1.2 Explain The Legal Status Of The Eyfss
The legal status of the EYFS relates to the different legislations such as: The children act 1989 and 2004, The data protection act 1998, childcare act 2006, Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006.
The EYFS is a legal requirement in different settings such as children centres, day care, Nurseries, Maintained nursery schools, reception classes in schools Pre-school groups and homebased care.
Some of these settings provide daily care for the under 5’s and use the EYFS daily however some of these settings may not meet all the learning and development requirement.
1:2- Explain the overall structure of the EYFS
With the overall structure of the EYFS it is the framework for us the practitioners that are working with the children that are under 5 years old to follow.
The Early year’s foundation stage(EYFS)is divided into 3 sections and they include the following: Learning and development …show more content…
The 4 other areas in the EYFS include: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design.
With each of these areas the children should be able to meet at the end of their reception year. As well as the areas of the EYFS there are three characteristics of learning which do include: playing and exploring, Active learning and creating and thinking critically.
These should be looked on in all areas of our assessments, observations and planning.
The importance of assessment is part of our planning cycle so then we can meet each child’s needs and so we can plan activities that are appropriate for each child in the setting.
Some of the key areas in the safeguarding and welfare requirements do include the following: Child protection, Suitable people, staff qualifications, training and support skills, Key person, staff, child ratios, health and suitability and safety premises.
1:3- Explain the principles and themes of the
The EYFS is a legal requirement in different settings such as children centres, day care, Nurseries, Maintained nursery schools, reception classes in schools Pre-school groups and homebased care.
Some of these settings provide daily care for the under 5’s and use the EYFS daily however some of these settings may not meet all the learning and development requirement.
1:2- Explain the overall structure of the EYFS
With the overall structure of the EYFS it is the framework for us the practitioners that are working with the children that are under 5 years old to follow.
The Early year’s foundation stage(EYFS)is divided into 3 sections and they include the following: Learning and development …show more content…
The 4 other areas in the EYFS include: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design.
With each of these areas the children should be able to meet at the end of their reception year. As well as the areas of the EYFS there are three characteristics of learning which do include: playing and exploring, Active learning and creating and thinking critically.
These should be looked on in all areas of our assessments, observations and planning.
The importance of assessment is part of our planning cycle so then we can meet each child’s needs and so we can plan activities that are appropriate for each child in the setting.
Some of the key areas in the safeguarding and welfare requirements do include the following: Child protection, Suitable people, staff qualifications, training and support skills, Key person, staff, child ratios, health and suitability and safety premises.
1:3- Explain the principles and themes of the