1. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator CACHE LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE & EDUCATION Unit 2 Children’s health and well- being © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

2. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children. AC 3.3 Explain the rest and sleep needs of: a baby aged 6 weeks a baby aged 7 months a toddler aged 15 months a child aged 2 and a half years a child aged 4 – 5 years a child aged 6 – 7 years. AC 3.4 Explain safety precautions which minimise the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

3. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Starter activity LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.3] Time: 15 mins Collect photos of children from birth to 7 years. Prepare a collage to show the stages of development and annotate it with the physical care needs of children at different stages in their life. Present your collage to the rest of the class and explain your notes. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

4. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator There are a number of reasons why we need to sleep. Sleep: provides rest for the body. helps the body to grow and fixes injuries. helps the body and brain to develop and grow. allows the brain to assimilate all the information it has collected during the day. enables problem-solving. is just as important as exercise and healthy eating. Although sleep is important to all of us, it is even more important to a baby and young child whose body and brain are forming and developing all the time. Why we need to sleep © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.3]

5. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Pairs activity Time: 15 mins Research the rest and sleep needs of one of the following: A baby aged 6 weeks A baby aged 7 months A toddler aged 15 months A child aged 2½ years A child aged 4–5 years A child aged 6–7 years. Prepare a short talk to give to the rest of the class to explain how much sleep your child needs and why. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.3]

6. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Independent research activity Time: 15 mins Research the link between sleep and weight. What are the implications? What might the practitioner need to do? List the sources used. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.3]

7. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator As well as sleep, all children will needs periods of quiet time so that they can rest their minds and bodies. There are many activities children can do that will allow them to rest, such as reading or sitting and completing puzzles. Children will get irritable if they do not sleep well and have no opportunities to rest, this will then impact on their ability to learn. Time to rest © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.3]

8. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Group activity Time: 15 mins Describe how your setting encourages children to take time to be quiet and rest during the day. Consider: Individual activities Group activities Quiet areas Routine quiet times Encouraging a child who is tired or irritable to take time to rest. Describe the role of the practitioner in encouraging a child to rest. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.3]

9. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is also commonly known as cot death. This term is used when an apparently healthy baby dies without any warning. It is very rare, about 250–300 babies in the UK die of it each year. It is more common in boys and babies with a low birth weight, and is more likely to occur within the first three months. SIDS is more common in winter. It is uncommon in South Asian families, although no-one knows why. What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.4]

10. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator There are a number of ways to help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) when putting the baby down to sleep. Place the baby on their back. Let their feet touch the end of the cot – so they cannot slip any further down and below the covers. Don’t let the baby get too hot – ideal room temperature is 18ᵒC. The blanket should be no higher than the baby’s shoulders and their head should be left uncovered. The use of a dummy has been shown to reduce the risk of cot death. How to minimise the risk of SIDS © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.4]

11. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Classroom discussion activity Time: 15 mins Discuss the safety precautions that can be taken to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by both parents and practitioners. What precautions do you take in your setting? Design a poster to inform parents of all that they can do to help prevent SIDS. Consider how this information may be different to the advice given to a practitioner. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.4]

12. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Extension activity Time: 15 mins Plan a training activity for new practitioners to inform and explain about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Your activity should include facts and advice. You could plan a practical session on how to lay babies down to sleep. Try your activity out with a partner. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO3 Understand the physical care needs of children [AC 3.4]

13. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator In this lesson we: Have identified the care needs of children at different stages in their life. Have learnt about the importance of sleep and researched the sleep needs of different ages. Have learnt about SIDS and how to minimise the risk of it. Have researched the links between sleep and weight. Have planned a training activity for new practitioners to inform and advise them of SIDS. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

14. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator 1.One child in your setting is regularly restless and difficult to settle when you put her down for a nap – what should you do? 2.Describe three activities that would encourage 4–5 year old children to slow down and rest during the day. 3.What does SIDS stand for? 4.Describe two safety precautions that could minimise the risk of SIDS. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited