Critical Perspectives on Children’s Health and Wellbeing, Assignment 1, SETU, Ireland

1. Assignment Brief

Devise an information booklet for Early Year’s Practitioner’s promoting health and safety within the early year’s environment.

• Word Count – maximum of 1800 words (6-8 pages excluding cover page and referencing page)
• Font & Sizing – 12 (Headings can be 14 if required)
• Line spacing
• Cover Sheet guidelines – Student Name and Number, Booklet Name.
• Referencing guidelines – Harvard Method required throughout
• LO’s: 1, 2 and 3

The breakdown of the brief with helpful instructions on how to complete the assignment. Examples – headings, topics to include:

• Introduction – short outline
• Promoting Health and Safety – caring for children (unwell child and/or with specific illnesses/conditions/disabilities (Principles of caring for a sick child – preschool regulations etc. – signs and symptoms, skills and observation, medication process – administration, storage and record keeping etc.
• Partnership with Parents – effects of illness on children/families – create an enabling environment.
• Importance of Safeguarding – (child protection, unintentional injury prevention (link to National Standards/Preschool Regulations)
• Environment – procedures used for health promotion (role modelling, curriculum, environment, practices etc)
• Legislation that informs practice/policies/Siolta/Aistear etc. – staff and children
• Importance of Professional Development
• Conclusion
• Bibliography and Referencing Page – Harvard Method