To plan, implement and evaluate an outing for a group of children, aged six years and under, in an ECCE setting.
Introduction
As part of my course work I am required to plan, implement and evaluate an outing for a group of children. The venue I have chosen is Dublin Zoo, I feel that this venue is suitable for the age group I intend to bring and it will be an enjoyable day out and a learning experience for the children. The age range I will be carrying this out with is 3-4year olds. We will need to bring buggies for the children as some of them get quite tired after walking for a while. There will be 8 children in total, we will have 4 staff going on the outing so we will have 2 children each.
Planning
In order to carry out this assignment, I need to consult with my supervisor and my co-workers, when I went to work, I approached my supervisor about my assignment and I explained to her that as part of my course work I had to plan, implement and evaluate an outing with a group of children. I asked her for the time and staff to carry this out and she was more than happy to oblige as the children would generally have an outing every so often.
From time to time the creche children are taken on outings, as these can be an important way to enhance the learning curriculum of young children and help them to understand the world around them. These excursions can include an outing to the local park, playground or shops or may be a more major outing such as to the zoo or a trip to the beach. In order to ensure the safety of the children, creche outings are well planned and incorporate the procedures outlined here.
Local Outings
•Permission to take a child on an outing will be obtained from the parent/carer who signs a consent form for local outings (one completed form will cover all ‘local outings’).
•A staff member shall inform parents in advance of any visits or outings away from the creche.
•The creche will inform parents whether a school vehicle, private