"Not losing them off site,
incorporating in induction,
always there for staff to use whenever,
really fantastic."
A French, Playbix Day Nursery
This resource looks at the Health and Hygiene of Children in group settings, and considers the vital part you can play to support these objectives. Learn to promote children’s hygiene by: being a good role model and encouraging children to develop good personal hygiene; identifying hazards and dealing with waste; knowing about the basics of food hygiene.
Help children to be healthy by: having an awareness of what constitutes a healthy balanced diet and understanding needs for rest, sleep and exercise; knowing how to recognise when children are ill and dealing with accidents and emergencies; following reporting and recording procedures.
Subjects covered include:
Promoting Child Hygiene • Being a Good Role Model • Encouraging Good Personal Hygiene • Identifying Hazards • Dealing with Waste • The Principles of Food Hygiene • Promoting Child Health • A Healthy and Balanced Diet • Rest and Sleep • Exercise • Recognising Illness • Giving Medication • Following Reporting and Recording Procedures
Duration: 25 minute DVD in 14 sections to be used in a suggested 2 hour training session
Supporting Material:
An accompanying CD-ROM contains a Training Pack, which includes a Lesson Plan, 6 group and/or individual exercises and discussions and 3 handouts. The CD-ROM also contains Question and Answer sheets a Trainer’s Guide and other supporting materials, all designed to help you prepare and run an effective training session.
Peer Review: The Daycare Trust
Standards:
National Standards 7 & 8 and NVQ CCLD 202
Children and Young People's Workforce Level 2 Certificate Units TDA 2.14, MU 2.8 & MU 2.4
