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Foster social development in early childhood

Foster social development in early childhood

Unit of competency
National Code
CHCFC503A
State Code
D2512
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
18/08/2009
Field of Education
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Original Release Date
18/08/2009
Nominal Hours
60
Description
DescriptorThis unit describes the knowledge and skills required to foster the social development of children and to promote their ethical understanding
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Support children to build and maintain trusting relationships
  • 1.1 Listen attentively and show children their views are valued and acknowledged
  • 1.2 Acknowledge and support children's preferences for particular adults and peers
  • 1.3 Help children to understand and accept responsibility for their own actions
  • 1.4 Encourage children to express and mange feelings appropriately
  • 1.5 Support children's various levels of interaction and participation with others during play
2. Plan experiences for children to support and cooperate with others
  • 2.1 Encourage children to respect each other's individual needs, abilities and interests
  • 2.2 Encourage children to regard differences positively and to discuss these differences
  • 2.3 Support children who have difficulty interacting with others, to establish and maintain friendships and group membership
  • 2.4 Acknowledge and encourage appropriate, supportive and effective communication between children
  • 2.5 Provide experiences and opportunities that promote children's moral development and pro-social skills
3. Provide opportunities for social interaction
  • 3.1 Plan and provide opportunities for different forms of social interaction between children with respect for each child's needs, interests and development stage
  • 3.2 Encourage children to interact with a variety of people and to initiate and develop contact with others, as appropriate
  • 3.3 Arrange the environment to encourage interaction and also accommodate a child's need for privacy, solitude and/or quiet
  • 3.4 Celebrate special occasions in culturally sensitive ways
  • 3.5 Respect children's choice to watch and observe
  • 3.6 Structure experiences and equipment in ways that promote cooperation and conflict resolution
  • 3.7 Foster and respect children's own grouping choice
  • 3.8 Talk about and respond to children as group members as well as individuals
  • 3.9 Identify and monitor children's social skills and development
  • 3.10 Promote and support the use of social skills relevant to the transition to school for children of an appropriate age
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
S3146 CHCFC3C Foster and enhance children's social, emotional and psychological development Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
WG760 CHCECE017 Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
D313 CHC50908 Diploma of Children's Services (Early childhood education and care) Qualification