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Early Childhood Care Skills
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Early Childhood Care Skills
Part 1: Knowledge Check
WALT: We are learning to identify essential skills for early childhood care.
Success criteria: I can name five key skills and recognise them in short scenarios.
Differentiation: Prompts and sentence starters available; visual examples (flashcards) can be used.
1. Which of the following is NOT typically considered an essential skill for early childhood care?
Patience and empathyObservation and attention to safetyAdvanced calculus
2. Check all behaviours that show empathy when a child is upset:
Kneeling to the child's eye level and listeningTelling the child to "stop crying" and walking awayUsing calm words and offering comfortIgnoring the child to avoid disturbance
3. Match each skill (left) with a short example (right).
A. Communication
B. Observation & safety
C. Creativity
D. Teamwork
1. Spotting and removing a small tripping hazard
2. Sharing ideas for a new group game
3. Explaining a routine clearly to a child
4. Working with a colleague to settle a dispute
4. You notice a child has a small cut on their finger while playing. Which skill is most important to use first?
CreativityObservation and attention to safetyAdvanced teamwork
5. Write five key skills for effective early childhood care (list them):
Part 2: Role-Play & Reflection
6. Choose one role-play scenario to practise (tick one):
Comforting a child who is upset after a fallHelping two children share a toySupervising a child near water play
7. After your role-play: name three skills you used and give one sentence about how each helped.
8. List two quick safety checks you would do before children start playing (e.g. check for small objects):
9. Draw a simple layout for a safe play corner where children can play and be supervised. Label one safety feature.
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