Understand how to plan environments that support children’s health and safety
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Case Study
You have a playhouse in your garden that all children love to use. On looking through a catalogue you see that the age range for using the playhouse is actually 3 years plus. You have two year olds in your setting and are concerned that the playhouse will be a safety risk for them. It would be impossible to prevent your 2 year olds from using the playhouse when all the children go out to play together.
- How will you address the potential hazard relating to children under 3 using the playhouse?
- What strategies might you put in place to ensure that children under 3 do not use the playhouse?
- Is there any other solution to the problem?
It is rare that there is just one way to respond to a scenario or situation, so do not consider that the response you have chosen to this scenario will be judged as right or wrong. Share your scenario with a work colleague and ask them to tell you if they think you have responded appropriately. Ask them to challenge your response if necessary. You do not need to submit this task for assessment unless asked to do so by your tutor.