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EDUC20705 Working with School-Age Children

Online Task #1 Task: Working with Kindergarten and School-age Children in Ontario: Laws and Legislations Instructions Research the Child Care and Early Year Act (CCEYA, 2014) for regulations pertaining to school-age care as well as the Bill 242 for extended care for kindergarten children. Links are provided in the Required Readings on SLATE. Based on the information researched, answer the following questions (you can copy and paste information from the legislations). 1. According to the CCEYA, what is the age group that licensed school-age care programs serve? Please list all age groups. i. 0 to 18 months - Babies ii. 18 months to 3 years - Toddler iii. 3 to 5 years - Preschoolers 2. According to the CCEYA, what are the staff/child ratio and maximum group size for different school-age care programs? i. At a preschool level (3-5 years), 1 trained adult is not allowed to care for more than 6-10 preschoolers. ii. School age – 1 trained adult is not allowed to care for more than 10-12 school-age children. 3. Based on Bill242, what are the staff/child ratio and maximum group size for kindergarten classrooms, and for extended care before and after school hours? i. Under 2 years – 1 staff per 3 children ii. 2-3 years – 1 staff per 4 children iii. 3-5 years – 1 staff per 8 children 4. What is the staff qualification or training required to work in regulated school-age care programs? The staff qualifications and knowledge needed for regulated school-age programs are staff training and opportunities for personal and professional development according to job placement plans. The skills are aligned with legislations and service innovations to support the various identified groups. Areas identified include – caring for children, childcare and education, play work and children’s care, learning and development (Little, 2014). 5. What is the staff qualification required to work in the full day kindergarten classrooms and the extended care programs? Working in a full day kindergarten requires effective communication skills, organization and planning, collaboration, creativity, enthusiasm and good

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relationship building skills. Above, code of ethics – professionalism and compliance to legislations is very important. 6. Are there different requirements for outdoor play areas for school-age children and kindergarten children? These play areas should be safe in terms of the planning and provision of the safety equipment as per the set legislations. 7. Should the outdoor playground be fenced for the kindergarten children? If so, what are the requirements according to the CCEYA? School age children do not require fenced outdoor paly space. The day care centers must ensure that the children have reliable access to the playgrounds based on their abilities (Ott et al., 2019). 8. According to the CCEYA, what are the requirements for outdoor play for school-age and kindergarten children enrolled in a full day program such as PA days or March Break? Are these outdoor play requirements same for children who are in the regular before and after school programs? i. The facility should be accessible to the children based on their abilities. ii. The children should be provided with access to safe playground. iii. If the facility is fenced, 4ft height only. iv. Infants should have a separate playground. v. Ability to accommodate all school-age learners in the program.

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