Statutory Provsion and Information Confidentiality in a Nursery.

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Name: Nina Krysa         Candidate number: 10/679415       Date: 8/11/10            Unit number:  1

D1 Describe the purpose of one setting that is statutory provision for each age range.

There are many settings which provide care for children. One statutory setting which provides care for children from the age of 3 to 5 would be a nursery for example Our lady of Peace Nursery.  ‘’They exist because there is a law that states that all children should be educated’’ (Tassoni 2007 pg3) and will have to follow the government or local authority to have them open. The purpose of this setting is to give children registered care facilities which offer full time and part time care for the children.

D2 Describe the purpose of one setting that is a different type of provision for each age range.

There are many settings which provide care for children. One setting that is not statutory for children under 5 years old would be a voluntary organization such as a parent and toddler group run by the local church such as all Saints Toddler Group. Users of the organization would pay a small fee to attend as it is not designed to make a profit but help the users.

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D3 Describe how to keep information about children and families confidential

Personal information needs to be kept safe at all times when in a child care setting because it is a legal requirement.  According to http://www.oldham.gov.uk/Confidentiality_and_Recording_Information.pdf, ‘’there are no differences between the rights of children and the rights of adults in respect of confidential and sensitive information about their private life and family, their home.’’ All this information is used for registers, invoices and any emergency contacts.  It is therefore important to keep any information or discussions about the child or family between the stuff members at the setting ...

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Star rating of 3 This assignment has been written for unit 1 of the level 2 CACHE Child Care and Education course. The evidence provided is for only part of the assignment as some criteria are completely missing, including D grade content. Nevertheless, some criteria have been well written, such as C1. Other criteria have not been met, but with amendments could be improved to pass level. It is good to see referencing, a reference list and a bibliography.