CHCSAC009 — Support the holistic development of children in school age care

1 Support physical development.

• 1.1Use daily routines as opportunities to support children to acquire and practise skills.
• 1.2Select and arrange equipment that will develop fine and gross motor skills, and challenge and encourage choice and spontaneity in physically active play according to service policies and procedures.
• 1.3Identify and use opportunities to support emerging physical skills of individual children.
• 1.4Support children to take increasing responsibility for their own health and wellbeing through positive communication and information sharing.

2 Support social development.

• 2.1Provide guidance and information that helps children understand and accept responsibility for their own actions appropriate to their level of understanding.
• 2.2Create opportunities for one-on-one interactions.
• 2.3Model care, empathy and respect for children, educators and families.
• 2.4Join in play and social experiences with children.
• 2.5Provide guidance that helps children when they are having difficulty understanding or communicating with each other.
• 2.6Model language that children can use to express ideas, negotiate roles and collaborate to achieve goals.
• 2.7Support children to develop trusting relationships with others, including children, adults and educators.
• 2.8Use communication and modelling that encourages children to respect each other’s individual differences.
• 2.9Offer children play choices and respect children’s choice regarding participation.

3 Support emotional development.

• 3.1Provide children with strategies to make informed choices about their behaviours appropriate to their level of understanding.
• 3.2Support children’s efforts through assistance and encouragement, and communicate in ways that allow them to experience pride and confidence in their achievements.
• 3.3Provide acknowledgement and support if a child experiences frustration and encourage children to see mistakes as an opportunity to learn.
• 3.4Help children to express and manage feelings appropriately through modelling and encouragement.
• 3.5Motivate and encourage children to persevere with challenges through use of positive communication.
• 3.6Share children’s successes with families in informal and formal ways.

4 Support cognitive development.

• 4.1Intentionally scaffold children’s learning according to experience guidelines and with appropriate guidance.
• 4.2Select materials, resources, technologies and experiences that support exploration and problem-solving and provide appropriate challenge.
• 4.3Select experiences that allow children to explore different and varied concepts.
• 4.4Engage children in sustained shared conversations to extend their thinking.

5 Support communication development.

• 5.1Value the child’s linguistic heritage and encourage use and acquisition of home languages.
• 5.2Select, read and tell developmentally appropriate stories.
• 5.3Use props to stimulate children’s enjoyment of language and literature.
• 5.4Model and encourage two-way communication through questions and careful listening.
• 5.5Draw children’s attention to symbols and patterns in their environment and talk about patterns and relationships, including the relationship between letters and sounds.
• 5.6Create opportunities for group discussions and the exchange of views between children.
• 5.7Ask and answer questions during reading and discussion of books or other texts.
• 5.8Model appropriate language and encourage children to express themselves through language in different contexts and for different purposes.

6 Support holistic learning and development.

• 6.1Recognise and promote opportunities for development in multiple areas.
• 6.2Select and use resources and materials that offer integrated opportunities for challenge, intrigue and curiosity.
• 6.3Support collaboration with colleagues through sharing and seeking of information.

What does an assessment tool for CHCSAC009 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCSAC009 needs to address all 49 unit components: 6 elements with 34 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CHCSAC009?

Auditori pulls the current release of CHCSAC009 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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