Laser Lessons - Lesson

S9 Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years

Table of Contents

Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on:

• Oral health
• Personal/intimate care
• Dealing with waste
• PPE
• Record keeping

Table of Contents

This blog on the Twinkl website is titled 'Supporting the physical care needs of babies and children for apprentices and students'.
Click on the link to read 'Personal care – How to provide it safely in Early Years' from the Teach Early Years website. This article looks at personal care and safeguarding.
One aspect of personal care which impacts safeguarding is looking for bruising in unusual places. This article from The Natal Family explains about 'Birthmarks: what’s a Mongolian Blue Spot?' as these are often look like bruising.
Live Well Cheshire West has produced this 'Guidance on continence and intimate care in early years settings and schools'. How does your setting deal with changing older children who have toilet accidents?
The PACEY website includes this blog on 'Oral Health and the EYFS - what does this mean for me?'. As early years professionals we all have a role in supporting children and their families to make choices that will establish and maintain good oral health.
Although produced by Fosterline for those who are fostering and adopting, this document ‘Caring for black and mixed heritage children’ provides advice on practical care for those from different cultures and ethnicities including diet, skin, and hair care.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission website includes this non-statutory guidance on 'Preventing hair discrimination in schools'. What policies, if any, does your setting have about hair?