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CHCECE040 — Attend to daily functions in home-based child care

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What an assessment for CHCECE040 must cover

51 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 24 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 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 Clarify and plan for daily functions related to the provision of care.

  • 1.1Gather information from primary carer(s) about the home-based care to be provided.
  • 1.2Work in consultation with families about the expectations and limitations of the home-based care role.
  • 1.3Identify specific needs of children and develop plan to accommodate these needs in collaboration with primary carer(s).
  • 1.4Clarify with primary carer(s) the processes by which concerns about care provisions or plans can be reviewed or renegotiated.

2 Attend to agreed daily functions of home-based care.

  • 2.1Attend to developmental needs of children within scope of home-based care practice and standards.
  • 2.2Support the health and safety of children in provision of all home-based care.
  • 2.3Follow agreed processes, policies or standards for reporting health and safety concerns of children in home-based care.
  • 2.4Use strategies that support the family’s cultural, spiritual and value base when caring for the child.
  • 2.5Respect and ensure confidentiality of family information accessed as part of job role and within provisions of legislation and duty of care.

3 Respond to unexpected changes in home-based care.

  • 3.1Work in consultation with primary carer(s) about provision for unforeseen circumstances that may occur in home-based care.
  • 3.2Discuss, clarify and document changes to expected daily tasks, to address unexpected circumstances and ensure best possible outcomes for the child.
  • 3.3Communicate inability to attend to daily functions to child’s primary carer(s) to provide opportunity for alternative arrangements.
  • 3.4Communicate promptly to primary carer(s) any emergency situations relating to changes to home-based care arrangements.

4 Review daily care functions.

  • 4.1Conduct a daily review of intended care functions and make variations according to the needs of the child and in consultation with the primary carer(s).
  • 4.2Modify home-based care experiences to incorporate information gained from regular consultations with primary carer(s).
  • 4.3Communicate regularly with primary carer(s) about relevant issues or needs of children in home-based care environment.

Performance evidence

  • plan for and provide care to at least two children up to 12 years of age
  • respond appropriately to three different unexpected circumstances in home-based care
  • review and modify at least one program in consultation with carer(s) or family.

Knowledge evidence

  • the home-based child care role, its expectations and limitations
  • matching of care practices to family values and beliefs
  • legislation and regulations relevant to the home-based care environment: behaviour support procedures
  • legislation and regulations relevant to the home-based care environment: confidentiality
  • legislation and regulations relevant to the home-based care environment: insurances
  • legislation and regulations relevant to the home-based care environment: obligations under child protection legislation
  • legislation and regulations relevant to the home-based care environment: organisational policies and procedures
  • legislation and regulations relevant to the home-based care environment: work health and safety regulations
  • developmental stages of babies and children
  • safety issues and risk management strategies for children’s health and safety: meal preparation and provisions based on national guidelines for nutrition of children and adolescents
  • safety issues and risk management strategies for children’s health and safety: contingency management processes
  • safety issues and risk management strategies for children’s health and safety: excursions and travel situations
  • safety issues and risk management strategies for children’s health and safety: outdoor and indoor play areas
  • health and safety issues associated with the care of children, how these are managed and how to assess for risks and hazards: clothing safety and suitability
  • health and safety issues associated with the care of children, how these are managed and how to assess for risks and hazards: hygiene
  • health and safety issues associated with the care of children, how these are managed and how to assess for risks and hazards: personal health
  • medical conditions and their signs, symptoms and characteristics: allergy and anaphylaxis and how to use an adrenalin auto injector
  • medical conditions and their signs, symptoms and characteristics: asthma
  • play areas
  • toys and equipment
  • sleep and rest: children’s requirements: babies
  • sleep and rest: children’s requirements: toddlers
  • basic home fire safety including high-risk groups, behaviour that contributes to fire injury and fatalities, and smoke alarm placement, installation and maintenance
  • techniques for dealing with unexpected changes to requirements.

Foundation skills

  • Writing skills: accurately record information.
  • Oral communication skills: ask open and closed questions and actively listen to seek information and confirm understanding
  • Oral communication skills: interact and engage with children and families to build rapport.
  • Problem-solving skills: identify issues in relation to scheduling of care arrangements and determine actions to address them.
  • Initiative and enterprise skills: determine methods of relaying information in a culturally appropriate manner
  • Initiative and enterprise skills: use appropriate support strategies when opportunities arise.
  • Self-management skills: interpret information from written and/or verbal directions and action appropriately.
  • Technology skills: access and record activities, routines and schedules using digital media.

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What does an assessment tool for CHCECE040 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCECE040 needs to address all 51 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 24 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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