Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role These include knowledge of: Children's social and moral development Importance of play and how it can be identified and provided for Theories of children's social and moral development which may include: play stages ecological structures social learning cognitive development theories attachment A broad range of theoretical perspectives on human and learning development which may include but is not limited to: Bronfenbrenner, Parten, Bandura, Kohlberg, Bowlby Interaction between aspects of social development, physical development and psychological development and cognitive development Importance of language that is selected and used Organisation standards, policies and procedures Cultural awareness and understanding differences in social and family systems Awareness of the following national child health and well being core competencies as they apply to all who deliver care to children: core principles of child development and the key developmental tasks faced by young children and their implications for practice cumulative effects of multiple risk and protective factors and the developmental implications of the balance between them environmental conditions and the experiences known to have positive effects on prenatal and early childhood environmental conditions and experiences known to have adverse effects on prenatal and early childhood development factors that support or undermine the capacity of families to rear young children adequately features of a family's immediate social environment that are important for family functioning and young children's development and well being features and qualities of communities that help or hinder families in their capacity to raise young children adequately core needs that all children and families have in common, and how to provide inclusive child and family services understanding of particular backgrounds, experiences and needs of children and families in exceptional circumstances or with additional needs |