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Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care

Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCSAC007
State Code
ODK51
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
20/07/2021
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
30/11/2021
Field of Education
090503 - Children’s Services
Original Release Date
30/11/2021
Nominal Hours
65
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify, plan, implement and evaluate play and leisure experiences for children participating in school age care.This unit applies to educators who work in regulated school age education and care services according to established policies and procedures. They may at times work alone without onsite supervision.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify play and leisure interests of children in school age care.
  • 1.1. Identify children’s interests, ideas, knowledge, strengths, culture, abilities and skills based on observation and interactions with children.
  • 1.2. Read children’s records and identify relevant information for planning experiences.
  • 1.3. Identify and review suitable experiences relevant to children’s interests.
  • 1.4. Confirm individual children’s support and guidance needs with families, colleagues and child.
2. Plan experiences.
  • 2.1. Plan experiences based on information gathered in consultation with children, families and other stakeholders.
  • 2.2. Select activities and resources that promote access, equity, diversity and inclusion of all children in the service.
  • 2.3. Determine operational arrangements for experiences and assess feasibility within budgets and timeframes.
  • 2.4. Develop flexible implementation plans that suit a variety of contexts and respond to contingencies.
  • 2.5. Identify and include evaluation strategies in the planning process.
  • 2.6. Document experience plans according to service policies and procedures and relevant legislative requirements.
3. Implement school age care experiences.
  • 3.1. Set up environments for leisure and play according to the experience plan and adapt where necessary to reflect changing interests and needs of children.
  • 3.2. Follow service safety policies and procedures in implementing experiences.
  • 3.3. Select experiences based on children’s expressed interests, service requirements and resource availability.
  • 3.4. Identify changing needs and adapt experiences accordingly.
  • 3.5. Respond to and manage implementation difficulties, promptly seeking support where necessary.
4. Evaluate experiences.
  • 4.1. Use reflection and evaluation strategies during and after experiences and use outcomes for future plan development.
  • 4.2. Prepare evaluations on experiences using critical reflection according to service policies and procedures.
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WG822 CHCSAC002 Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care Unit of competency