share common characteristics‚ or have mutual relations. Development relates to realizing potential‚ growth or expansion of something or making something more effective. Community development is the tool by which “people empower themselves by increasing their ability to control their own lives in order to create a more fulfilling existence through mutual efforts to resolve shared problems” ( Maser‚ 1997 ) In the early years development initiatives were driven by a “top to bottom” approach. Projects
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Piaget ’s Theory of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget was born on August9‚ 1896‚ in the French speaking part of Switzerland. At an early age he developed an interest in biology‚ and by the time he had graduated from high school he had already published a number of papers. After marrying in 1923‚ he had three children‚ whom he studied from infancy. Piaget is best known for organizing cognitive development into a series of stages- the levels of development corresponding too infancy‚ childhood
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speech‚ language and communication development for children during the early years (Burnham and Baker‚ 2011). This is so that they get the best chance to develop these skills and avoid struggle later in life. There are a number of ways in which adults can effectively support and extend speech‚ language and communication development in children during early years. Firstly‚ it is important for us to adapt our language according to the child’s age‚ needs and abilities. Some children who have English
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sequence of development and rate of development is that the sequence of development refers to the expected pattern of development‚ whereas the rate of development refers to the speed of development in terms of age and length of time. It is important that we are all aware of these differences in order to avoid any misdiagnosis and labelling. Milestones help us has health care professionals‚ parents and carers to gain a greater understanding of what the expected pattern of development should be‚ and
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A pre-mature baby has delayed physical development as their bodies are smaller and often not as developed as a full term baby. Due to having to stay in special care baby units their emotional development can be affected as they can’t build bonds with parents and family members that healthy babies make due to staying in incubators and not being able to be cuddled or fed normally. A disabled child (depending on disability) has their physical development affected by being in a wheelchair‚ being unable
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Respecting Childrens voices in Early Years Education Children are our future. We as educators get to make an influence which allows us to bring out the best in children in all aspects of their early years. So why wouldn’t we help the future aeronauts‚ doctors‚ electricians have their say in how they want to learn? why wouldn’t we want to help children grow and evolve based on what they are interested in‚ that could be their future roles and dreams? Allowing children to voice their interests and
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When I first walk into the childcare they children was in circle time. I sat at a round table to watch how the children interact with the teacher. It was this one child who stood out to me‚ her name is DW she was sitting by herself as if she didn’t want to participate with the other children. The teacher would go sit by DW and talk to her to try to get her to interact with her peers. So as they transition from circle time to block area DW would go get the blocks off the shelf and pour them on the
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Development from conception to 16 years New-born babies are born with many different reflexes. ‘The presence of some of the new-borns primitive reflexes is essential to survival’‚ Child Development An Illustrated Guide‚ Page 12. Some of the automatic reflexes include ‘swallowing and sucking‚ when anything is put in the mouth‚ babies at once suck and swallow’‚ Child Development An Illustrated Guide‚ Page 12. At birth in their gross motor development babies will lie on their back ‘lie supine (on
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Unit 137 Outcome 1 Communication Physical Moral Emotional Personal + Social 0 – 6mnths • Cries‚ coos‚ and grunts • Babbling • Pays attention to own name • Focuses both eyes together • Visual and oral exploration • Imitates some movements and facial expressions • Feeds 3-5 times a day • Control of head and arm movements • Reaches‚ grasps‚ and puts objects in mouth • Emotional distress • Smiles at a face (social smiling) • Can respond positively to touch • Laughs • Begins to realize
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for early years education In the ECM agenda and Childcare Act 2006 it became an entitlement that all 3 and 4 year olds in England have free part time early years education‚ part time being 15 hours per week and 38 weeks a year. The government will pay funding to local authorities so that this part time education can happen. However should a parent want to their child to do any extra hours in the early years education they will have to pay for the extra hours that they do. In early year provision
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