to examine the product. A good day care centre should have a welcoming‚ friendly atmosphere and be known for its nurturing environment. A trained‚ qualified staff Day care centre employees should be educated‚ with at least two years of college‚ a background in early childhood development. It’s important for a centre to be flexible letting you pick up and drop off your child at different times‚ for instance — but it should also have clearly established regulations for everything from operating
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raised for professionals working with young children‚ and particularly early years practitioners‚ as well as to propose some strategies that could support those practitioners throughout the process of inevitable changes associated with the introduction of the policy. In 2003‚ the Government launched Every Child Matters‚ a comprehensive programme of reform for children’s services with wide-reaching implications for education‚ health‚ social services‚ voluntary and community organisations‚ and other
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High/Scope program‚ a bridge to the future of early childhood education. He believed that if we could engage people in things‚ they would both learn more and be more enthusiastic. That was the educational philosophy he brought to the Perry Preschool Project. His belief was‚ education should be engaging‚ hands-on‚ and fun. His wanted to help children become enthusiastic about learning‚ not just proficient with facts and information. David believed education as a process not as an end result. He collaborated
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DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAMME PLANNING IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SETTING UNIT STANDARD: 9314 Programme planning is a vital part in an early childhood education service to provide quality education and care for the children. Throughout my essay I will be describing the purpose of programme planning in an early childhood education setting which will include the examples of how programme planning can be used and the components of programme planning and how they are related to Te Whaariki
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for learning in early childhood education in New Zealand and the role of a teacher in implementing a play based curriculum. I will also be discussing 2 theoretical perspectives in relation to play. Play is an important factor in our children’s lives. Through play children learn many different things in life. ‘Play is seen as a positive impact in children’s learning‚ and play-based curriculums are advocated as one of the best approaches to children’s learning across the early years’ (Nixon & Gould
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Over time‚ early years policies and frameworks emerge and change in response to current influences. There has been much more political focus on childcare and education in the last 15 years‚ resulting in a rapid expansion of early years provisions. Influences over the last 15 years have included two key factors: * A huge increase in the demand for childcare while parents work – This is mostly due to the fact that around 60 per cent of mothers now return to work outside of the home while their
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person who does well in this career field. Ms. Contreras is a California state preschool teacher and has been for 20 years. She holds an AA and a BS in Early Childhood Development and loves her job very much‚ and has decided to stay at the preschool level until she retires. Like any educator‚ she believes that it is important for parents to be involved with their children’s education. She encourages parents to come and volunteer whenever they are able‚ and has monthly parent meeting so that the parents
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environment ensures that all children are granted an education with an emphasis of equal importance‚ along with equal valuing of all students and also staff. Within this non-restricting environment it‚ “implies that every child should have the resources and support that they need for successful learning”‚ (Smith‚ 1998‚ p.307). Within the inclusive learning environment‚ involving same-age peers needs also to be treated with importance. Inclusive education gives all children the right to belong to mainstream
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Recommendations of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative Education Letter. Atlanta: Dec 14‚ 2011. pg. 179 Abstract (Summary) First Lady Michelle Obama‚ who is Honorary Chair of the Partnership for a Healthier America and the Building a Healthier Future summit‚ is the keynote speaker at the 2-day event. » Jump to indexing (document details) Full Text (571 words) Copyright 2011‚ Education Letter via NewsRx.com 2011 DEC 14 - (VerticalNews.com) -- In support of First
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EYFS. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning‚ development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow the EYFS‚ including childminders‚ preschools‚ nurseries and school reception classes. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework supports an integrated approach to early learning and care. It gives all professionals a set of common principles and commitments to deliver quality early education
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