CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

CHCECE016 – Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children (2) HLTWHS003 – Maintain work health and safety (3)

Qualification/Course code, name and release number

CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (4)

Assessment instructions

Assessment details Instructions
Assessment overview	The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and performance required for you to • establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children and • maintain workplace health and safety.
Assessment Event number	1 of 2
Instructions for this assessment	This assessment is in two parts and will be assessing you on your knowledge of the 2 units in the cluster. 1. Short answer questions (13 questions) 2. Case Study (4 questions) Detailed instruction for each assessment part is contained at the beginning of each assessment part You must read the entire document before commencing your assessment, so you are aware of all requirements.
Submission instructions	On completion of this assessment, you are required to upload it as per the instructions on your Online Learning Support (OLS). It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hardcopy assessments submitted to TAFE.
Conditions of Assessment	Assessment conditions will require you to: • Read the learning resources on the Online Learning Support (OLS) • Complete and submit your written assessment onto the Online Learning Support (OLS) Assessment must ensure the use of: • National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care

Assessment details Instructions
• The relevant approved learning framework under the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result?	To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment, all questions must be answered correctly. You must ensure your assessment responses are written in your own words (unless otherwise specified), include APA referencing where required You must adhere to the word count requirements where specified.
What do I need to provide?	Computer and internet access
Due date and time allowed	Due Date: Refer to your individual training plan on the OLS Venue: To be completed online. Note: This assessment may be completed and submitted prior to the commencement of work placement.
Supervision	The marking teacher may ask for additional evidence to verify the authenticity of your submission and confirm that the assessment task was completed by you.
Assessment feedback, review or appeals	In accordance with the TAFE NSW policy Manage Assessment Appeals, all students have the right to appeal an assessment decision in relation to how the assessment was conducted and the outcome of the assessment. Appeals must be lodged within 14 working days of the formal notification of the result of the assessment. If you would like to request a review of your results or if you have any concerns about your results, contact your Teacher or Head Teacher. If they are unavailable, contact the Student Administration Officer.
Assessment details	Instructions
	Contact your Head Teacher for the assessment appeals procedures at your college/campus.

Part 1: Short answer questions

Introduction: To complete this assessment part the student must answer short answer questions that relate to:

supporting children’s health needs and providing for each child’s comfort
promoting and implementing hygiene practices
controlling infectious diseases
ensuring adequate supervision of children
protecting children from harm
managing incidents and emergencies
identifying hazards and controlling risks

The National Quality Standard (NQS), Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and Education and Care National Regulations are components of the National Quality Framework (NQF).
Access the NQS and identify the following relevant to establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children:
1. One quality area;
2. Two Standards within this quality area; Two elements within each standard and iv. Record the reference link at the end of the table.

Quality Area

Standard

Elements

Standard

Elements

Reference Link

2. Access the EYLF and identify the outcome and the sub element that is relevant to establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children. Put the reference link for the document at the end of your answer.

Outcome

Sub element

Reference Link

3. Access the Education and Care National Regulations and identify one regulation that relates to each of the topics listed. Record in the table the Regulation number and name. The first one has been completed as an example. Put the reference link for the document at the end of your answer.

Topic Area	Regulation Number and Name
Health and hygiene	77 Health, hygiene and safe food practices
Medical conditions and administration of medication
Incidents, injury and illness
Excursions
Emergency and evacuation
Children’s enrolment
Ratios
Supervision
Reference Link

4. Complete the following table by identifying the signs and symptoms and appropriate response for each of the common illnesses listed.

Access the following documents to assist you to complete the table:

NHMRC Staying healthy 5th Edition

Healthdirect Childhood Illnesses

(50 – 70 words for each illness)

Illness	Signs and Symptoms	Appropriate response
Chicken Pox (Varicella)
Conjunctivitis
Gastroenteritis
Common cold
Whooping Cough (pertussis)
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Influenza

5. Identify five steps that a service should include in their written arrival and departure procedure to ensure that there is a process for monitoring who enters and leaves the premises. (50 – 70 words)

6. Identify one strategy that a service should implement to maintain and ensure that their arrival and departure procedure is reviewed regularly. (30 – 50 words)

7. Identify five notifiable infectious diseases that Approved Providers are required to report to their local public health unit as well as inform families at the service.

8. If a parent calls the service in the morning and reports that their child is in hospital with the measles identify three actions that now need to take place.

(50 - 70 words)

9. Identify what information services are required to collect and discuss with families about children’s individual health requirements and then update on a regular basis Access the Education and Care Services National Regulations to support you with this.

(100 – 150 words)

10. Some medical conditions children may have when attending a service are asthma, allergies, anaphylaxis and diabetes.

As the Nominated Supervisor identify:

how you would communicate medical condition information to all educators before a child starts
where this information needs to be kept

what strategies you will use for ongoing communication with families (50 – 100 words)

A parent arrives with his 3-year-old boy in the morning. The child has a cough. The father says he must go to work and cannot afford to take the day off. He begs you to make sure you give him his unprescribed cough medicine at 11am.

Detail what you will do in this situation. Refer to the Education and Care Services National Regulation requirements to complete this question. (30 – 50 words)

10. Jack 10 months old attends your service four days a week. Jack usually has lunch with everyone at 12:00 p.m. and before going to bed after lunch he also likes to have his warmed bottle of milk. Jack’s dad told educators this morning that he had a restless night. Today Jack fell asleep at 11:45am and woke at 1.35pm. The cook bought all the lunches as usual at 11.50 a.m. ready for lunch at 12 p.m.

Detail how you would respond to this situation?

(30 – 50 words)

As a part of the program you will be making Anzac biscuits with the children. You have decided it as a team and one of your educators has taken the responsibility of bringing in the ingredients. You check the ingredients on the day to make sure you have everything but notice one of the ingredients (coconut) has gone past the expiry date. It is over by just a week.

Detail how you would respond to this situation? (30 – 50 words)

11. Emergency packs should be checked to ensure there are adequate and replenished supplies available should an emergency occur.

Identify seven items that need to be in an emergency pack.

12. Explain how you can encourage team members to contribute to WHS practices and procedures in the service

(50 – 70 words)

Define the following and identify their rights and responsibilities in maintaining a healthy and safe working environment at an education and care service:

Person Conducting a Business Undertaking (PCBU) ii. Workers

(50 – 100 words)

Definition	Rights and responsibilities
PCBU
Workers

Identify three educator / employee responsibilities in relation to Workplace Health and Safety.

– 30 words)

The PCBU (Person conducting a business or undertaking) also has clear responsibilities in relation to Workplace Health and Safety.

Identify three PCBU responsibilities: (20 – 40 words)

Many WHS records are a licensing or regulatory requirement in Education and Care services.

Access the Education and Care Services National Regulations and identify three records that are legally required to be kept and the time frame.

Record	Time frame

Define ‘Codes of Practice’ ii Identify which organisation produces Codes of Practice, guidelines and information for employers and employees regarding WHS legislation in Australia and describe their role

(50 – 100 words)

Codes of Practice definition

Organisation and role

13. Define the term ’hazard. ii Define the term ‘risk’

(20-30 words for each definition)

Hazard definition

Risk definition

Identify the six risk control strategies that form the hierarchy of control?

Identify two common hazardous manual tasks you would undertake as an educator in an early childhood education and care service
Identify what harm this can cause

Identify one step you can take as an employee for each hazard to minimise the risk

(20-30 words for each risk)

Hazardous manual task	Harm this can cause	Step to minimise risk
1.
2.

14. Identify three practices that need to be implemented to eliminate or control cross infection

15. Education and care services must provide clear signage in order to give instruction or warning or to identify where products, including potentially dangerous products are stored.

Label the pictures below and explain what they mean. (20 – 30 words for each picture)

Sign

Label and Meaning

Part 2: Case Study

Introduction: To complete this assessment part the student must read the case study and answer questions that relate to:

communication with families about excursion
excursion risk assessment
risk minimisation and
WHS reporting requirements

Excursion Case study

Read the Case Study below. Once you have read the information, complete your written responses to questions 1 – 4 in the spaces provided to show how you will ensure the children are safe and supervised during this excursion.

Excursion to Blue Hills Aged Care Centre

You are the lead educator in the Preschool room at the local Early Education Service. You have 24 children each day. The children range in age from three to five years old.

The children will walk to the Blue Hills Aged Care Centre each week and spend an hour at the centre with residents reading stories and doing a music group time.

You have two educators in the room with you each day and have access to six parents to assist with the excursion each week.

The Blue Hills Aged Care Centre is located on 123 Blue Hills Road, Blue Hills and is a short walk from the service (allow 15 minutes), with a pedestrian path all the way and one main road to cross at traffic lights.

One of the children who will be attending has anaphylactic reactions to bee stings and peanuts.

You are required to plan an excursion for your group of 24 children to this local Aged Care centre for a weekly story and music time with the residents.

Refer to the Education and Care Services National Regulation requirements to complete the questions.

Using the format provided complete the missing details for the excursion informing parents about the excursion. Access Education and Care Service National Regulations to assist you to complete this question.

REGULAR OUTING EXCURSION PERMISSON FORM

Dear Parents/Guardians

As part of Quality Area 6 – Collaborative partnerships with families and community we are connecting with our local aged care community. We are planning a regular outing to

___________________________located at ______________________________each week this year. We be visiting on a different day each week to ensure all children have the opportunity to attend and to meet the needs of the aged care community. You will be informed the morning of each excursion the via the sign in sheet. You are not required to complete a permission form each time.

As the aged care centre in on the same road as our service, we will leave the service at _______ to walk down _________ Road, crossing Hill Road at the traffic light to get to the aged care centre. We will be leaving the aged care centre at _______ to arrive back at the service for lunch. The children will be wearing the services orange vests whilst on the excursion for safety and identification.

While the children are at the aged care centre they will participate in activities such as readings stories and singing with the residents.

There will be twenty-four children attending. The children will be divided into _______

groups of _________ children with _____ educator and _______ parent volunteers in each

group. This will ensure the ratio is ________ adults to each group of ______.

The risk assessment for the aged care centre regular outing excursion is available on the sign-in desk in the service foyer for parents to view. All educators are first aiders and we will carry a portable first aid kit with us.

Please bring:

A water bottle and a hat for the excursion as we will be walking, the service will provide sunscreen.

If you have any questions about this excursion, please contact us at the service on 555 790976. If you need to contact us whilst we are on the excursion the service will call us on the service excursion mobile phone.

Sincerely

Lead Educator

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I give permission for my son/daughter _____________ to attend the excursion to Blue Hills Aged Care Centre regular outing excursion this year.

I understand I will be informed the morning of each excursion via the sign in sheet.

Parent/Guardian name: _______________

Parent/Guardian signature: __________________

Date:_________________________

Emergency Contact name: ___________________ Phone number: ____________________

Using the format provided, complete an Excursion Risk Assessment that assesses the risks involved in the travel arrangements, supervision of children and safety of the environment for the excursion. Ensure that you address how the hazards will be minimised and who will be responsible for these (Refer to the Risk Matrix provided)

Excursion risk management plan

Excursion details
Date(s) of excursion	Excursion destination
Departure and arrival times
Proposed activities	Water hazards? Yes/No If yes, detail in risk assessment below.
Method of transport, including a proposed route
Name of excursion coordinator
Contact number of excursion co-ordinator	(BH)	(M)
Number of children attending the excursion	Number of educators/parents/volunteers
Educator / adult to child ratio, including whether this excursion warrants a higher ratio? Please provide details.
Excursion checklist
?First aid kit	?List of adults participating in the excursion
?List of children attending the	excursion	?Contact information for each adult
?Contact information for each	child	?Mobile phone / other means of communicating with the service & emergency services
?Medical information for each	child	?Other items, please list

Risk assessment
Activity	Hazard identified	Risk assessment (use matrix)	Elimination/control measures (hierarchy of control)	Who	When
Walking to and from the Aged care facility
Child protection issues
Weather conditions
Crossing the road at the traffic lights
Children’s health care needs (including medical conditions)
Allergies
Child getting lost

Plan prepared by
Prepared in consultation with:
Communicated to:
Venue and safety information reviewed and attached	Yes / No Comment if needed:
Reminder: Monitor the effectiveness of controls and change if necessary. Review the risk assessment if an incident or significant change occurs.

Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), Template excursion risk management plan for education and care services

3. Discuss how the children will be grouped to ensure their comfort and safety, including reducing the risk of overcrowding and injury? (50 – 100 words)

What information would you give to staff, relief staff, parents about their role in supervising the children on the excursion? (50 – 100 words)

4. Discuss one strategy you would implement as part of your risk minimisation plan to communicate with families about emergency and incident management to ensure that the children’s medical management plans are current before you go on the excursion. (40 – 60 words)

This Evidence Guide will be completed by the assessor when marking your assessment.

Evidence Guide Maintain Health Clustered Knowledge Assessment Part 1 – Short answer questions
Course	CHC50113		Unit		CHCECE016 HLTWHS003	Task	Knowledge Assessment 1 of 2
Student Name	Student Number
Essential skills & knowledge		S	U	Assessor comments
Student accessed the NQS and identified the quality area, standards and elements relevant to establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children. Identified reference documents [Part 1: Q1]		?	?
Student accessed the EYLF and identifies the outcome and the sub		?	?

element that is relevant to establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children. Identified reference documents [Part 1: Q2]
Student accessed the Education and Care National Regulations and identifies one regulation that relates to each of the topics listed. Recorded in the table the Regulation number and name. Identifies reference documents. [Part 1: Q3]	?	?
Student completed the table by identifying the signs and symptoms and appropriate response for each of the common illnesses listed. Used documents listed to assist in completing the table. [Part 1: Q4]	?	?
Student identified five steps that a service should include in their written arrival and departure procedure to	?	?

ensure that there is a process for monitoring who enters and leaves the premises.

[Part 1: Q5a]

Student identified one strategy that a service should implement to maintain and ensure that their arrival and departure procedure is reviewed regularly.

[Part 1: Q5b]

Student identified five notifiable infectious diseases that Approved Providers are required to report to their local public health unit as well as to inform families at the service.

[Part 1: Q6a]

Student detailed how to respond to parent with a child with a bad cough, looking unwell and wanting unprescribed medication to be administered. [Part 1: Q7c]	?	?
Student detailed how to respond to providing ‘Jack’ with his lunch and bottle once he fell asleep before the mealtime [Part 1: Q8a]	?	?
Student detailed how to respond to using ingredients for Anzac biscuits that were one week out of date [Part 1: Q8b]	?	?
Student identified seven items that are needed in an emergency pack [Part 1: Q9]	?	?
Student explained how to encourage team members to contribute to WHS practices and procedures in the service [Part 1: Q10a]	?	?

Student defined PCBU and Workers and identified their rights and responsibilities in maintaining a healthy and safe working environment at an education and care service [Part 1: Q10b]	?	?
Student identified three educator/ employee responsibilities in relation to WHS [Part 1: Q10c]	?	?
Student identified three PCBU responsibilities [Part 1: Q10d]	?	?
Student identified three health and safety records legally required to be kept including time frames [Part 1: Q10e]	?	?
Student defined ‘codes of practice’ Student identified the organisation that produces these codes and described the organisation’s role [Part 1: Q10f]	?	?
Student defined ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’. Student identified risk control strategies that form the hierarchy of control [Part 1: Q11a, Q11b]	?	?
Student identified two common hazardous manual tasks undertaken as an education and education and care service and identified the possible harm caused, and step taken to minimise the risk [Part 1: Q11c]	?	?
Student identified three practices that need to be implemented to eliminate or control cross infection [Part 1: Q12]	?	?
Student labeled pictures and explained meanings of common health and safety signage in education and care services [Part 1: Q13]	?	?

Evidence Guide Maintain Health Clustered Knowledge Assessment Part 2 – Excursion Case study
Course	CHC50113		Unit		CHCECE016 HLTWHS003	Task	Knowledge Assessment 1 of 2
Student Name	Student Number
Essential skills & knowledge		S	U	Assessor comments
Student used the format provided to complete the missing details informing parents about the excursion [Part 2: Q1]		?	?
Student used the format provided to complete an excursion risk assessment [Part 2: Q2]		?	?
Student discussed how children will be grouped to ensure comfort and safety and reduce the risk of overcrowding and injury.		?	?

[Part2: Q3a]

Student identified information to give to staff, relief staff and parents about their role in supervising children on the excursion

[Part 2: Q3b]

Student discussed one strategy to implement as part of the risk minimisation plan to communicate with families about emergency and incident management to ensure children’s medical management plans are current before going on the excursion

[Part 2: Q4]

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