466-276 The Early Childhood Professional 2

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On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• understand the basis of some critical areas of debate surrounding responsibility for children during early childhood;

• consider analytically the changing conceptions of the functions of the professional involved in children's services;

• demonstrate knowledge relating to the health, nutrition and safety of children; and

• demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of quality assurance in children's services.

Content:

The role of the early childhood professional as an educator; the Children's Services Centres' Regulations versus accreditation; guidelines, policies and practices for health, nutrition, safety and their particular application to children 0-3 years of age.

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Prescribed Texts:

• Department of Human Services and Health, Staying Healthy in Child care: Preventing Infectious Diseases in Child Care, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1995.
• Brennan D, The Politics of Child Care: from Philanthropy to Feminism, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne 1994.