CHCECE035 — Support the holistic learning and development of children
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What an assessment for CHCECE035 must cover
54 assessable components: 6 elements (37 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 Support physical development.
- 1.1Identify and use opportunities to support the emerging physical skills of individual children.
- 1.2Use daily routines as opportunities to support children to acquire and practise skills.
- 1.3Select and arrange equipment that will develop fundamental movement skills, fine and gross motor skills.
- 1.4Encourage challenge, choice and spontaneity in physically active play.
- 1.5Support children to take increasing responsibility for their own health and wellbeing through positive communication and information sharing.
2 Support social development.
- 2.1Encourage children to engage in play and social experiences with other children.
- 2.2Provide developmentally appropriate support and information that helps children understand and accept responsibility for their own actions.
- 2.3Provide opportunities for one-to-one and large and small group interactions.
- 2.4Model care, empathy and respect for children, educators and families.
- 2.5Support children when they are having difficulty understanding or communicating with each other.
- 2.6Model language that children can use to express ideas, negotiate roles and collaborate to achieve goals.
- 2.7Use communication and modelling that encourages children to respect and value each other’s individual differences.
3 Support emotional development.
- 3.1Provide children with strategies to make informed choices about their behaviours appropriate to their level of understanding.
- 3.2Assist and encourage children to experience pride and confidence in their achievements.
- 3.3Provide acknowledgement and support if a child experiences frustration and encourage children to see mistakes as an opportunity to learn.
- 3.4Assist children to identify physiological responses to situations and express and regulate feelings appropriately through modelling and guidance.
- 3.5Assist children to develop empathy through identifying and responding to emotions in other people.
- 3.6Support and encourage children to persevere with challenges to assist in building resilience.
- 3.7Share children’s successes with families in informal and formal ways.
4 Support cognitive development.
- 4.1Select materials, resources, technologies and experiences that support exploration and problem-solving.
- 4.2Provide opportunities that encourage exploration of children’s concepts and ideas.
- 4.3Extend children’s thinking by engaging them in sustained shared conversations.
5 Support communication development.
- 5.1Value the child’s linguistic heritage and encourage the use and acquisition of home languages.
- 5.2Select, read and tell developmentally appropriate stories.
- 5.3Use props to stimulate children’s enjoyment of language and literature.
- 5.4Ask and answer questions during the reading and discussion of books or other text.
- 5.5Provide meaningful opportunities for children to develop pre-writing skills.
- 5.6Model and encourage two-way communication through questions and careful listening.
- 5.7Draw children’s attention to symbols and patterns in their environment and talk about patterns and relationships, including the relationship between letters and sounds.
- 5.8Provide opportunities for group discussions and exchange of views between children.
- 5.9Model language and encourage children to express themselves through language in different contexts and for different purposes.
6 Support holistic learning and development.
- 6.1Recognise and promote opportunities for development in multiple areas.
- 6.2Intentionally scaffold children’s learning to foster development.
- 6.3Select and use resources and materials that offer integrated opportunities for challenge, curiosity and discovery.
- 6.4Arrange the environment to encourage interactions between children, as well as accommodating the child’s need for privacy, solitude or quiet.
- 6.5Respond to spontaneous teachable moments as they occur and use them to enhance children’s learning.
- 6.6Support collaboration with colleagues through sharing and seeking of information.
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: • support the holistic learning and development of two children of different ages by creating and implementing experiences that collectively provide opportunities for development in the following areas: • physical • social • emotional • cognitive • communication • 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 • educational program and practice • physical environment • relationships with children
- how childhood development links to the learning framework used in the service
- authoritative and credible sources of information about childhood development, including the Australian Early Development Census
- importance of curiosity and discovery as positive learning dispositions
- child development theory: • early brain development and importance for future educational success • major developmental milestones from birth to 6 years: • cognitive • communication • emotional • physical • social • how the different developmental domains are interrelated and how this informs a holistic approach • influences on development • variations in development • development in the context of inclusive practice
- other theories of early childhood learning
- physiological responses experienced by children when responding to situations: • crying • tension • increased heart rate • shortness of breath
- principles of literacy development: • learning sounds, words and language • patterns of repetition • rhyming and mimicking • pre-reading skills • early writing skills
- aspects and impacts of the following in early childhood development: • poor diet • lack of play • limited stimulation of brain development • lack of materials and resources • inconsistent or non-existent emotional support or comfort • trauma • child abuse • family violence • other life experiences which interrupt appropriate childhood activities, and their potential long-term harmful impacts
- the curriculum planning cycle and process and how it is based on child development
- strategies used in children’s education and care to support children’s development across all the developmental domains
- symbol systems: • letters • numbers • time • money • musical notation
- service standards, policies and procedures for: • children’s health and safety • educational program and practice • physical environment • relationships with children.
Foundation skills
- Oral communication skills: to: • ask open and closed questions and actively listen to seek information and confirm understanding and extend learning • interact and engage with children to build rapport and extend learning.
- Problem-solving skills: to: • provide support to children and determine methods to appropriately scaffold their learning according to their individual ability.
- Initiative and enterprise skills: to: • use appropriate support strategies when opportunities arise.
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Questions about assessing CHCECE035
What does an assessment tool for CHCECE035 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCECE035 needs to address all 54 unit components: 6 elements with 37 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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Related units
- CHCECE030 — Support inclusion and diversity
- CHCECE031 — Support children's health, safety and wellbeing
- CHCECE032 — Nurture babies and toddlers
- CHCECE033 — Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
- CHCECE034 — Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
- CHCECE036 — Provide experiences to support children's play and learning
- CHCECE037 — Support children to connect with the natural environment
- CHCECE038 — Observe children to inform practice
- CHCECE039 — Comply with family day care administration requirements
- CHCECE040 — Attend to daily functions in home-based child care
- CHCECE041 — Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
- CHCECE042 — Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing
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