Assessing the Quality of Early Years Learning Environments Abstract This article describes a means of evaluating early years classrooms from the perspective of the child’s experience. Nine key themes‚ such as motivation and independence‚ are identified as representing significant aspects of a high-quality environment for learning. The manner in which these manifest themselves in relation to the three elements of the interactional trianglethe children‚ the adults‚ and their physical environmentis
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Value of play in promoting learning and development in the early years Play is an essential part of every child’s life and is vital for the enjoyment of childhood as well as social‚ emotional‚ intellectual and physical development. Though play children learn about themselves and the world that surrounds them. They also learn to express themselves and form relationships with others. Play in early childhood education is not considered as a kind of fun activity where children spend their energy on
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EYMP 1 CONTEXT AND PRINCIPLES FOR EARLY YEARS PROVISION Question: An explanation of the legal status and principle of the relevant Early Years Framework and why the early year frameworks emphasise a personal and individual approach to learning and development 1.1 The statutory framework for the EYFS sets out the legal requirements relating to learning and development and the legal requirements relating to welfare. The EYFS framework has statutory force by virtue of Section 44 of the Childcare
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Context and principles for early years progression (CU1533) 2.1 Explain how different approaches to work with children in the early years has influenced current provision in the UK All of the UK nations develop framework in a different way. Approaches that have had a great impact on early years curricula are‚ Reggio Emilia‚ High/scope‚ Montessori and Steiner. Reggio‚ influences the EYFS in many ways like practitioners providing the children initiated play‚ also enabling environment that
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Unit 6: Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care Unit code: D/600/8958 QCF Level 3: BTEC Nationals Credit value: 20 Guided learning hours: 120 Aim and purpose This unit aims to enable learners to understand the learning process and to give them the skills they need to plan for‚ monitor and reflect on their professional development. Learners will then be able to investigate and gain an understanding of health or social care provision. Learners must
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During this assignment it is aimed to explore the subject of growth and development in the early years‚ this will be done by using research regarding the chosen topic of identical twins. The differences between growth and development as well as the relationship between the two concepts will be examined throughout‚ to support this examination the stages and patterns of the growth and development of identical twins‚ concentrating on the physical aspects of the topic in particular‚ will be discussed
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EYMP 2 - Promoting learning and development in the early years For a child to develop and learn there are seven areas of learning and development located in the EYFS which are divided into two groups‚ prime and specific areas of learning. Personal and emotional development‚ physical development and communication and language. The prime areas are important as they lay the foundations for a child’s success in the specific areas of learning. He specific areas are learning are Literacy‚ Mathematics
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Assessment criteria 11.1.1 The early year’s foundation stage legislative framework ensures that early years’ children must learn and progress to have enough knowledge they need to start school and ensures that children are healthy and safe. Here is the list of children from birth to five years old entitlements: - • Sure start children’s centre is working with the parent’s right from the birth of the child by providing early years’ education‚ health‚ family support‚ parenting advice includes training
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five on. Parents and family can do many things to aid in the development of a baby’s brain‚ ultimately assisting in their learning. The sequence and rate at which the brain develops predicts the optimal times for a baby to learn. Sequence and rate is measured by milestones that a baby may reach by a certain age. Experiences are one thing that helps promote brain development. Our five senses give us these experiences. How in the first few years of life do we develop into the complex people we are today
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What is the project approach? According to ProjectApproach.org‚ simply that; “The Project Approach refers to a set of teaching strategies that enable teachers to guide students through in-depth studies of real-world topics. Projects have a complex but flexible framework within which teaching and learning are seen as interactive processes” (ProjectApproach.org‚ n.d.). The project approach is designed for 3-year-olds and beyond. However‚ it can be used for toddlers‚ as well. While reading the book
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