Understand care routines when a child is ill
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Caring for a child who is ill'
- ‘Looking after a sick child' webpage on the NHS Choices website
- ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ from the Department for Education.
- Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures for:
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Talk to your line manager about what arrangements are made for a child who refuses to eat while at your setting. Does your setting have a specific policy for food / drink for a child who is ill?
- Consider what facilities your setting has for caring for a child who is ill. Is there somewhere quiet and comfortable for the child? Are there any improvements that could be made?
- Conduct your own research on the internet, at the library and using your colleagues, to create a resource bank of activities, idea and strategies that practioners might use when caring for a sick child.
- This page from the British Medical Association (BMA) clarifies ‘Prescribing over-the-counter medicines in nurseries and schools’.
- Think And Challenge
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