Laser Lessons - Lesson

S2 Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (infection, immunisations, hygiene)

‘Health protection in children and young people settings, including education’ from the UK Health Security Agency

A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education. Read: • What infections are, how they are transmitted and those at higher risk of infection • Preventing and controlling infections – this covers PPE, hand hygiene, cleaning, dealing with spills and waste, toileting and sanitation • Managing outbreaks and incidents • Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z • Specific settings and populations: additional health protection considerations - Early years or pre-school children (ages 0 to 5)

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Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on:
‘Health protection in children and young people settings, including education’ from the UK Health Security Agency
‘Meningitis’ on the Health for Under 5s website

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Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on ‘Monitoring illness'.
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Immunisation'.

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Laser Reading Text: ‘Understand the physical care needs of children’
‘Caring for a newborn baby’ from the NHS
‘EYFS Best Practice: All about… care routines’ on the Nursery World website
‘Cleaning’ from the UK Health Security Agency

Good Practice Example
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‘How to potty train’ from the NHS
‘Healthy sleep’ Healthier Together website
‘Mental health for early years children’ on the Help for early years providers website.
‘About allergies’ from Allergy UK

Good Practice Example

'How do I brush my child's teeth? (6 months to 7 years)’ has been produced by the NHS. What are the policies and procedures for oral health in your setting?
‘Oral health’ on the Help for early years providers website.
‘What are the signs of a dental emergency for children?’ from Priory Park Dental Practice

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Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

The Australian parenting website Raising Children includes a number of resources on health and daily care for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
This booklet ‘Immunisations: babies up to 13 months of age’ UK Health Security Agency covers all immunisations for babies during their first year of life.
‘Pre-school vaccinations: guide to vaccinations from 2 to 5 years’ provides details of immunisations for children between 2 and 5 years, before they start school.
This document from the Department of Health and Social Care provides ‘Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools’. What are your setting’s policy and procedures for children at risk of anaphylaxis?
The Department of Health and Social Care also has a document on ‘Emergency asthma inhalers for use in schools’. Where does your setting store any asthma inhalers used by the children and what are the policies and procedures for asthma?
Click on the icon to the left to explore the website of the National Sleep Foundation:
‘Safer food, better business for childminders’ is a food safety management pack from the Food Standards Agency. You must comply with food safety and hygiene regulations if your setting provides food and drink for children or babies including: meals; snacks; drinks (apart from mains tap water); reheated food provided by a parent/carer; food that you cut up and prepare.
‘Early Years Teaching Resources’ on the e-Bug website. Students aged 3-5 are introduced to positive behaviours for hand washing, respiratory, and oral hygiene. Lesson plans are designed to complement the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.
This play list of videos from the Anna Freud YouTube channels is called ‘Early years in mind and provides guidance on supporting the mental health of babies, young children and their families. Watch the films that you feel will help you in your role.
This playlist is titled ‘NHS vaccinations for children’ and contains several videos to help you understand the vaccinations offered to children in the UK.

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