eCPD Resource Package, Mentor Passport

Childcare

Room Layout1

This activity will take place within the third month of your placement in your setting. The room leader has asked you to help her redesign the layout of the room.

You will need to:

• Work out the area of the room so you can purchase some new furniture

• Calculate how much money you will have left

Children & Young Peoples Workforce

eCPD Resource

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Once you have completed the task, discuss this with your workplace mentor.

Equipment

Learning

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Equipment

It would be useful to have the following:

• A calculator• A pen, pencil and eraser

There is a section at the back of this section for any notes you want to make.

Learning

In this task you will be covering the areas detailed below.

Children and Young People’s Workforce

• Basic understanding of a safe and supportive environment

• Basic understanding of appropriate required resources for the age group

•Functional skills Mathematics

• Carry out calculations with units of measurement• Find the area of a shape• Identify and obtain the necessary information to

tackle the problem• Select and apply mathematics in an organised way to

find solutions to practical problems for different purposes

Task 1

Your first job is to measure the room which requires a re-design of the layout.

Record the room measurements on the next sheet.

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Room Measurements

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1cm on the page = 1m in the Room

Task 2

Choose the items you need to purchase for the room. The items on the next page are there to help you but you can select your own options.

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Image Measurements Cost

H80cm W120cm D40cm £35.99

H90cm, W100cm D35cm £84.99

H50cm, W150cm D30cm £47.99

H160cm, W140cm, D35cm £156.99

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Image Measurements Cost

Individual H45cm, W30cm, D35cm £35.99

H120cm, D50cm, W45cm £57.99

H160cm, D60cm, W160cm £99.99

H45cm, Diameter120cm £42.99

Task 3

You want to work out how much it will cost to redesign the layout of the room and purchase the furniture. The budget given by the manager is £500. Now you know which items you need to buy, work out how many of each you can buy of the required furniture to ensure the room is usable.

Create a table like the on the next page to record your expenditure. What is the remaining balance? Show how you worked out your costs using an appropriate method.

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Table

Furniture Cost Remaining

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Notes

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Task 4

The next step is to ensure that the furniture is going to fit in the room. Draw up a plan linking with the room measurements you have already completed.

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Room Plan

Childcare - Room Layout

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