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Organise experiences to facilitate and enhance children's development

Organise experiences to facilitate and enhance children's development

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCPR502E
State Code
D8609
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
08/08/2011
Field of Education
090503 - Children’s Services
Original Release Date
08/08/2011
Nominal Hours
80
Description
DescriptorThis unit describes the knowledge and skills required to plan to define activities, environment and resources that are developmentally appropriate to enhance children's leisure and play
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish an environment that can foster children's development
  • 1.1 Provide opportunities for children to plan and/or modify their environment
  • 1.2 Design environment to accommodate all aspects of children's development and curiosity
  • 1.3 Design environment to provide children with a choice of experiences
  • 1.4 Implement strategies to engage children in activities, especially those who have difficulty entering or exiting situations
  • 1.5 Provide materials that capture attention, stimulate response and engage children
2. Provide creative and challenging opportunities which stimulate learning and development of the child
  • 2.1 Encourage the child to gain skill and competence by persevering with a developmentally significant activity
  • 2.2 Provide a range of creative experiences, play areas and materials, including natural and recycled materials to encourage children to explore and make choices
  • 2.3 Make opportunities for active free play and independent play
  • 2.4 Provide opportunities for children to practice developing skills
  • 2.5 Provide experiences and activities for all principal areas of development
  • 2.6 Arrange and implement appropriate experiences according to organisation guidelines
3. Plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate experiences for children
  • 3.1 Use observations of the children and their views to guide the program
  • 3.2 Develop program in consultation with others
  • 3.3 Use stories, visual materials and activities that show diversity among children and adults
  • 3.4 Plan program to reflect the range of children's needs, abilities and interests
  • 3.5 Assist children to participate in a wide range of leisure activities
  • 3.6 Ensure program responds to children's interests that arise spontaneously as they participate
  • 3.7 Use program to introduce children to new ideas and experiences as well as to provide familiar experiences
  • 3.8 Ensure program provides opportunity for children to follow up activities of high interest
  • 3.9 Ensure program is inclusive and allows for full participation of all children
  • 3.10 Implement strategies to deal with contingencies that may arise
  • 3.11 Review program according to organisation procedures to ensure ongoing relevance and quality
4. Encourage children's involvement in experiences
  • 4.1 Consult children about activities to be made available
  • 4.2 Acknowledge and value children's work
  • 4.3 Encourage child to choose activities to support aspects of their development
  • 4.4 Encourage child to participate in a variety of experiences
  • 4.5 Adapt activity to cater to a child's response to the activity
  • 4.6 Demonstrate respect for child's choice not to participate
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
S3239 CHCPR2C Arrange/organise experiences which facilitate and enhance children's development Unit of competency
D2672 CHCPR502D Organise experiences to facilitate and enhance children's development Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
WG765 CHCECE022 Promote children's agency Unit of competency