Health And Social Care Reflection

The service I completed my work experience was a Pre-School. This organisation belongs to the public sector, and provides education for children aged 2-4. Due to confidentiality, I cannot state the place or name of this particular early years setting. I attended this setting for seven days and during my time there, I observed what types of quality care was being demonstrated and if all three values of care were being applied. Pre-school A used all three values of care which gives everyone equality. These three values are; Promoting respect and dignity, anti-discriminatory practice and individual rights and choices.

Staff in setting ‘A’ promotes individual rights and choices which impact positively as it gives each child a sense of belonging

to the school. For example, I witnessed this being given to a pupil who has a disability. This child was not singled out from the rest of the class, he was very much included and was given the same quality of care and support as everyone else, but not treated in the exact same way as he has different needs as an individual. This client-centred care enabled him to receive the same education as the other pupils despite his disability.
Respect and dignity is about giving people the right to make choices about the way they live, look and how they want to be cared for. People’s personal space needs to be respected to enable them to have privacy and confidentiality of personal information. When parents know their child is being respected within the setting, they develop confidence in the school as they know that the staff are protecting the child’s rights thus promoting quality care.
Every service user has rights. For example, all children have the right to go to the bathroom when they need to. If a child is denied going to the bathroom, it’s violating against their human rights. They should also have privacy when going to the bathroom. In setting A, there was cubicles with doors and easy locks fitted on them so the child could go without any assistance to interfere with their privacy. However, if a child needed assistance, there is a code of practice to be followed. At the pre-school I attended, the policy was that two adults had to assist one child. This ensured that not only the child, but the member of staff as well, was protected. It covers the staff so as no false accusations are made. This made the setting secure and safe for all pupils that attend the pre-school.
Information about a child should never be discussed in the presence of another child, or any other adult that it has no concern with.

Data protection of all children plays a vital role in giving all pupils respect and dignity, and reassures parents of quality care. It’s very important in all early years’ settings that relevant policies are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of every child. I was made aware of the code of practice and child protection policies during my placement. On one occasion, the pre-school had an outing where

Children’s views should always be taken into account. It should never be assumed that a child wants to do something, they should always be involved in decisions that concern them, just like an adolescent or adult would be. However, if this is not possible, the action taken should be discussed with their parents.

Staff in setting ‘A’ promotes individual rights and choices which impact positively as it gives each child a sense of belonging to the school. For example, I witnessed this being given to a pupil who has a disability. This child was not singled out from the rest of the class, he was very much included and was given the same quality of care and support as everyone else, but not treated in the exact same way as he has different needs as an individual. This client-centred care enabled him to receive the same education as the other pupils despite his

disability.