Supporting_Childrens_and_Young_Peoples

Supporting Childrens and Young Peoples Health and Safety. MU24 2.1 I believe a safe and challenging environment is a place in which the children can fully explore there surroundings an are not at risk of harm or accidents. I think that the way that the furniture in the nursery setting is laid out and placed affects the activities which the staff can undertake with the children. A quiet area for children to relax is also necessary to provide a place for the children to have time alone or with friends while still under supervision. The room layout must be easily accessible for each child and give them the freedom to move from one activity to another and thus avoids the problem of overcrowding or accidents happening i.e. * Sufficient space around each table * Sufficient Floor play space * Access to toys All children must be able to play in an environment that safe and secure but also provides a new challenge for them everyday. The indoor area must remain secure at all times in order to keep all the children safe and accounted for, any unauthorized adults must not be able to access the nursery setting, all doors and fire exits must at all time remain clear and in no way obstructed. The nursery staff are all responsible for the safety of the children and must have full visibilty of the children so therefore anything dangerous ie ladders or chairs must be put away and safely stored out of sight. Any outdoor areas must be kept risk free and clean provide the children with space to explore and undertake a range of safe activites in an outside environment, any barriers must be identified and clearly labelled. 2.2/3 In my nursery setting we provide a safe, secure and warm welcome to all children so that all children are protected and free from harm with risk assessments done regularly. I.E All possible hazards are put away. We monitor all childrens attendance records, accident and incident book, medication records and all daily reports are completed and handed to the parent at the end of each day. We are constantly monitoring CCTV, all windows and doors are locked so no intruders can enter and we keep to ratios. The European Agency for Health and Safety at work defines them as follows: A Risk is a chance of harm being done. A Hazard is anything that can cause harm. A risk is something we can avoid like picking things up from the floor, putting things back in there places i.e Toys, chairs, tables A hazard can be identified in many areas such as: * Cleaning materials * Furnishings (Rugs) * Building (Hot radiators) * Technology (Lose cables and exposed electrical outlets) * Food and Drink * Cutlery (Knifes and folks) * Clothing (Lose Buttons and untied shoe lases) 6.1/2 The procedures for cross infection control at my setting are under a Infection Control document. We understand that viruses and infections can be easily passed from person to person either by coughing, touching or sneezing from anyone who has for example ring worm, warts, viral infection and so on.... The best way to prevent a virus or infection from moving around the nursery environment is to maintain high hygiene standards in the nursery and to do this we follow our guidance points in the Infection Control document. Some of the points are: * Ensuring all persons use tissues when coughing or sneezing. * All children and staff always wash their hands * Staff wear appropriate clothing for food, changing nappies. * All equipment i.e tables and chairs are cleaned are after every use. * All bottles and dummies are cleaned. * Our staff and children have indoor and outdoor shoes to prevent any dirt coming into the setting. In the nursery the protective clothing we wear is latex gloves and single –use disposable plastic aprons these are for changing nappies. And when food is being served.