The values of care in child care settings

Question 1

what are the values of care in child care services?

Answer 1

• making the welfare of the child paramount
• keeping the children safe and maintain a healthy environment.
• working in partnership with parents, guardians and families.
• encouraging children’s learning and development
• valuing diversity
  ensuring equality
• ensuring equality of opportunity
• anti-discriminatory practice
• maintaining confidentiality
• working with other professionals

Question 2

making the welfare of the child paramount

Answer 2

having a safeguarding policy and protection procedures in place for e.g. having a child protection officer. ( an individual, contact for staff if there are any concerns about a child’s welfare)
- the child comes first, child never be humiliated, abused or smacked.

Question 3

keeping children safe and maintaining a healthy environment

Answer 3

having a security measures in place to control access - having a staffed reception, staff lanyards and visitors badges, keypad entry systems, CCTV

• electricity must be checked regularly, maintenance checks.
• food provided must meet healthy eating guidelines.

Question 4

working in partnership with parents, guardians and families

Answer 4

successful relationships between parents and practitioners will support the best outcomes for the child. for example,daily diaries for nursery children can be kept by staff to keep parents informed of what child had done everyday.

• praise certificates sent home.
• effective communication will help parents be involved with what is happening with their child at school.

Question 5

encourages children’s learning and development.

Answer 5

schools, nurseries, playgroups should provide a range of activities appropriate for the children ages and abilities. to enable all to participate and learn, children progress should be monitored. e.g. resources such as toys, games. special equipment for learning support those with physical and learning disabilities.

Question 6

valuing diversity

Answer 6

display toys, resources in nurseries, playgroups and primary schools should reflect different cultures and beliefs. wide range of festivals could be celebrated : diwali, hannakuk, christmas, eid etc. food options from different cultures.

Question 7

ensuring equality of opportunity

Answer 7

tasks and activities should be differentiated to meet children’s individual needs, enabling each child to progress and achieve their potential.
- making sure all areas and activities are accessible to the children. e’g’ ramps, easy to read books, info in different languages.

Question 8

Anti-discriminatory practices

Answer 8

all children should be treated fairly; staff shouldn’t have favourites. any discrimination from staff/ parents should be challenged. make sure actives is accessible for all. staff should be good role models.

Question 9

Maintaining confidentiality

Answer 9

Private information must be share by child care workers only on a ‘ need-to-know’ basis. e.g. info about a child’s parents being being seriously ill would be shared only with teachers directly involved working with the child.

Question 10

Working with other professionals

Answer 10

In certain circumstances information has to be shared openly but sensitively with a group of practitioners involved in the care of the child. e.g. in a child protection case a teacher, a social worker, a GP and the police may be involved in discussion about the best interest of the child in this situation.