eCPD Resource Package, Policies & Procedures
Childcare
1 Policies and Procedures
This activity will take place within the first month of your placement in your setting.
Reviewing policies and procedures
Your activities will include: • Reviewing the policies/procedures to identify the
You need to familiarise yourself with the policies and procedures of the setting, to support you in understanding the importance of completing tasks in a certain manner.
key phrases • Highlighting the key points within each policy • Highlighting the procedures that you do not have training for Once you have completed the task discuss this with your workplace mentor.
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Children and Young Peoples Workforce
Equipment It would be useful to have the following tools: • A dictionary • A pen or pencil, two different coloured highlighting pens and an eraser
Equipment
There is a section at the back of this section for any notes you want to make.
Learning
Learning In this task you will be covering the areas detailed below. • Children and Young People’s Workforce: • Basic understanding of the settings particular policies and procedures • Basic understanding of legislative requirements • Training in skills that you may need to develop Functional Skills English: • Read and understand different types of text in detail • Identify the main points and how they are presented in a variety of different types of texts • Write clearly and coherently, including an appropriate level of detail • Ensure written work includes generally accurate punctuation and spelling and the meaning is clear in more than one type of text.
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Task 1
Ask your manager for your placement’s policies and procedures and review the text to find out the key points and phrases within them. You need to read the text to identify the key points and phrases. 1. Highlight the key phrases. What is a key phrase? 2. Summarise the policies 3. Chose one key phrase and describe why you have identified it as important. Use the notes page overleaf to write down your ideas and plan your summary.
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Notes Policies and Procedures
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Task 2
Using the research carried out about policies find the procedure linked to it. Match the correct policies to the appropriate procedure.
Policy
Procedure
Illness
Confidentiality
Safeguarding Children
Handover
Security
Special Dietary Needs
Managing Behaviour
Application
Health & Safety
Medication
Equality Opportunities
Time Out
Admissions
Nappy Changing
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Task 3
Identify activities in the setting where you need to know the relevant procedure or policy. Tick, on the table on the next page, which activity requires prior training and then identify the required procedure. Provide your own examples (below the examples) on the next page.
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Activity
Procedure
Training Required
e.g Nappy Changing e.g Preparing Food e.g. Bottle Feeding e.g Reporting safeguarding concerns 1 2
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Notes
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Childcare, Policies & Procedures, eCPD Resource
These resources have been produced as part of the Traineeship Staff Support Programme commissioned and funded by The Education and Training Foundation. Find out more on the TSSP website: www.traineeship-staff-support.co.uk
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