Maharashtra HSC Child, Old Age & Health Care (Vocational) study plan
Maharashtra HSC Child, Old Age & Health Care (Vocational) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Child Development and Child Care
Define each stage of child development from infancy through adolescence and list two physical, two cognitive and two socio-emotional milestones per stage.
Explain the care needs of a newborn and an infant, covering feeding cues, sleep safety, soothing and recognising distress signals.
Describe the role and responsibilities of a child-care worker in a crèche, anganwadi or day-care setting, including daily routine planning.
Identify the rights of the child under Indian law and explain how a caregiver upholds them in daily practice.
Your checkpoint
A one-page stage-by-stage development chart (birth to 18 years) with milestones and matching care needs, written from memory and then corrected.
Child Development and Child Care & Health Care of Children and Common Childhood Illnesses
Compare the care requirements of a toddler, a pre-schooler and a school-age child, including play, discipline and independence training.
Explain how to plan and supervise age-appropriate play and learning activities for children aged 2 to 6.
Describe the recognition and home-care steps for common childhood illnesses: diarrhoea, fever, cough and cold, and skin infections.
Outline the immunisation schedule for children in India and state what a caregiver must check before and after vaccination.
Your checkpoint
A two-column table of five common childhood illnesses with warning signs that require referral to a health facility, plus a written immunisation timeline.
Health Care of Children and Common Childhood Illnesses & Old Age Care and Geriatric Health
Explain the management of dehydration using oral rehydration solution, including how to prepare and administer it safely.
Describe the caregiver response to a child with high fever, including when to refer and what never to do.
Define ageing and list the normal physical changes of ageing across the sensory, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and cognitive systems.
Identify the common health problems of old age such as arthritis, osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, incontinence and dementia, stating two care measures for each.
Your checkpoint
A comparison sheet: five childhood conditions versus five geriatric conditions, each with signs, caregiver action and referral trigger.
Old Age Care and Geriatric Health
Explain the principles of safe mobility and fall prevention for older adults in the home, including lighting, flooring and bathroom aids.
Describe how to assist an older adult with bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding while preserving dignity and independence.
Outline the care of a bedridden older adult, covering pressure-sore prevention, repositioning schedules and skin inspection.
Explain how to support an older adult with dementia, including communication techniques and orientation cues.
Describe the nutritional and hydration needs of older adults and the adjustments needed for chewing and swallowing difficulty.
Your checkpoint
A written home-safety and repositioning checklist for a bedridden older adult that a family member could actually use.
Nutrition, Diet and Meal Planning across Life Stages
Classify foods into the major nutrient groups and state the function and two Indian food sources of each.
Explain the dietary needs of an infant, a pre-school child, an adolescent, a pregnant woman and an older adult, and justify the differences.
Plan a balanced one-day vegetarian meal for a child and for an older adult, calculating approximate portion sizes.
Describe how to modify a meal plan for a person with diabetes or hypertension using low-salt and low-sugar substitutions.
Explain food safety practices in a care setting, including storage, reheating and safe water handling.
Your checkpoint
Two full one-day meal plans (one for a 5-year-old, one for a 70-year-old with hypertension) with portions, nutrient justification and food-safety notes.
First Aid, Safety and Emergency Response & Personal Hygiene, Sanitation and Infection Control
Demonstrate the correct sequence for adult and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation and describe how to check responsiveness and breathing.
Explain first-aid management for burns, choking, bleeding, fractures, poisoning and heat stroke, stating what not to do in each case.
Describe how to assemble a basic first-aid kit and a home emergency contact list, and explain when to call emergency services.
Explain the chain of infection and list the standard precautions a caregiver must follow, including hand hygiene and use of gloves.
Describe safe disposal of sharps and biomedical waste and the cleaning of a sickroom.
Your checkpoint
A first-aid quick-reference card covering six emergencies with step-by-step actions, plus a hand-hygiene and waste-disposal protocol sheet.
Personal Hygiene, Sanitation and Infection Control & Communication, Ethics and Caregiver Professionalism
Explain personal hygiene routines for children and older adults, including oral care, bathing, nail care and perineal care.
Describe sanitation measures in a care setting: safe water, toilet hygiene, vector control and safe food handling.
Explain the principles of effective communication with a child, an anxious family member and an older adult with hearing loss.
Identify the ethical duties of a caregiver, including confidentiality, consent, non-discrimination and boundaries, and give a practical example of each.
Describe how to record and report observations accurately and professionally.
Your checkpoint
A written infection-control protocol for a day-care room and a sample observation report for one client, each one page.
Child Development and Child Care & Health Care of Children and Common Childhood Illnesses & Old Age Care and Geriatric Health & Nutrition, Diet and Meal Planning across Life Stages & First Aid, Safety and Emergency Response & Personal Hygiene, Sanitation and Infection Control & Communication, Ethics and Caregiver Professionalism
Revise all seven domains using the earlier deliverables and close every gap flagged during weeks 1 to 7.
Answer timed practice sets across all domains and review each wrong answer to its underlying concept.
Rehearse written answers for high-weight domains 1, 3 and 4 under exam time limits.
Summarise the key facts of domains 5, 6 and 7 onto a single revision sheet.
Your checkpoint
A completed full-length timed mock paper with an error log naming the domain and concept behind every mistake, plus a one-page final revision sheet.
Milestones
Week 2: Can draw the child development chart from memory and name referral warning signs for five childhood illnesses without notes.
Week 4: Can explain geriatric care tasks and fall prevention to a family member in under ten minutes with no reference material.
Week 5: Both one-day meal plans are complete, portioned and justified by life-stage nutritional needs.
Week 6: Can state the CPR sequence and first-aid steps for six emergencies correctly, including what not to do.
Week 7: Infection-control protocol and observation report are written, peer-checked and corrected.
Week 8: Mock paper completed within time, error log closed, and every domain scored above the personal target set in week 1.