Glossary for Session 6           some difficult words from today’s session

	word	definition	example
	Physical	About your body rather than your mind.	The child’s physical needs are to eat and drink water.
1	Emotional	About your mind rather than your body.	She always gets very emotional when her mother leaves.
2	Intellectual	The ability to understand, learn and think.	The boy’s intellectual development was advanced for his age.
3	Adhere	To stick formally to something.	They all had to adhere to the rules of the organisation.
4	Comply	To obey and order or request.	He had to comply with his mother’s wishes.
5	Confidentiality	Secret, not to be shown or talked about to other people.	The information the child’s health was confidential.
6	Liaise	To work closely with a person or group etc and give he/her/them regular information about what you are doing.	The teacher liaised with the parents regularly about the child’s progress.
7	Techniques	A particular way of doing something.	New techniques in childcare are developing all the time.
8	Patience	The quality of being able to stay calm and not get angry.	The children could be very naughty but the mother had a lot of patience.
9	Toddler	A young child who has just learnt to walk.	The boy could just walk a few unsteady steps - he was now a toddler.
10	Punctual	Doing something or being somewhere at the right time. Not late.	The new workers were very punctual, they were never late getting to work.
11	Crèche	A place where small children are looked after while their parents are at work, shopping etc.	The mother was going back to work and had found a good crèche to send her child to.
12	Positively	Shows you are thinking about the good things and not the bad.	The child responded positively to encouragement.
13	Relevant	Connected to what is happening or being talked about.	The details the mother gave were very relevant to the carer.
14	‘Mumsy’	Caring but not very professional.	She cared very much about the children at work but she was not very professional, she was a bit ‘mumsy’
15	Stamina	The ability to do something that requires a lot of physical or mental effort for a long time.	You need a lot of stamina to run long distances.
16	Negotiation	Discussions at which people try to decide or agree on something.	The group didn’t all agree but with negotiation they all felt happy about the outcome.
17	Empathy	The ability to imagine how another person is feeling.	She had never experienced the problem but she could empathise (have empathy for) with the mother whose child was ill.
18	Calm	Not excited, worried or angry.	The child’s behaviour was very bad but the mother stayed calm.
19	Incident	Something that happens (especially something unusual or unpleasant).	One child bit another, it was an unpleasant incident.
20	Grazed	To break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something rough.	The child fell over and grazed his knee.
21	Initiative	The ability to see what is necessary or needs to be done without being asked or told.	The girl was a good worker and she always used her initiative if she had to work on her own.
22	Close association	Work closely together and inform each other what you are doing.	They all worked in close association on the project.
23	Religious persuasion	What religion a person believes in.	He is a Christian – that is his religious persuasion.
24	Non-verbal	Communication without words. The signals and information passed on using body movements or gestures (body language such as a wave or a smile).	We didn’t speak but I knew what he meant by his non-verbal communication.
25	Role model	Somebody whose behaviour is good and is a good example to other people.	She was punctual, professional and caring. She was a good role model for the younger staff.
26	Risk assessment	When you think about what incident or accident could happen and do whatever you can to stop or reduce the chances of it happening.	There was a chance the children could run into the road next to the playground, so the gate was locked. That was risk assessment.
27	EYFS	Early Years Foundation Stage	The Early Years Foundation Stage sets out the legal requirements for the care of young children (from Birth to Five) in relation to Learning, Development and Welfare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email your tutor so they know more about you. Can you describe yourself? What are your interests? What do you like? What don't you like? Do you have any hobbies? What are your skills and qualities?

Let’s think about skills and qualities first:

• Qualities are good things about that you.

  • Examples: Punctual / Reliable / Confident / Tidy / Happy / Calm / Patient
    

• Skills are what you can do well.

  • Examples: Able to use a computer / good at cooking / sewing / art / writing /communicating with different people.

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Watch the video about childcare and make notes. Answer these questions and email them to your tutor.

1. What skills should a Childcare Assistant have?

2. What qualities should a Childcare Assistant have?

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Write the missing words in the boxes. Do not add spaces after each word.

intellectual	adhere	comply	confidential	liaise
techniques	patience	negotiation	physical	emotional

• Click the audio player on the left to listen. Hold your mouse over the underlined words.
  
  CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
  
  EMPLOYER: Kidzplay Ltd 352, Chapel Street, Stretton, Bowmore (hereafter referred to as ‘the Company’)
  
  EMPLOYEE: Jenny Foster, 2 The Barns, Stretton.
  
  JOB TITLE: Childcare Assistant
  
  INTRODUCTION: Any changes in the terms of employment will be notified to the Employee in a written statement within one month of any such change.
  
  

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• JOB DESCRIPTION
  
  Job title: Childcare Assistant
  Responsible to: Manager and Deputy Manager
  Key role: The care and supervision of children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs
  
  
• During the course of your employment you will:
  
• Adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the School
  
• Comply with the Children Act and Every Child Matters, Health and Safety legislation, the guidelines of Ofsted
  
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained in the setting
  
• Work as part of a team.
  
• Work in close association with the Leader on the planning and preparation of activities.
  
• Liaise with parents.
  
• Ensure effective communication within the setting.
  
• Offer all children equal opportunities in accordance with their religious persuasion, racial origin, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background.
  
• Manage children’s behaviour in a positive way.
  
• Cater for the social needs of the children.
  
• Prepare, care for, clean and maintain the learning environment and equipment.
  
• Provide a good role-model for children.
  
• Keep accident, incident and risk assessment records.
  
• Attend staff meetings.
  
• Any other relevant duties appropriate to the post as directed by the leader/manager.
  

• find ten words from today

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• What are the main duties of a Childcare Assistant?
• What skills and qualities are required to work in childcare?
• What is meant by a ‘fit person’ in childcare?

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