Critical Perspectives on Children’s Health and Wellbeing

1. Assignment Brief

Devise an information booklet for Early Year’s Practitioner’s promoting health and safety within the early year’s environment.

• Word Count – maximum of 1800 words (6-8 pages excluding cover page and referencing page)
• Font & Sizing – 12 (Headings can be 14 if required)
• Line spacing
• Cover Sheet guidelines – Student Name and Number, Booklet Name.
• Referencing guidelines – Harvard Method required throughout
• LO’s: 1, 2 and 3

The breakdown of the brief with helpful instructions on how to complete the assignment. Examples – headings, topics to include:

• Introduction – short outline
• Promoting Health and Safety – caring for children (unwell child and/or with specific illnesses/conditions/disabilities (Principles of caring for a sick child – preschool regulations etc. – signs and symptoms, skills and observation, medication process – administration, storage and record keeping etc.
• Partnership with Parents – effects of illness on children/families – create an enabling environment.
• Importance of Safeguarding – (child protection, unintentional injury prevention (link to National Standards/Preschool Regulations)
• Environment – procedures used for health promotion (role modelling, curriculum, environment, practices etc)
• Legislation that informs practice/policies/Siolta/Aistear etc. – staff and children
• Importance of Professional Development
• Conclusion
• Bibliography and Referencing Page – Harvard Method