CHCECE002 Scenarios: Safe use of toys and equipment
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 4:59 pm
Hi,
These are my answers for these questions/scenarios. Could you please comment on what I've done and what might be added? Thanks!
For each of the following scenarios, discuss whether these toys and equipment are safe to use in the area suggested. Give reasons for your answers.
Scenario 1
You have planned to use the parachute for some physical activity games during outdoor time, but it has been raining all day. The children were very excited and to avoid disappointing them you decide to move the activity inside.
I would not move the activity inside as there would be too little space and too many hazards that excited children could bump/run into, trip over etc.
Scenario 2
Your lead educator has set the water trough up in the 2-3 year old room in the middle of the indoor walkway.
I would state that this is not advisable as a wet walkway is a tripping/slipping hazard.
Scenario 3
The children in the preschool room have asked if they can get the carpentry tools and wood out to use on the verandah during outdoor play time.
This would need to be closely supervised because of the hazards that the tools present.
4. For each of the following scenarios, discuss whether you would remove any hazards immediately or secure the area to prevent children accessing the hazard. Give reasons for your answers.
Scenario 1
You have been called in to work in the toddler’s room for the day. On the daily program the educator has listed threading with beads.
I would substitute it for an activity that covers the same skill, ie fine motor control, because of the risk of children swallowing, inhaling, choking on the beads. Some centres have large wooden shapes for threading. This would be a safe substitute.
Scenario 2
During outdoor time one of the children in the 4-5 year age group tells you they have just seen a snake slither into the garden.
Immediately move the children to another location and call a snake catcher while someone acts as a "spotter" to see where the snake has gone.
Scenario 3
Overnight there has been a heavy rainfall and one of the small retaining walls in the yard has started to collapse. You have called the owner and he is on his way to fix it but it is the pre-schoolers outdoor time.
If a wall collapses, move the children out of the area and block off the area with a temporary barricade to ensure the children are unable to access it until it is repaired.
These are my answers for these questions/scenarios. Could you please comment on what I've done and what might be added? Thanks!
For each of the following scenarios, discuss whether these toys and equipment are safe to use in the area suggested. Give reasons for your answers.
Scenario 1
You have planned to use the parachute for some physical activity games during outdoor time, but it has been raining all day. The children were very excited and to avoid disappointing them you decide to move the activity inside.
I would not move the activity inside as there would be too little space and too many hazards that excited children could bump/run into, trip over etc.
Scenario 2
Your lead educator has set the water trough up in the 2-3 year old room in the middle of the indoor walkway.
I would state that this is not advisable as a wet walkway is a tripping/slipping hazard.
Scenario 3
The children in the preschool room have asked if they can get the carpentry tools and wood out to use on the verandah during outdoor play time.
This would need to be closely supervised because of the hazards that the tools present.
4. For each of the following scenarios, discuss whether you would remove any hazards immediately or secure the area to prevent children accessing the hazard. Give reasons for your answers.
Scenario 1
You have been called in to work in the toddler’s room for the day. On the daily program the educator has listed threading with beads.
I would substitute it for an activity that covers the same skill, ie fine motor control, because of the risk of children swallowing, inhaling, choking on the beads. Some centres have large wooden shapes for threading. This would be a safe substitute.
Scenario 2
During outdoor time one of the children in the 4-5 year age group tells you they have just seen a snake slither into the garden.
Immediately move the children to another location and call a snake catcher while someone acts as a "spotter" to see where the snake has gone.
Scenario 3
Overnight there has been a heavy rainfall and one of the small retaining walls in the yard has started to collapse. You have called the owner and he is on his way to fix it but it is the pre-schoolers outdoor time.
If a wall collapses, move the children out of the area and block off the area with a temporary barricade to ensure the children are unable to access it until it is repaired.
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