Health and Safety for Child Carers Level 2
This webinar will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to create a safe environment for children, identify potential hazards, and take appropriate action in the event of an emergency. This course is designed for individuals who work with children and are responsible for their safety and well-being. As a child carer, it is your priority to ensure that the children you care for are safe and protected from harm.
Our experienced instructors will guide you through a range of topics related to health and safety, including risk assessment, fire safety, food hygiene, and more. We will also discuss the legal obligations of child carers and the importance of maintaining accurate records.
Aim: To identify the health and safety issues relating to those working in the childcare environment.
Certification: Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate valid for 3 years.
Duration: 3 hours
This course is available via classroom training and online webinar.
Learning Objectives
- Understand health and safety legislation and how it relates to a childcare setting
- Understand the principles of risk assessment in a childcare setting
- Explain different health and safety issues such as manual handling, PPE and fire safety
- Know how to deal with accidents, including reporting and recording
Early Years Courses
Risk Assessment for Child Carers
Aim: To enable delegates to carry out health and safety risk assessments in order to provide a safe environment for children and adults.
Safeguarding Children
Aim: To raise awareness of an adult's role when working with children and young people and to ensure they understand how to protect the safety of young people as well as to be aware of sensitive situations in which they may find themselves.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Early Years
Aim: To provide delegates with an awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Basic Paediatric First Aid
This course aims to introduce basic first aid to learners who have children and babies in their care and to enable them to recognise and respond to a paediatric emergency.
Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Aim: To ensure that learners are trained in adult and paediatric first aid techniques, enabling them to recognise and treat those who are ill or injured.
Paediatric First Aid
Aim: To introduce first aid to learners who have children and babies in their care and to enable them to recognise and respond to a paediatric emergency.
Health and Safety for Child Carers
Aim: To identify the health and safety issues relating to those working in the child care environment.
Manual Handling for Child Carers
Aim: To recognise the principles of safe manual handling of children and the importance of risk assessment prior to any manual handling task.