Minor Award Name Child Health and Well Being Minor Award Code 5N1765 Level Level 5 Suggested resources to support delivery: Theme/Topic Type Relevance Author/Source Web Link Child Care and Education 5th Edition Book Practice features show you exactly how you can use the knowledge and concepts when you are working in real life scenarios. It has details of nappy changing, bathing, bottle making etc. Tina Bruce & Carolyn Meggitt Children’s Health Book This book cover may of the topics required in this module. It covers the key events in a child’s life in relation to development and health. Diet and childhood diseases are examined. Good overall reference book Health Library – Rebo Publishing Your child’s immunisation A guide for parents for children born on or after the 1st July 2015 e-booklet The most up to date guide to the immunisations required by children HSE Management of Infectious Disease in Childcare e-Book The document outlines the controls that should be in to prevent illness. It describes various common diseases and has sample letters for parents. The document Health Protection Surveillance centre
Facilities and Other Childcare Settings also has a variety of templates that services may use to record information if a child is sick, It also contains a generic audit checklist is for use in reviewing infection control in childcare settings What’s that Rash Book Information on how to identify and treat childhood rashes. The book has good illustrations of childhood rashes Prisca Middlemiss Sudden Infant Syndrome Video – you tube Short video giving information in SIDS HSE Handwashing Technique e-information poster Poster demonstration the correct procedure for handwashing (SARI) HSE Health and Safety in Childcare Book This guide provides the necessary tools to address health and safety issues within settings. It outlines a combination of best practice, compliance with legislation and the development and implementation of policies and procedures necessary to ensure the health, welfare and safety in childcare services. Topics covered include general hygiene, fire safety, food hygiene and first aid. Barnardos & Border County Childcare Network Child Safety and Injury Prevention Publications Website A variety of publication, leaflets and videos clips relating to the safety of children in the home and surrounding areas HSE Fire safety in pre-schools e-Book Guidelines for pre-school providers in regard to fire safety. The document Department of Environment
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Pre-school services e-Book These guidelines are intended as a resource and guide for all relevant stakeholders. The aim of these Guidelines is to provide practical information to pre-schools on a varied and healthy diet. They lay out the required number of meals required by each age group and provide sample menus Health Promotion Unit – Dept. of Health and Children 3 week meal plan – for pre schools Handbook This resource aims to provide a practical guide for implementing the guidelines and to provide balanced, nutritious meal ideas that will satisfy a growing child. Includes sample menus and recipes HSE Is there more sugar in this drink than you think? Poster This poster gives examples of the amount of sugar contained in common drinks Safe Food What is a balanced diet - Food Pyramid etc. Posters and information This you information on health eating and provides posters and booklets that can be downloaded Safe food Tooth brushing Video A that gives information on how to brush children’s teeth UCC - Ireland Early Years shop – general recording keeping forms e- templates All the general record keeping form needed in an Early Years setting i.e. accident and incident, Fire drills , cleaning charts etc. Canavan & Byrne – Early Years Shop Policies – A Practical Guide Book & DVD The publication supports in the development of childcare policies required Marie Willoughby - Barnardos
Outdoor play matters - The benefit of outdoor play for young children Handbook The handbook highlights the benefits of outdoor play and shows how playing outside supports the child’s development Barnados Get Ireland Active – promoting physical activity in Ireland National Guidelines These guidelines emphasise the importance of physical activity to the health of all Irish people and outlines the recommendations for physical activity for people of all ages and abilities Department of Health and children & HSE Aistear - Early Childhood Curriculum Framework for children from birth to six years in Ireland e-book Aistear describes the types of learning (dispositions, values and attitudes, skills, knowledge, and understanding) that are important for children in their early years, and offers ideas and suggestions as to how this learning might be nurtured. The Framework also provides guidelines on supporting children’s learning through partnerships with parents, interactions, play, and assessment. National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) Pre-school regulations 2006 Online document The document outlines Child Care Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006 and Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. Department of Health and Children & HSE Siolta E-Manual Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education in Ireland is designed to define, assess and support the improvement of quality across all aspects of Síolta was developed by the Centre for Early Childhood