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Impact of the the environment on children's health and well-being? Cache level 3 Childcare and Education criteria

Hi all,
Interested to see if anyone has the criteria for this course.
My tutor has gone a little quiet and I'm about to start assignment 9

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4.1 Describe factors within the early years settings which may impact upon the health and well-being of children

4.2 Evaluate national and local initiatives (with at least 2 examples of each) which promote children's health and well-being and explain how these can be implemented in the early years setting

4.3 Analyse the role of the early years practitioner in maintaining a healthy environment for children

4.4 Evaluate benefits of working in partnership with parents/carers in relation to children's health and well-being

If anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great until I can get hold of my tutor again.
Thank you MrsC

Hi, this level 3 EYE handbook is good, the front image is currently missing :wide-eyed but if you open the look inside feature and search for the words local initiatives, click to page 129 where it suggests the healthy eating campaigns;

The Eat Bettter, Start Better programme
School's fruit and vegetable scheme
Change for life

and then use on your own LA website or ask colleagues for initiatives that apply locally for example breatfeeding? free milk? outdoor play?

For 4.1 page 127+ looks at the factors being

personal care
valuing individual children, parents, carers in a welcoming and nurturing environment
contributing to a welcoming and inviting environment
the impact of positive or negative environment for individual children, their parents/carers and EYPs

Page 131 4.3 Quote The early years practitioner will need to consider the following in order to maintain a healthy environment for children:

partnership working with parents/carers
meet individual physical care needs
promote emotional well-being
promote healthy eating
promote exercise - UK guidelines
inclusive practice

Benefits of working in partnership with parents (page 131-133) include the ability to promote and support children's physical activity, healthy eating, positive choices.

Hope this helps xx

Thank you that advice.
I have that book and have been researching with that and other textbooks, I've chosen Change4Life and the Food Labelling (traffic light system) as my national initiatives but indeed have got a bit stumped with local ones so will have to dig deeper and have a chat at work tomorrow, I'm sure its something obvious!

Your reply has given me a great boost for this assignment. I appreciate your time in replying.

For anyone who comes along with the same query my tutor also sent me this....

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4.1: You need to describe factors within the early years setting which may impact the health and well-being of the children. You could include:

• Disabilities
• Gender
• Religion/ Culture
• Promoting confidence and self-esteem
• Promoting resilience, value and self-worth (By promoting resilience, value and self-worth it will allow the children to build their own confidence and independence which in turn will support their well-being of feeling valued)

4.2: You need to evaluate national and local initiative which promote children’s health and well-being and explain how these can be implemented in the early years setting. You need to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses. You must include 2 of each.

National initiative could include:
-5 a day
-Change for life
-Start 4 life
-Schools fruit and veg scheme
-Food labelling
-Cool Milk

For the local ones you will need to research your local council and see what they offer such as:

Cheaper swimming for children?
Activity days for children?
If you can’t find anything from your local council try to look at other area's nearby.

4.3: You need to analyse the role of the early years practitioner in maintaining a healthy environment for children, you should include:
• Ensure that they are working with children
• That the environment is promoting healthy eating by displaying healthy food pictures or healthy role play foods.
• Promoting exercise such as ensuring there are suitable activities for the children to be engaged in.

4.4: You need to evaluate the benefits of working in partnership with parents/ carers in relation to children’s health and well-being. You should include that working with parents and gathering information such as:
• Dietary requirements
• The child’s likes and dislikes of certain foods
• Any allergies
• Special preferences

You also need to include the implications of not working in partnership such as a child could have an allergic reaction, the practitioner could be going against parents’ wishes.

You need to give strengths and weaknesses of working with parents to support a child’s health and well-being.

You need to include a reference list.

Hope that helps.

4.1 describe factors within the early years setting which may impact upon the health and well being of children

Hiya, I just cant get my head around 4.1 describe factors within the early years settings that may impact upon health and well being of children?? Please help I've come to a stop and suffering from blondness, any help will be so greatly appreciated x

Hi all,
I'm doing the level 3 EYE NVQ and need some help on the national and local initiatives, my tutor has told me that I should have two in the key issues and two in evaluating whether they have or have not supported the children.....

I would be grateful for some feedback on this question.