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Children's Health and Safety

Part 1

Case Study 1

You are the assistant educator in the Kindy room at Sparkling Stars Childcare Centre. You can find more about Sparkling Stars at their website:

In the coming weeks, you will be busy taking the children on an excursion to see a play at a local theatre, requiring travel by bus to a local mountain resort where the theatre is located, along with some walking near busy roads at the entrance to the resort.

Your Group leader has asked you to suggest some ideas of ways you could help the children learn about travel and road safety before they go on the excursion.

Develop a plan relating to safe workplace policies and procedures relevant to the excursion.

Case Study 2

You have been assigned the task of devising a menu at Sparkling Stars Childcare Centre. You can find out more about Sparking Stars at their website:

Sparkling Stars Childcare Centre has a general menu designed for children over the age of five. However, it does not take into account younger children. You have been assigned the task of developing a menu suitable for younger children.

Devise a 2-week menu (Monday to Friday), suitable for children aged 3-5 years that caters for morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, late afternoon snack and drinks. Your menu needs to be suitable for use in a child care setting and include the following:
• 50-75% of the recommended number of serves for each food group each day
• A variety of ingredients and textures
• A range of foods from different cultures
• One (1) red meat-free day per week
• Vegetarian options for each meal period
• No repetition of menu items (excluding drinks)

You are required to:
• Present your menu in an attractive, easy-to-read format and submit it.
• Choose an item from your menu that contains an ingredient that may trigger a reaction from a child who has coeliac diseases. Submit the recipe for that menu item.
• Alter the recipe for the menu item so that it would be suitable for a child with coeliac disease.
• Pick one (1) lunch offering and explain how this meets the Australian Dietary Guidelines

Case Study 3

This scenario involves Sparkling Stars Childcare Centre. You can find more about Sparkling Stars at their website:

Trang is working as an assistant educator in the Sparkling Stars Early Childhood Education and Care Centre observing a group of children in the outdoor play area and notices that four of the boys are running around screaming. She monitors their behaviour for any unsafe activity but besides being very noisy their behaviour is safe.

After a few minutes of doing this the boys start pushing each other. Trang quickly tries to intervene but unfortunately Simon pushes Isaac too hard and he falls, tripping over the step rail surrounding the sand pit. You rush over and notice Isaac, holding his left arm and huffing and puffing strangely but appears to be unhurt, the next thing Trang hears is Isaac screaming as he realises there is blood on his fingers. Trang approaches Isaac to inspect his arm. She notices that he has an abrasion that is approximately 2 centimetres and a cut that is about half a centimetre.

You must answer the questions below explaining what actions Trang should take in dealing with this situation.

• What immediate action should Trang take?

• What is the secondary action Trang should take?

• Complete the Incident/Accident Report Form located on the Sparkling Stars website and submit it to your assessor.

• If Isaac's injury had been more severe such as a broken arm or a heavy laceration, what action should Trang take?

Attachment:- Childrens Health and Safety.rar