a.Provision of service and access.
The most important legal duty in the Childcare Act 2006 is in Section 6, which requires local authorities to make sure there is enough childcare in their area for parents who wish to work or study in relation to work. Section 6(2) also says that local authorities must take into account parents’ needs ‘for the provision of childcare which is suitable for disabled children’. This duty under Section 6(2) applies to disabled children up to the age of 18. All families no matter what background they come from should have access to all the services that are being provided. The setting could try to make improvements to the setting accordingly, for instance, get ramps for children in wheelchairs or lifts if the setting has more than one floor and the layout of the room can be changed so that the child can get around freely.
b. Children
Children Act 1989, local authorities must provide day care for children ‘in need’ who are aged five or under and aren’t going to school yet. According to this Act, all disabled children are children ‘in need’. All children should have equal access to all the opportunities available and they all should be treated fairly no matter where the come from or if they have a disability. When we plan a lesson we could reflect it to the diversity of the children so no one feels left out. If a child can't join in a particular activity, then we should plan the activity so that all the children can join in for example if we are going out to play with the ball and we have a wheelchair child, then maybe we could play catching the ball instead of football. The childcare provider is likely to be in breach of the Equality Act 2010, as disabled children are being treated less favourably than non-disabled children. This may be discrimination arising from disability under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010. It is also likely the childcare provider would be in breach of their legal duty to make reasonable adjustments.
C. The Practitioner.
Early years practitioners have to work within a framework of legislation, policies and procedures that are designed to promote equality and prevent discrimination. The Childcare Act (2006) and The Equality Act (2010) actively promote the anti-discriminatory practice, protecting individual rights and banning unfair treatment. All practitioners must follow the settings policies and procedures. Everyone will have specific responsibility within the policies and procedures. It is all the practitioner's responsibility to inform the manager or head of the team of the setting, about any incidents relating equality, diversity and inclusion. The practitioner should be able to understand that all the children are unique and some require special needs. Regardless of what the child's gender, religion, culture or disability is or where the child comes from the practitioner should treat everyone fairly and equally. For me, I would find out what the setting policies for how people should be treated and other policies are and follow them. I would ensure that all the children have equal access to the opportunities that are available, and find a way for a child, for example, has a disability to take advantage of the opportunities. The practitioner should try and adapt activities to meet individual Children's needs and abilities. My setting has two sessions so we should make sure that the afternoon session appears as fresh and exciting as the morning session was.
D. Volunteers, colleagues and other professionals.
When hiring staff no one should receive less favourable treatment because of their age, gender, disability, race, religion etc., Everyone should be asked for the same information no matter what their background is. we all should have positive relations with our fellow colleagues, volunteers or the other professional in the setting. It is up to the manager and the rest of the staff to make sure that all the policies are being followed, if not then to report the matter. No one should be treated unfairly because of their qualification is lower, for example, make them change the nappies and make them do the cleaning all the time etc. If we feel we are being miss treated then speak up right away, don't let the problem get worse. Everyone should respect each other's religions and make comments on something they are wearing for religion reason's, for instance, Muslim women wearing a scarf on her head or a Sikh wearing a metal bracelet etc.,
E. Planning and carrying out physical care routines.
It is very important how we carry out physical care routine throughout the day, as we have to make sure that the child doesn't feel uncomfortable in any way. In my setting, we have set times for children to go to the toilet, for example, after lunch, all the children have to go to the toilet and brush their teeth. Although they can use the toilet whenever they need to go, but we encourage to go after lunch or snack time to encourage children to follow a routine. We let the children choose how they want to go to the toilet because some children like to sit on the pot and some like to go to the toilet with the door closed and some like to assisted by someone while on the toilet. Same thing with when brushing teeth some can do it themselves and some require help. when we change nappies we make sure that the child is comfortable as possible for example, while changing the nappy we would talk to the children about something that makes them happy so that they don't feel shy being changed. At lunch time children should be able to try a variety of different foods, not just the same kind of food every day. We should try foods from different cultures, and encourage children to eat them. At my setting, we always make sure that the children try everything we would make the child have a small bite and see if they like it, most of the time they do and end up eating it all, if not we would offer them something else. We have to make sure that risk assessments are taken on a daily basis, in my setting that is the job of the manager and assistant manager, also if any of the staff see any hazards they have to report it right away. In my setting, we make sure the children know what choices they have and we teach them how to be independent, also we encourage to make their own decisions so that they can be more confidence and gain self-esteem.
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