CHCECE032 — Nurture babies and toddlers

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What an assessment for CHCECE032 must cover

106 assessable components: 6 elements (25 performance criteria), 18 performance evidence and 59 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Develop relationships with babies and toddlers.

1.1Provide consistent and positive personal care routines suited to the child’s individual and cultural context.
1.2Identify and initiate opportunities during daily routines for one-to-one communication with babies and toddlers that supports learning, development and wellbeing.
1.3Recognise and respond to interactions initiated by babies and toddlers, and provide physical comfort and calm reassurance to facilitate attachment.
1.4Identify ways of enhancing relationship-building skills through observation, discussion and reflection.

2 Develop effective relationships with family members.

2.1Gather information from the family to assist in the transition from home to education and care service.
2.2Recognise family signs of stress at time of separation and identify appropriate responses.
2.3Assist in the transition from home to care through initiating engagement with babies/toddlers while family is still present.
2.4Communicate daily with families about their child’s activities, sleeping and eating patterns according to service procedures.

3 Promote safe sleep.

3.1Share information with families about sleep and confirm arrangements for sleep and rest.
3.2Prepare cots, bedding and equipment according to service hygiene and safety procedures and approved safety standards.
3.3Monitor sleeping children according to service policies and procedures.

4 Provide positive nappy-changing and toileting experiences.

4.1Change nappies according to service policies and procedures.
4.2Provide positive nappy change and toileting experiences that enhance relationships and support learning.
4.3Adapt experiences to meet the individual child’s routines.
4.4Support children sensitively and positively when they are learning to use the toilet.
4.5Work with families and other educators to support children’s toilet learning by sharing information and using consistent approaches.

5 Promote quality mealtime environments.

5.1Promote positive mealtime environments that are adapted to meet the individual baby and toddler’s routines and needs.
5.2Attend to babies’ individual needs during meal times.
5.3Follow approved standards for safe storage, preparation, heating and serving of formula, breast milk and other pre-prepared food and drinks.
5.4Follow approved standards for cleaning of associated equipment and utensils.
5.5Offer a supportive environment for breastfeeding according to service protocols.

6 Create a healthy and safe environment.

6.1Provide safe areas and appropriate resources for babies to practise gross motor skills.
6.2Supervise babies and toddlers appropriately, according to development and environmental factors.
6.3Ensure babies and toddlers can safely explore their environment with their hands, mouths and bodies.
6.4Provide a relaxed and calm environment that is responsive to the individual wellbeing of babies and toddlers.

Performance evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
complete each of the following at least once with two different babies under 12 months of age in a safe environment, using age-appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication and according to service and regulatory requirements:
change nappies
prepare bottle, bottle feed babies and clean equipment
prepare solid food and feed babies
respond appropriately to baby signs and cues
prepare and settle babies for sleep
monitor and encourage age-appropriate physical exploration and gross motor skills
complete each of the following at least once with two different toddlers aged between 13 and 23 months in a safe environment, using age-appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication and according to service and regulatory requirements:
assist toddlers with toileting
assist toddlers during mealtimes
respond appropriately to toddler signs and cues
prepare and settle toddlers for sleep
monitor and encourage age-appropriate physical exploration and gross motor skills
document and reflect on the ways in which relationships are developed between educators and babies/toddlers in the workplace to support:
own relationships with babies/toddlers
other educator relationships with babies/toddlers
perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 160 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.

Knowledge evidence

requirements of the National Quality Standard and related regulations and laws applicable to this unit including:
children’s health and safety
relationships with children
recommendations of the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (birth to 5 years)
concepts of the current National Health and Medical Research Council ‘Staying Healthy’ guidelines relevant to babies and toddlers
service standards, policies and procedures for:
children’s health and safety
relationships with children
basic premise and key aspects of attachment theories:
links between attachment and brain development
significance of strong, secure attachments to one or more significant adults
how lack of attachment can impact on development
features of effective communication with families of babies and toddlers of different ages
individual patterns and routines of babies and toddlers and how these may be impacted by different practices and routines used by various families and their underlying cultural or personal rationale
techniques and opportunities for communication that supports learning, development and wellbeing:
repeating words, sounds and gestures that children use
describing objects or events
talking about routine activities
initiating and building on one-to-one interactions
offering relaxed physical contact
responding positively to exploratory behaviour.
use of comfort items from home in the care of babies and toddlers
stages of development in babies and toddlers, key milestones and how these may vary across individuals and why:
cognitive
emotional
language
physical
social
basic aspects of current and emerging research about brain development of babies and toddlers
safe sleep practices, specifically in relation to:
clothing
hygiene and safety standards for cots and bedding
sleep positions
sudden and unexpected death in infancy
sleep patterns of babies and toddlers, and individual variations:
duration
timing
rituals
considerations when caring for multiple babies
appropriate and sensitive nappy changing and toileting routines and procedures
nutritional needs of babies and toddlers as outlined in current National Health and Medical Research Council Infant Feeding Guidelines
recommendations for oral health
appropriate interactions with babies and toddlers at different ages
cues and signs provided by babies and toddlers and ways to respond
hygiene and infection control regulations and procedures, including hand hygiene and when and how this must be done
how to manage risk in situations involving food allergies
procedures for formula, breast milk and other pre-prepared food:
storage
preparation
provision to babies and toddlers
possible parental involvement in feeding and how this can be supported by the educator:
breastfeeding
provision of prepared food or drinks
parental direction regarding feeding
other types of involvement
safe and unsafe practices for working with babies and toddlers:
how to safely pick up and hold babies and toddlers of different ages
hazards
what makes a safe environment.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: interpret service policies and procedures.
Oral communication skills to:: ask open and closed questions and actively listen to seek information and confirm understanding; interact and engage with children and families to build rapport.
Numeracy skills to:: prepare formula according to directions; measure quantities required when preparing formula.
Teamwork skills to:: share information to provide support in line with service policies and procedures.

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What does an assessment tool for CHCECE032 need to cover?

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