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Educators must be aware of their own physical and psychological well-being and how to identify signs and factors that could represent risks in the following areas:

• Lifting techniques of children and heavy objects.
• Causes of stress in the workplace and their impact on the educator’s physical and psychological health.
• Lack of motivation.

Educators need to be aware of the strategies to prevent the above mentioned risks and ensure the proper application of these strategies to maintain their emotional, psychological and physical wellness in a variety of situations.

Upon completion of the evaluations for:

Group A: FK1G – Maintain physical and psychological integrity. 

You will receive credits for:

322-194-LA – Health and Safety in Educational Childcare

In order to obtain recognition for FK1G, you will have to complete the evaluations listed below in the following order:

Evaluation Booklet: Complete ONE evaluation booklet as you see it below in blue by downloading it. The evaluation booklet covers both competencies: FK1E and FK1G and is focused on responding to scenarios and practical questions relating to emergency interventions and situations of neglect, mistreatment and abuse. In addition to situations that educators need to take into account to ensure their own physical and psychological well-being.

Interview: After successfully passing the evaluation booklet, you will be invited by the content specialist to participate in an interview (The interview can take place over the phone or online via Teams or Zoom). During the interview, you will be asked questions about certain elements from the evaluation booklet that you submitted to confirm its authenticity and, if necessary, clarification questions. In addition, you will need to refer to two different situations in which you have had to meet a child’s health needs. For each situation, you will need to: propose actions to be put in place to meet this health need. You will also need to identify signs of discomfort and symptoms of infectious diseases. You  will be asked to explain how you keep children safe. In addition, based on your professional experience, you will be required to describe a situation that has generated stress or burnout. For each situation, you will need to:

• • • Describe the signs of emotional load, stress or burnout;
    • Explain how to manage emotional reactions, reduce stress, or prevent burnout.
• Observation in the workplace: A Content Specialist will come to your daycare while you attend to the children’s hygiene, rest and feeding needs. Dinner or snack preparation time, dinner /or snack and nap preparation time are best times for observation. During the same period, the Content Specialist will also be observing the working postures adopted by you, including the techniques used for lifting children or heavy objects. If the techniques of lifting children or heavy objects could not be observed spontaneously on this occasion, you will be asked to demonstrate them after the observation. The observation specifically targets the following competencies and elements:
• FK1E-2 – Meet the child’s needs related to health (hygiene, comfort, illness) and well-being (rest, feeding).
• FK1G-1 – Adopt ergonomic working postures.

Evaluation Criteria of Group A as a whole:

• Proper checking of premises, materials, equipment
• Proper recording of information for incidents
• Relevance of the report: presence of key elements and clarity
• Implementation and accuracy of corrective measures for the incident
• Pertinence of strategies selected to ensure your well-being in the childcare service

Evaluation Booklet and Observation Grid can be found here:

Click here to Download Group A Evaluation Booklet: Group A: FK1E and FK1G Evaluation Booklet JEE OK-V23-27 11 25

Click here to Download the Observation Grid: Group A FK1E-FK1G Observation Grid (V23)