CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Unit 11: Supporting children and families

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 What you need to know Unit 11 is divided into three sections: Section 1: The range of support available for children and families Section 2: How to build positive relationships with children and their families Section 3: The role of the adult when supporting children and their families in a social care setting

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Family structures the nuclear family the reconstituted family the extended family the adoptive family the foster family the nomadic family the communal family

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Children in need: children and families living in poverty Overall, 1 in 3 children are living in poverty in the UK today. Poverty causes a poor quality of life. It brings stress and sometimes also despair. The national and local support that is available for children and families.

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 The Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the needs of children as paramount (that is, of the greatest importance) and attempts to support them in the family by giving ‘parental responsibility’ to one, or more, appropriate person(s).

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 The range of statutory, private and voluntary organisations that support children and families The Sure Start Change for Children programme Provision of services Children’s centres and extended schools Support through multi-agency services

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Local support groups Gingerbread, which works on behalf of lone parents Contact A Family, which provides independent information, advice and support to parents of children with disabilities or special needs

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 The range of challenges experienced by children and their families How to build positive relationships with children and their families Starting the relationship: making parents welcome in the setting

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Working in partnership with children and their families Managing sensitive situations Confidentiality Settling-in policies Good practice in settling-in procedures

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 The role of the key person or worker The value of involving parents in the work setting Reasons why parents may not want to become involved The role of the adult when supporting children and their families in a social care setting

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Statutory child care settings Sure Start Children’s Centres Residential children’s homes Foster care Private and voluntary child care settings Private nurseries and schools Workplace crèches Childminding

CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Your personal role and responsibilities in a social care setting If you work in a residential children’s home, you will be required to undertake a special induction programme within six weeks of starting work. (This applies to all children's home staff, including any agency, temporary, volunteer and student staff.)