EYE) criteria in full and maps to the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) within the Early Years Educator occupational standard ST0135 in England.

Learning Objective

What You'll Learn

Here are some professional learning objectives for the unit, "Health, wellbeing and safety" at Level 3 in Child Development and Well-being, considering the provided course material:
To enable the learner to summarise key legal requirements related to health and safety in childcare settings.
To enable the learner to interpret statutory guidance documents pertaining to health and safety in childcare.
To enable the learner to describe the key principles of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) regulations and their application in a childcare environment.

Learning Outcomes

Understand legal requirements and statutory guidance as well as other non-statutory guidance on health and safety

Assessment Methods

Observation
Portfolio of Evidence
Practical Demonstration/Assignment

Units & Credit Structure

This unit explores the relationship between legislation policy and procedure with further focus on own role and responsibilities with regards to health, wellbeing and safety of babies and children.