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CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children Theory Assessment Task Authenticity Requirements Copying or passing off someone’s work as your own is a form plagiarism and may result in a participant’s exclusion from a unit or the entire course. The following activities will be considered plagiarism:  Presenting any work by another individual as one's own intentionally or unintentionally  Handing in work copied from another student.  Presenting the work of another individual or group as their own work.  Handing in work without the adequate acknowledgement of sources used, including work taken totally or in part from the internet. You must PRINT AND SIGN this document Student Declaration You must sign your completed tasks and acknowledge the authenticity of your work prior to submission. I understand my responsibility to provide assessment responses with my own materials and thoughts, except where specifically acknowledged or taken from other sources. The material contained in these tasks is my own work. I understand that at any time if it is shown, that in an assessment task, a student has significantly misrepresented material, any assessment outcome awarded to that student on the basis of this material may be revoked including any qualification outcomes and/ or statement of attainment Name:Saanya Pasrija Signature:Saanya Date: 1 Early Childhood Education and Care. Educare College 2017 v6CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children: Theory Tasks Unit Purpose The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to ensure the health and safety of children. Elements The following elements define the essential outcomes of this unit:  Element 1 Support each child’s health needs  Element 2 Provide opportunities to meet each child’s need for sleep, rest and relaxation  Element 3 Implement effective hygiene and health practices  Element 4 Supervise children to ensure safety  Element 5 Minimise risks  Element 6 Contribute to the ongoing management of allergies  Element 7 Contribute to the ongoing management of asthma Assessment Requirements  001: Children’s Health and Safety and Legislation  002: Infection Control  003: Provide a Safe Environment  004: Accident Prevention  005: Supervision  006: Administration of Medications  007: Promoting Children’s Health and Hygiene  008: Asthma and Allergies Assessment Instructions Students are required to complete a range of assessment tasks throughout the training period to demonstrate competency in each relevant unit. To facilitate the appropriate learning and practice of developing skills ALL workplace assessment tasks MUST be completed within a regulated children's service. Workplace supervisors must authenticate these tasks have been completed, under supervision and to an acceptable workplace standard for organisation policies and procedures. Attempting assessment tasks Students are required to provide appropriate responses to the indicated questions for each task. 2 Early Childhood Education and Care. Educare College 2017 v6CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children: Theory Tasks Assessment Outcomes The Early Childhood Education and Care training packages are vocational qualifications that are competency based. For each assessment undertaken you will be assessed as Satisfactory, Not Yet Satisfactory or Incomplete. Where students are assessed as ‘Not Yet Satisfactory’ or ‘Incomplete’ the trainer/assessor will provide the student with feedback and guidance regarding what needs to be completed for resubmission. Student Appeals Students have the right to appeal an unfavourable decision or finding during assessment. All students appeals must be made in writing using the Appeals Form and specify the particulars of the decision or finding in dispute. Appeals must be lodged within 28 days of the decision or finding. Required Readings In order to complete this unit of competency you are required to access the following key resources. Textbook  Kearns, K. (2017). The Big Picture: Working in Early Childhood Education and Care Series (4th ed.). Victoria: Cengage Learning Australia. Core Documents  Education and Care Services National Regulations. (Dec 2016). Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs.  Guide to the National Quality Standard. (2016). Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. ACT: Commonwealth of Australia. Additional Readings  Asthma Foundations of Australia. (2014). Asthma care plan for education and care services.  Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Inc. (2015). Action Plan for Anaphylaxis – For use with EpiPen® adrenaline auto injectors. NSW: NSW Government Ministry of Health.  Department of Education and Training (2012). Health & Safety Checklist Playground Maintenance  Kidsafe NSW (2016) Moveable Play Equipment  National Health and Medical Research Council. (2012). Staying Healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services (5th ed.). ACT: Commonwealth of Australia.  NSW Little Smiles. (2010). Dental Health Resource Package for Childcare Professionals. NSW: Department of Health.  The Royal Children’s Hospital. (2008). Safety Centre: Toy safety for pre-school. Blue Bay Model Policies  Blue Bay Early Learning Centre. (2012). Emergency Evacuation Policy.  Blue Bay Early Learning Centre. (2016). Medications Policy