Part 2: Responding to risk of harm occurring inside the services

Scenario 3: At sleep time the 2-3-year-old children are often tired. Most children go sleep after being patted however two children take longer to sleep and roll around on their mattress which the educators find frustrating.When educators sit patting these two children, they put their legs over the child to stop them moving until they go to sleep.

11Are the educators engaging in child focused work practices? Please explain your answer.

13Describe how your own personal values and attitude about this situation may differ to the educators in the scenario.

14Explain how you would use effective problem solving and non-judgemental practice to resolve this issue.

15List three work practices that would make the sleep and rest routine more child focused and nurturing.