Risk Assessment for Child Carers Level 2
As a child carer, it is your responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in your care. Risk assessment is an essential part of this process, as it helps you identify potential hazards and take steps to minimize or eliminate them.
Throughout this course, you will learn the fundamentals of risk assessment, including how to identify potential hazards, assess the level of risk, and implement effective risk control measures. You will also learn how to develop risk management plans, communicate effectively with parents and other caregivers, and maintain accurate records.
Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate valid for 3 years. The 3-hour course costs £330 for up to 12 learners. Prices may vary according to your unique requirements.
Learning Objectives
- Identify a range of risks involved in the provision of childcare
- Assess risks to those in their care and those providing the care
- Implement suitable and sufficient measures to control the risks
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.