...In my setting we try to support the children as much as we can no matter what area of development it is. The early years statutory frameworks states that children should learn and develop to their full potential and as an early years practitioner it is my duty and responsibility to do so. We provide support for the children in many different ways. We bring in speech and language therapists to the children who have been referred to it, we translate our parent packs when the children first start from English into Polish (Polish being the chosen language as it is most common language in my setting, we also communicate with the children in different ways e.g. sign language and visual aids. We have previously had great results from children who have worked with a speech and language therapist before...
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...e * Context and legal responsibilities The EYFS is part of a comprehensive package flowing from the ten year childcare strategy Choice for parents, the best start for children and the landmark Childcare Act 2006. The Act provides the context for the delivery of the EYFS and taken together with the other elements of the strategy, the EYFS will be central to the delivery of the new duties on improving outcomes and reducing inequalities. The EYFS builds on the significant recent developments in early years curriculum and standards. Practitioners will recognise continuity with the principles, pedagogy and approach of the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, the Birth to Three Matters framework, and the National Standards for Under 8s Day Care and Childminding. These three frameworks are replaced by the EYFS and will be repealed. The EYFS will be given legal force through an Order and Regulations made under the Childcare Act 2006. From September 2008 it will be mandatory for all schools and providers in Ofsted registered settings attended by young children – that is children from birth to end of the academic year in which a child has his or her fifth birthday. The term “early years provider” includes maintained schools, non-maintained schools, independent schools, and childcare registered by Ofsted on the Early Years Register, all of which are required to meet the EYFS requirements. . It is the legal responsibility of these providers to ensure that their provision...
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...as these topics a curriculum analysis will be performed on both the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, Assessment in early years and primary and government policy. To being the journey of understanding these areas associated with reading and writing, it is important to know what literacy means in today’s society. Leu & Kinzer, 2000) points out, literacy can be thought of as a moving target, continually changing its meaning depending on what society expects literate individuals to do’. Just important...
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...does this influence the Early Years Foundation Stage in England? Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support to fulfil their potential. A child’s experience in the early years has a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe and happy childhood is important in its own right, and it provides the foundation for children to make the most of their talents as they grow up. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (DfES, 2007), is the framework that provides that assurance. The aim of the EYFS is to help young children achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, and achieving economic well- being by ‘Setting the Standards, Promoting Equality of Opportunity, Creating the framework for partnership working, Improving quality and consistency and Laying a secure foundation for future learning. The EYFS is divided into six sections of learning, namely Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Communication, Language and Literacy; Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy; Knowledge and Understanding of the World; Physical Development; and Creative Development. The EYFS curriculum is largely influenced by developmental perspectives, acknowledging the diverse cultural influences in the country. It emphasises children's holistic development and attempts to embrace explicitly care, welfare and education. It clearly articulates the early learning goals, how to be...
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...Project Assessment for Early Childhood Education and Care Do we need a National Early Years Learning Framework? How does a National Early Years Learning Framework impact on Early Childhood Professionals? What are the key principles and elements of the Framework? Yes we need this framework so we can ensure quality and consistency Australia wide in early childhood education programs for our children. Belonging, Being and Becoming. These are three of the most important words when dealing with the well-being and education of children today. As most of us are aware, the world can be a scary place and if it can be a scary place for adults, just imagine what it’s like for children where everything is big and new, and foreign places or new experiences can be confusing, lonely and terrifying. We are only very young when we have to first venture out on our own, whether that is childcare, preschool or school, and not having our parent’s with us, can be very daunting. That’s why I think ‘Belonging, being and becoming’ as a statement, is something that sums up what we need to look at when dealing with the development of life’s most precious little beings. Accommodating diversity and focusing on the child In order to learn in this big wide world we need to make children feel comfortable and secure in their surroundings. Years ago the teaching and caring methods involved with childcare and schooling seemed to be more of a ‘this is how we teach and this is how you will learn’...
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...The Early Years Educator Qualification is structured around four themes: Theme 1: Health and well-being Unit 1.1 (L/505/9300) Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand the impact of food and nutrition on children’s health and development. Understand how food choices impact on health and development during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Understand the nutritional needs of children. Understand the impact of poor diet on children’s health and development. Understand individuals’ dietary requirements and preferences. Be able to support healthy eating in own setting. Unit 1.2 WB (A/505/9809) Promote healthy lifestyles for children through exercise The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand children’s need for exercise. Be able to support children’s exercise in an indoor and outdoor space Unit 1.3 WB (M/505/9810) Support physical care routines for children The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand the physical care needs of children. Be able to use hygienic practice to minimise the spread of infection. Understand rest and sleep needs of children. Understand childhood immunisation. Be able to support children in personal physical care routines. Unit 1.4 WB (T/505/9811) Promote children’s emotional well-being The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand children’s needs in relation to emotional well-being...
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...This essay will aim to look at how curriculum and assessment are being operated in two different early years settings. The settings under examination are 3-5 year olds and 5-8 year olds. We will start with the definitions of curriculum and assessment and the relationships between them. After that, I will explore similarities and differences between approaches to curriculum and assessment in the two settings. Curriculum is an integrated system drawing together every element for learning and teaching, including learning outcomes, learning areas, teaching strategies, evaluation and assessment to help with children’s learning progression (MacLachlan, Fleer& Edwards, 2010). Curriculum refers to “all the experiences, activities and events, whether direct or indirect, which occur within an environment designed to foster children’s learning and development” (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR], 1996). Early childhood educators regard ‘the curriculum’ as a guidance of learning instructions and assessment (Baxter, 2012). A good curriculum can offer the expert guidance, evidence of effectiveness and flexibility. It enables early childhood educators to draw upon a comprehensive view of early years education linked to their own observations and experiences; therefore educators set up and modify learning programs accordingly and timely (Early Childhood Australia, 2013). Assessment can be described as the process of finding out what children know, understand...
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...Title: Equality and Inclusion Assignment. Introduction “Children’s early years have been stressed as being fundamentally important to their future development and consequently to society as a whole”, (Early Years Framework, 2009). There are however multiple and diverse childhoods. This report will firstly examine legislation which has been introduced to reduce inequalities and promote social inclusion in relation to early childhood. The second section of this report will critically examine some of the sociological concepts pertaining to poverty, class, health inequalities and the harmful effects of stereotyping and prejudice. The report will also explore some of the factors that can influence and shape children’s identity and multiple identities. The third section of this report will discuss the effectiveness of government policy and how this is translated into practice. The final section will discuss practice which promotes equality and inclusion with reference to a placement task. In conclusion the report will discuss if current legislation, policy and practice is effective in demonstrating an inclusive approach. Legislation The Equality Act (2010) streamlines and strengthens the law and gives individuals greater protection from unfair discrimination and makes it easier for employers and companies to understand their responsibilities. It also sets a new standard for those who provide public services to treat everyone, with dignity and respect. There are nine protected...
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...of the four problems in the workplace. Many of the children from now on are not attending our classes in school, because many of them are not supported of their parents. The others are not having enough money to pay the school contribution. Some children are not interested on going to school because they want to work every day forgetting that school is also important. The problems of student is being a working students. They not have enough time to rest and to study well because they are so very busy on their role. So the student who not attending our school is have not a quality knowledge. Significance of the Study: The Researcher has investigated financial matters and their impacts on personal and family life for years. Importance areas of research are identification of the characteristics of financial problems and financial wellness, examination of financial difficulties of various groups, and development of financial management education. Certainly, financial matters are one of the most important issues in our daily lives. They not only an individual’s personal and family life, but also the persons’ work life. The...
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...The construction of early childhood educators' professional identities are mainly depend upon many features and changes based on their experiences and the emotions (Duncan, 2008). These experiences and emotions are influenced by many factors such as working conditions, pay rates, policies, and relationships with families and other professionals (Dahlberg el., 2007). Early childhood settings are socially constructed and the specific outcomes that the early childhood settings need to create are now widely identified in early childhood policy and literature (Whitehead, 2008). For example, most of the early childhood centres focus on enhancing children’s development and preparing for schooling (starting school-ready to learn) (Dahlberg el., 2007)....
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...continuously documented so that informed curriculum decisions can be made to improve future learning outcomes for children according to the Early Years Learning Framework (ACECQA, 2013, Quality Area 1). I believe that each child has a right to experience quality education and care in an environment that provides for their health and safety (ACECQA, 2011). As an educator, I believe that it is my responsibility to teach children about healthy lifestyles and how these positive behaviours are modelled. When planning daily routines, I will ensure that discussions on healthy eating, hygiene practices and physical activities are all incorporated to promote the importance of health and prevention of illness to children (ACECQA, 2013, Quality Area 2)....
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...In this essay will be explained which physical and psychological needs are crucial for three years old children. We will also discuss how these needs could be met in a childcare setting. In the first paragraph will be expounded the definition of physical needs, including exercise, rest, diet and safety of a three years old child. Then it will be explained how carers could provide different kind of exercises for gross and fine motor skills and also prepare well ventilation classrooms to have a space for a rest and access to fresh air where they could do some activities or play. The second paragraph will be defined and identified specific psychological needs. Above all we will try to put stressed on explaining emotional and social needs of the three years old child and how this can be met in a childcare setting, especially focus on transition and cooperation between carer and a key person. At least we will bring closer a current legislation relating to children’s health and safety based on Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and briefly summarizes all statements. “The best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves” (C. JoyBell C., 2010) .This quotation is especially important in the term of children’s physical health and it is crucial to understand their development. According to Montessori...
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...Intentional Teaching and its Importance in Early Childhood Education Introduction: ‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’ — William Butler Yeats Reflected by an early childhood educator, it is evident the response or idea everyone has when you mention to them that you are an early childhood educator; ‘Oh, you get to play with children all day’ or, in a particular tone, ‘You must love kids’. Very limited is the understanding to how important the role of an educator is, more importantly how critical the role of an educator is in the development of a young child. Onlookers will see an educator involved in play with children but will never truly comprehend the purposeful planning that has been implemented nor the intentional teaching employed to inhibit learning. Similar is the thought process and understanding of most parents. The educators have to promote intentional teaching practices and help parents recognize its true purpose and value in supporting children’s learning and development. This essay aims to explain intentional teaching and its relation to early childhood education and care. This essay will also focus on removing or denunciating any confusion amongst educators questioning the need for intentional teaching or that the practice is a formal instruction in a play-based curriculum. Intentional teaching- Definition and its placement in ECE: ‘Intentional teaching: involves educators being deliberate, purposeful and thoughtful...
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...Raymond Osterhage Date: February 5th, 2015 Re: Apple Case Analysis How attractive is the PC industry? Conduct an industry analysis on the PC industry (A) in its early stages, and (B) in its later stages. Comment on how the industry has evolved. The PC industry has been declining over the years. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was the only option for people who wanted a computing device. As Apple moved into the market and started designing new devices, along with innovation from other companies, the PC industry has shrunk. Early on, the PC industry could be viewed pretty heavily as an oligopoly. There were several main companies that dominated the market, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft. Not much has changed over the years in the industry, though. While there are new companies in the market, it is still very heavily dominated by several big companies. The case even mentions that Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, and Acer accounted for over 50% of worldwide PC shipments in 2011. In order to conduct an industry analysis on the PC industry both at the beginning, and in the later stages, Porter’s Five Forces and the PESTEL framework can be used. Porter’s Five Forces that can be used to analyze the industry are barriers to entry, supplier power, customer power, threat of substitutes, and rivalry. For the early years of the PC industry, the barriers were relatively high. There were only a few brands that had a lot of brand name power and market share. Creating new technology...
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...Working in partnership is essential to the development of children and young people in the early years setting and school. Positive relationship partnerships are form from practitioners to parents, carers and multi-agencies. Multi-agencies are different types of servicers brought together for one purpose, which is to support the needs of the child and young person. Through this partnerships are formed with practitioners and families through the key worker system, and integrated work supports the child and young person by meeting their needs and improving their life. Integrated practices and multi-agencies work together to benefit children and young people as it brings together a range of different services which is open to the community. Multi-agencies benefit children and young people by ensuring early identification and/or intervention of any...
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