Risk Assessment for Early Years – E-Learning

Risk Assessment for Early Years – E-Learning

Who should take this course? 

Anyone working in Early Years settings including childminders and nursery staff. 

Verifiable CPD: On successful completion, learners can download a CPD accredited certificate as evidence for their portfolio of CPD training and will qualify for 1 CPD point.    

Course Aim:  

• understand the role and responsibilities of the first-aider 
• assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency 
• understand the importance of risk assessment 
• identify hazards and evaluate risk 
• describe how to carry out a risk assessment 
• explain the review process 

Course content 

• The importance of risk assessment 
• Responsibility for carrying out risk assessments 
• The 5 steps of risk assessment 
• Step 1 – Identify the hazards 
• Step 2 – Decide who might be harmed and how 
• Step 3 – Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions 
• Step 4 – Record your findings, develop an action plan and put it into action 
• Step 5 – Regularly review your assessment and update, if necessary 
• Ofsted Inspection and Risk Assessment 
• Focus on the risks of slips, trips and falls