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

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

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.