Module 1 The food preparation area or kitchen


Te food preparation area should make provision for:  food being delivered  sorting food  preparing food  washing – up facilities


Storage areas should include:  shelves for items used every day  cupboards (lockable) to store food and cleaning materials  fridges for storing perishable food  areas for storing and sterilising bottles and teats


Preparation of food areas should be:  hygienic e.g. steel or formica tops  washable and easily cleaned  at a convenient height  large enough to work comfortably – especially at busy times


Te kitchen area should be well planned so that working there is efficient and easy. Te size of the kitchen and the equipment needed depends on the number of children and the type of food provided.


1.2.3 Other areas


Te isolation room and office are essential to the effective running of the centre. Discuss the layout of the other areas with specific reference to the aim of each area, furniture suitable for each area, as well as the criteria for the layout of each area (decoration, convenience, etc.).


Isolation room Children sometimes feel ill during the day. 1. A quiet room where they can sleep is essential. 2. Tere is always the possibility of a contagious disease developing, and it is therefore desirable that the sick-room be slightly removed from other areas.


3. Provide suitable, washable toys in this area, and make sure that it is cleaned if it is confirmed later that the child had indeed contracted a contagious disease. 4. Don’t let the child spend the entire day isolated and alone.


Te first-aid cupboard Be sure that you have training on how to help someone in need. 1. Each day-care centre should have one well – equipped first-aid cupboard. Tis should be positioned in the sick-room in a convenient place.


2. Position the cupboard near a workable surface and near a basin for washing.


3. Te cupboard should be out of reach of children and always be locked. Te key to the cupboard must be easy available to the educarers but not to the children.


4. Keep medicine for internal use and that for external use separately. 5. Arrange the supplies in the cupboard systematically so that they are available for quick use.


6. Only keep supplies that are useful. An overfilled cupboard filled with outdated lotions and creams is confusing.


7. Always replace the used contents as soon as possible.


14


FutureManagers


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124  |  Page 125  |  Page 126  |  Page 127  |  Page 128  |  Page 129  |  Page 130  |  Page 131  |  Page 132  |  Page 133  |  Page 134  |  Page 135  |  Page 136  |  Page 137  |  Page 138  |  Page 139  |  Page 140  |  Page 141  |  Page 142  |  Page 143  |  Page 144  |  Page 145  |  Page 146  |  Page 147  |  Page 148  |  Page 149  |  Page 150  |  Page 151  |  Page 152  |  Page 153  |  Page 154  |  Page 155  |  Page 156  |  Page 157  |  Page 158  |  Page 159  |  Page 160  |  Page 161  |  Page 162  |  Page 163  |  Page 164  |  Page 165  |  Page 166  |  Page 167  |  Page 168  |  Page 169  |  Page 170  |  Page 171  |  Page 172  |  Page 173  |  Page 174  |  Page 175  |  Page 176