This award seeks to addresses the most common factors affecting the health, safety and welfare of childcare professionals, and young children in their care. It comprises health and safety issues affecting the childcare professional at work (such as kitchen safety, electricity, slips, trips, falls), and hazards affecting the direct safety of the children in their care (such as choking, drowning, falls).
The unit incorporates recognised Health & Safety in the Workplace syllabus outcomes, including requirements for Health and Safety Executive, Environmental Health, employment law, and employers due-diligence requirements. It also seeks to incorporate statutory frameworks and quality practice guidance governing best practice within the childcare industry including appropriate OFSTED and EYFS Early Years Foundation Stage guidance.
This award is appropriate for all staff working in a professional childcare role including those from commercial nurseries, child minders, and those from not-for-profit or volunteer settings.