Childhood Social, Legal & Health Issues

Course details

Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:

•  Evaluate a range of factors influencing and impacting on children's health and wellbeing to include family structure, community, culture, education, health, social services and social status
• Evaluate child protection guidelines in relation to the protection of children and staff
•  Assess statutory regulations and national practice guidelines, which relate directly to and impact on early childhood care and education settings
•  Utilise a comprehensive range of specialised skills in meeting the needs of parents, children, colleagues and other stakeholders in an ECCE setting in the context of relevant legislation and national practice guidelines
•  Examine national and international social policy and how it impacts on the wellbeing of children and families
•  Devise a range of policies and procedures relevant to ECCE settings, ensuring adherence to legislation and national practice guidelines
•  Implement procedures for dealing with specific child protection issues
•  Evaluate the relevance of policies and procedures which safeguard children within ECCE settings
•  Critically reflect on how personal, cultural identity, attitudes and values can potentially impact on bias, discrimination and prejudice within ECCE settings
•  Identify personal learning needs and assist others in identifying learning goals within the context of the social, legal and health framework for ECCE settings.

Assessment:

Assignment 40%, Project 60%

Progression Routes:

QQI awards at level 6 in Childcare or 3rd level degree courses in childcare