Valuing diversity- this care value makes assured that all of the children are treated similarly and equally. It means that all chances are available to all of the children no matter what their differences are. A nursery nurse working in Alperton nursery will not be succeeding this care value if he or she is treating a child in a different way due to their religion or ethnic group. There is international evening, which is a day organised by nursery nurses for the children to embrace other people’s culture. Educating children about valuing diversity would be benefiting them in future as they would be travelling and meeting new people with different values and norms.
Welfare of child is paramount- this care value means that the protection and well-being of the child is the main importance for a nursery nurse at Alperton nursery. They should make sure that the children feel safe, joyful and relaxed in the nursery. If the child does not feel safe in the nursery than they won’t want to attend and so would their parents. Nursery staff can follow this care value by providing for children’s PIES needs, for example they would have parents volunteering in trips if there is not enough nursery nurses.
The reflective practitioner- this means that Alperton Nursery nurse are observed by colleagues and their mentor so in order that the nursery nurse would look back at what he/she has completed and reflect on it. This would benefit the nursery nurse to become capable, more experienced and it will make their job at ease. By being observed by someone else would also benefit the children as they’ll be kept safe and be more enhanced.
Working with other professionals- this care value, will enable Alperton’s nursery nurse to have shared information with other professionals. This will help a nursery nurse provide for each child’s specific needs for example, if a child has therapeutic issues the nursery nurse will need to talk to health experts such as doctors. A nursery nurse might need to exchange information to a social worker if a child has home life issues.
Anti-discrimination- this care value makes sure that children are not neglected by staff or by other children because of the differences that they have. A child can be differentiated by their presence, religion, personality and ethnic background. If a nursery nurse sees a child being discriminated in any way, it is their responsibility to stop it from carrying on. If a child is caught bullying another child a nursery nurse would contact the child’s parents informing them of the child’s behaviour. The child would also be informed why bullying someone is wrong since they are unaware of the wrong in bullying.
Equal Opportunity- this means that all of the children are permitted to the same opportunities to learn and develop as the other children, no matter how dissimilar they are. Some children should not be preferred by nursery staff or aided more, compared to the other children. This care value helps children accomplish their full potential. An example of a nursery nurse breaking this care value is if he/she treats one child better than the other children. Due to the nursery nurse doing this, the other children would not be perfect at what they are learning whereas, that one child would be really excellent. The nursery nurse would apply this care value by not excluded children and being fair towards everyone. There would be no labelling and favouritism implied by the nurse.
Working in Partnership with Parents- this includes regularly passing on significant information to parents and making sure that all the material is shared about the child. This keeps both staff and parents up to date about the child. Its benefits are it enables the parent or staff member to decide any difficulties that a child may have. A nursery nurse at Alperton can follow this care value by letting the parents know if their child is getting terrorised. If a parent knows this, they can maintenance their child and support them enough that they are able to get through it.
Keeping Children Safe and Maintaining a Safe Environment- this means that nurseries have put guidelines and events in place to make sure that the nursery is a safe environment for everyone. They have been put in place to guard children and to make sure that all the staff members are qualified to look after the children. For example nursery nurse at Alperton have to go through CBR checks in order to ensure parents that their children are safe in the nursery.
Children’s Learning and Development- This means making sure that the nursery staff are responsive of each child’s PIES needs and that they offer for them too. All activities should support children to learn new skills and mature their understanding. Nursery staff should also offer for any specific needs that a child may have. A nursery nurse at Alperton can follow this care value by taking time out to support a child if they are struggling with anything.
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