This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to set up, support and review experiences for children’s play and learning.
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• set up and support play and learning opportunities according to service guidelines that include at least:
• three indoor experiences
• three outdoor experiences
• across the above play and learning opportunities, set up and support:
• one group experience
• one individual experience
• one experience that is run over multiple days
• at least two experiences for children aged birth to 23 months
• at least two experiences for children aged between two and six years of age
• use reflection to evaluate and document play experiences and discuss the reflection process and outcome with a workplace or learning supervisor on two occasions
• perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 160 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):