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Understand legislation and guidelines for health and safety
Table of Contents
Click on the icon to the left to open an activity sheet containing tasks for you to read and complete.If you have any questions you should contact your tutor / assessor who will be able to offer guidance.
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘The impact of legislation on the health and safety of children'
‘Health and safety in the Nursery’ from the Teach Early Years website
‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ from the Department for Education
‘Childcare: Reporting significant events and changes to health’ from Ofsted
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
This section of the RoSPA website contains information about ‘Product safety’ and includes products that may be found in your setting.
Click on the icon to the left and spend a few minutes looking more closely at the regulations regarding the CE mark.
Click on the icon to the left to access the website of the Health and Safety Executive and look at the ‘Education’ section’.
Click on the icon to the left and sign up for health and safety updates from the Health and Safety Executive so that you can keep up-to-date with changes in legislation, guidance and Codes of Practice relevant to working.
Research the ‘Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995’ and write yourself some notes about how you can ensure toy safety in your setting.
The Somerset County Council has an article on ‘Legislation and impact in childcare settings’.
Think And Challenge
