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CHCECE003 Provide care for children
Part A
1. Complete the following table using the documents listed.
What part/s of this document are relevant to providing care for children?
List the title and any codes/numbers Describe one practice or event you can complete with children that meets with this section of the document.
What part/s of this document are relevant to providing care for children?
List the title and any codes/numbers Describe one practice or event you can complete with children that meets with this section of the document.
United Nation's Convention of the Rights of the Child
Workplace policy manual (Please access this manual in the approved workplace you are completing your on the job assessment in. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure)
Early Childhood
Australia's Code of Ethics
The Approved Learning Framework for used in your workplace
Eg The Early Years Learning Framework
National Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines
The National Quality Standards
2. You are to engage in one day of observation in an Approved Service (ACECQA) to find out the following "What does an Educator do in a day to provide care for children?"
The list of events you are to take particular note of are listed on the table on the following page. As you observe these events, you are to pay particular note of...
• What did the Educator do?
• What did the child/children do?
• What equipment/resources were used?
If you are unable to observe any the events/tasks, talk to the Educator about what happens during these events/tasks or observe these tasks at a later time.
a) Assisting a child who has difficulty separating from their family
b) Supporting appropriate hand hygiene
c) Managing toileting accidents
d) Supervising and interacting with children eating and drinking
e) Protecting children from the sun
f) Use of lighting, ventilation and fresh air
Part B of Assessment
For this project, you will be required to work closely with three children who you have selected in consultation with your supervisor. Each of these children will be known as a "focus child" for this assessment and should be of a different age.
Prior to commencing, you must have parental permission to work with each child on the form provided. You may work with the same children you have in previous assessments without obtaining additional permission. A blank permission form is provided in pages to follow to duplicate and provide to families.
Please remember this assessment will need to be completed over a period of 120 hours of workplace practice, so please ensure that this time frame is considered when deciding on the children and their attendance patterns. Competency for other units may also be demonstrated during this timeframe. See the "Instructions for on the job assessment" for more information.
1. Once you have parental permission, spend time with each focus child to get to know them. This step should not be rushed as the more you know about the child and the more comfortable they feel with you, the more easily you will be able to provide care for them during your assessment. Once you know each focus child well, complete the following tables with the information you have gathered:
Child 1 Name: Age
Attendance details
eg group, days, times
Family background including culture:
Interests and likes:
Eating and drinking needs
Clothing needs and preferences:
Nappy changing and/or toileting needs:
List the skills you have seen the child exhibit in the following areas:
Self help skills
Physical skills
Emotional skills
2. Now you have a good understanding of the workplace practice (as documented in Part A), you are require to practice these in the service while meeting the needs of the three focus children (as documented in Part B1). This will involve you fulfilling the care requirements and routines for each child in a group context for routines such as assisting to provide food, drink, toileting and/or nappy changes, clothing and sun protection. As you become more competent with these, you will be assessed on your ability to implement these during Part C and D of this assessment.
You will also need to complete the following tasks with one or more of the focus children you are working with for this project. When you have completed the task, describe what you did and how you did this in the boxes below.
a) Supported the child's emotional needs and feelings (such as respond to feelings openly, appropriately and with respect)
b) Promoted a child's physical activity and encouraged participation
c) Interacted with the child to discuss physical health and well being
d) Provided an opportunity to challenge the child and/or promote appropriate risk taking.
e) Supported the child through a transition or change
f) Engage with children in developing their own play settings or environments
Instructions for on the job assessment
Approved workplaces
On the Job assessment must be completed in an approved workplace as follows:
• Early Childhood Education and Care qualifications: ACECQA approved service enrolling children from 0-5 years eg Long Day Care, Family Day Care
• Education Support qualifications: Regulated school, Kindergarten
Any tasks completed in a workplace that does not meet the above criteria will not be assessed for this unit unless written permission has been sought from ACCCO prior to the commencement of assessment.
Roles and responsibilities of the workplace supervisor and mentor
The role of the workplace supervisor is to mentor and assess the student completing this unit. This role is a very valuable one and should not be taken lightly. Not only does it support the development of student skills, but also pays a vital role in supporting the learning of professionals of the future.
The supervisor may be any person working within the workplace that can work closely with the student and holds a qualification equal to or higher than the qualification the student is studying. Where the service does not have a person who meets this criteria, please contact the ACCCO Trainer/Assessor for guidance.
The skills the student is to achieve are outlined on the Supervisor Report. This may be used as a basis for directing the student's learning journey prior to assessment taking place. While ACCCO assumes responsibility for training the student on theoretical components of the unit, the supervisor's role provides the link between theory and day-to-day practice in a workplace. Supervisors can provide this learning by...
• being a role model for student by demonstrating the skills required, providing a range of examples of typical practice;
• providing learning opportunities to students such as including them in discussions about why things have occurred, or what the plans are (for example, working with a child's behaviour or for a program experience)
• providing opportunity for students to practice their skills in the workplace; and
• providing feedback to the student so they can continue their learning journey.
Where there are clear gaps in the student's knowledge for this unit, and/or where the student is not making satisfactory progress to learning and achieving the skills required, the workplace supervisor should make immediate contact with the ACCCO Trainer/Assessor, or ACCCO head office.
Please note: The ACCCO Trainer/Assessor will generally consult with the workplace supervisor for the preparation of the Observation Report to gain a full understanding of the student's overall performance in the workplace.
Part D
Instructions for the ACCCO Trainer/Assessor
Please use observation of student in practice at an Approved Workplace, as well as Part B and Part C of this assessment as evidence for determining competence.
Performance evidence
Through assessment task B and observation there is evidence following the has been demonstrated with three children:
Promoting physical activity and encouraging participation
Engaging children in discussions around physical health and wellbeing
Adapting the physical environment to ensure challenge and appropriate risk-taking
Ensuring the smooth transition of new arrivals
Supporting children through transition / change
Demonstrated skills
Supporting physical care
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards while caring for children:
Supports the child's development (developmentally appropriate, supports independence)
Respects their family background and beliefs
Protects and supports the child's emotional well-being (responding to feelings, respectful relationships)
Is safe and hygienic (hand washing, sun protection)
Provides for the child to learn (how their bodies work, physical health and wellbeing)
The student promotes physical activity
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards:
Providing and promoting movement and physical experiences
Participating with children
Encouraging their involvement/participation according to their development/level of comfort
The student helps and supports children with transitions and change
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards:
Preparing children in a supportive and timely manner
Developing meaningful routines
Supporting children's emotional security
Supporting children to separate effectively from families (smooth transitions, support strategies)
The student assists in adapting facilities to ensure access and participation
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards:
Providing challenging elements which scaffold children's learning and development
Offering appropriate risks, and risk taking
Providing an appropriate environment with a balance of natural and artificial lighting, good ventilation and fresh air
Engaging with children to construct their own play settings/environments
Creating environments which stimulate and reflect children's interests
Providing challenging elements which scaffold children's learning and development
CHCECE007 Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
Part A
Instructions to the student:
The following questions have been designed to obtain your knowledge in relation to the Assessment Requirements for this unit. Therefore, please read the question carefully, and answer it in full (unless otherwise instructed by your ACCCO Trainer/Assessor). Your responses should aim to demonstrate that you have acquired the knowledge and skills required to be deemed competent in this unit.
Please refer to the Learning Guide if you need to extend you knowledge and skills to successfully answer the question.
1. Complete the following table using the documents listed.
a) United Nation's Convention of the Rights of the Child
b) Workplace policy manual
(Please access this manual in the approved workplace you are completing your on the job assessment in. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure)
c) The Approved Learning Framework for used in your workplace Eg The Early Years Learning Framework
d) The National Quality Standards
2. Read the Behaviour Management policy of the approved workplace where you are working/completing placement in and ensure you understand the content. Using the information in this policy, how would you respond to the following situations? In your answer, ensure you include how you will respond verbally and non-verbally (eg what you will say and body language used)
a) A two year old child is in the sandpit. He throws the sand in the air, watching it fall to the ground. The child repeats the action and the sand lands near other children in the sandpit.
b) A four year old child refuses to wash her hands before lunch. As you approach, she aggressively hits and kicks at you.
c) A five year old kicks the blocks across the room and yells at the rest of the children to ‘leave me alone'. You know that this child's parents have recently separated, and this is not typical behaviour you have seen in this child before
d) A three year old continuously takes her hat off outside.
e) You notice a child hits another child. The child that has been hit, says ‘stop, I don't like it' then walks away. Another staff member is talking with the child that hit. How will you respond to the child who has walked away?
3. Talk with an experienced Educator about how they manage the following situations, then spend some reflecting on how you can use those strategies yourself within the learning environment. Then provide an example of how you can implement this within the learning environment.
Areas that potentially cause stress
a) Environment/ space
b) Routines
c) Resources
Part B of Assessment - Project
For this project, you will be required to work closely with three children who you have selected in consultation with your supervisor. Prior to commencing, you must have parental permission to work with each child. If you have obtained permission to work with these children from other assessment, you do not need to obtain further permission. A blank permission form is included in this document to duplicate and provide to families.
1. Once you have parental permission, spend time with each child to get to know them. This step should not be rushed as the more you know about the child and the more comfortable they feel with you, the more easily you will be able to demonstrate positive and respectful relationships with them during your assessment. Once you know the child well, complete the following tables with the information you have gathered about each child:
2. The following tasks are to be completed with one or more of the three children you are working with for this project. When you have completed the task, describe what you did and how you did this in the boxes below.
a) Participate in a sustained conversation with a child about something that interested him/her.
b) Interact with a child or a group of children during a meal time.
c) Participate in a play experience a child was involved in. Use their cues to guide your level and type of involvement.
d) Assist a child or a small group of children to make decisions and choices (including encouraging children to share their ideas).
e) Encouraged children to respect similarities and differences between each other
f) Used information about children/family/community in environments, practices and or routines
Part C
During the demonstration or observation of skills, did the student demonstrate the following to industry standards?
1 Does the student consistently respond to the children in a caring, positive and respectful manner?
2 Does the student engage in sustained conversations with the children about their interests?
3 Does the student sit and talk with the children during meal times, and assist to create a relaxed and unhurried routine?
4 Does the student support children who are in distress or need of assistance in an effective manner?
5 Does the student role model appropriate interactions with others?
6 Does the student use active listening effectively when interacting with children?
7 Does the student participate in children's play and use children's cues to guide the level and type of involvement?
8 Does the student assist to create an environment that reflects and honours the lives of children, their families and the local community?
9 Does the student consider the child's age, activities, interests, culture and needs during interactions?
10 Does the student support children in their attempts to self-regulate their own behaviour?
11 Does the student remain calm and respectful when dealing with
inappropriate behaviour, including when children strongly express emotion
12 Does the student involve and encourage children in decision making and planning
13 Does the student maintain the dignity and rights of children, including similarities and differences and their efforts and achievements?
14 Does the student assess and respond appropriately to behaviours of concern?
15 Does the student assist in organising spaces, routines and resources to minimise stress and/or frustration?
Part D
Instructions for the ACCCO Trainer/Assessor
Please use observation of student in practice at an Approved Workplace, as well as Part B and Part C of this assessment as evidence for determining competence.
Through assessment task B and observation there is evidence following the has been demonstrated with three children:
Active listening
Consideration of a child's age, activities, interests, culture, needs
Interpreting non-verbal cues of children
Responding to distress in ways that meets the child's need
Communication of care and respect through all interactions
Demonstrated skills
The student communicates positively with children
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards:
Responding sensitively and appropriately to children's efforts to communicate
Engaging in sustained conversations with children
Consistently responds positively to children who require attention
The student interacts positively with children at all times
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards:
Participating in children's play and using children's cues to guide the level and type of involvement
Responding positively and respectfully to children's comments, questions and requests for assistance
Role-modelling positive interactions with others
Encouraging children to share their stories and ideas
The student assists in developing routines and environments that support a positive and respectful relationship with children
The student demonstrates the ability to complete the following to industry standards:
Sitting and talking with children at mealtimes and helps create a relaxed and unhurried routine
Assisting to create an environment that reflects the lives of the children, their families and the local community
Supporting implementation of practices and routines that honour children, their family and the community context
Assisting in organising spaces, resources and routines to minimise times when children are likely to experience stress or frustration
Attachment:- Participant Assessment Booklet.rar