Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace for Childcare | E-learning

Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace : Childcare Practitioners | E-Learning

Health and safety in a childcare setting means protecting two groups at once: the children and the staff.

A childcare environment presents a distinct set of health and safety challenges. The hazards that affect staff, including manual handling, slips and trips, infection risk and working with equipment, exist alongside the very different hazards facing the children in their care, including falling, choking, allergic reactions and environmental risks specific to an early years setting.

Generic health and safety training does not address either group’s needs with the specificity that early years professionals require. This Ofqual-accredited Level 2 course was developed specifically for childcare practitioners and filmed on location in an award-winning early years setting. As a result, the content reflects the real environment in which delegates work, not a hypothetical one.

The qualification is regulated by Qualifi, an Ofqual-regulated UK Awarding Organisation, and supports compliance with the health and safety requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

What You Will Learn

• The legal framework: employer and employee duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, and the EYFS Statutory Framework requirements for health and safety
• Basic risk assessment: identifying hazards, assessing risk, applying controls, and reviewing assessments over time
• Hazards specific to childcare environments, including floor surfaces, outdoor play areas, toys and equipment, and transition areas
• Infection control in an early years setting: preventing the spread of illness in an environment of close contact with young children
• Manual handling specific to childcare: safe lifting and carrying of infants and young children, and moving equipment
• Fire safety essentials and emergency evacuation procedures in a childcare setting
• Reporting and recording requirements: accidents, near misses, ill health and dangerous occurrences
• How to minimise risk to children and staff, and when and how to escalate concerns

Course Details

Certificate:

• Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace for Childcare Practitioners
• PDF format certificates are issued as standard, as soon as you complete the course.

Course duration:

• This course takes the average learner around 8 hours to complete.

Test:

• This workplace health & safety course is tested online & you’ll need to gain a minimum of 83% to pass.
• You will undertake a multiple choice exam at the end of the course with short tests throughout to help cement your learning.

Pre-requisites:

• We recommend that you have a reasonable understanding of English & maths (e.g. GCSE grade C/Level 2) before undertaking this course.

Candidates:

• Purchase a place for yourself, or purchase a bundle for your colleagues.

Geographical coverage:

• The Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace for Childcare Practitioners course is available to candidates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• The course can be delivered in other countries however candidates should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice, protocols & guidance.

Venue:

• This workplace health & safety course can be run on any electronic device, but we recommend that a laptop/desktop is used to ensure that you can see the screen clearly.

Joining instructions:

• Shortly after you purchase your place on the course, we will email you your login details for the course.
• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions including everything you need to know about our e-learning courses.

Links:

Here’s the link to the Health & Safety Executives pages about workplace H&S.