Help, childcare course?

Question

My tutor has been taken ill and has my file with my course work in!!! i need to know the critera on unit 205 in childrens care,learning and development and cant find it on the net anywhere please help!!!

Answer 1

call your tutor! get your stuff back! they can't be that sick, unless they are hospitalized, then the tutor's family could get your stuff back

Answer 2

NVQ Level 2 - CCLD.

Unit 205 - Prepare and maintain environments to meet

children’s needs.

The elements are:

1. Prepare and maintain the physical environment

2. Prepare and maintain a stimulating environment

3. Maintain an environment that builds children’s confidence

4. Support routines for children

Element CCLD 205.1 - Prepare and maintain the physical environment:

This is the national standard which you must meet:

1. Use physical space effectively to provide activities for children

2. Set out furniture and equipment so that activities can be carried out safely

3. Make sure that all entrances, exits and fire exits are not obstructed

4. Follow risk assessments and health and safety procedures

5. Encourage children to be actively involved in decisions about their environment

6. Change the environment regularly to keep children interested

7. Check that the environment is appropriately heated and ventilated

8. Check that the environment is accessible for all the children who use it

Element CCLD 205.2 Prepare and maintain a stimulating environment

This is the national standard which you must meet:

1. Involve children in the preparation and maintenance of both visual and tactile displays

2. Use visual and tactile displays to provide learning experiences for children

3. Use visual and tactile displays to promote positive images of people in accordance with the values

and principles of the sector

4. Make use of different colours to provide an interesting and exciting environment

5. Make use of music and sounds as part of a stimulating and interesting environment

6. Provide an environment where children can use all their available senses:

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

• Hearing

• Sight

7. Check that all aspects of the environment comply with health and safety requirements

8. Make sure that the environment is appropriate for the age and developmental stage of the children

9. Adapt the environment to meet children’s needs

Element CCLD 205.3 Maintain an environment that builds children’s confidence and resilience

This is the national standard which you must meet:

1. Provide an environment that acknowledges the achievements of each child

2. Encourage children to participate in activities

3. Help children to recognise their own achievements

4. Explain any foreseeable changes to the child’s environment clearly and honestly

5. Provide reassurance, explanations and comfort for any unforeseen changes

6. Help children to be positive about their own cultural backgrounds

7. Help children to make progress and achievements at a level appropriate to their age, needs and

abilities

8. Provide an environment that encourages children to socialise with adults and other users

Element CCLD 205.4 Support routines for children

This is the national standard which you must meet:

1. Help children new to the setting to settle in, according to agreed procedures and taking account of

individual needs and family requirements

2. Help implement consistent routines for children that provide a balance of quiet periods and times for

physical play, using outdoor and indoor space effectively

3. Support children’s personal care, according to procedures

4. Provide food and drinks to children if required by the setting, making sure drinking water is available.

Contact your college or training organisation as they will be able to return your portfolio to you as they will collect it from your tutor.

Answer 3

ditto to everything that Pebbles listed on her answer.