The Government introduced free early years education to all children aged between three and four in 2005. Currently this entitlement is for 15 hours per week‚ over 38 weeks a year. In order to receive the funding‚ the early years education or childcare must be with a childcare provider that is approved. If parent/carers go over the allocation stated above then they are required to pay for additional hours. The Government fund early years education entitlement through local authorities. In some cases
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Playing in early childhood years is a critical part of this period within the lifespan. It positively influences the development of many areas and has a large effect on who they will become as adults. Children are able to learn and improve skills through play‚ as well as influencing social and cultural and how it influences them as a person. Overall‚ this essay will answer why play is considered to be essential to any early years programme by discussing play‚ what children are able to learn by playing
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et al‚ 2003) and it may be that it is not the best use of a practitioner’s time. This report will take the form of a child study and will investigate how essential it is for practitioners to carry out ongoing observations and assessment in an early years setting. Firstly‚ the child’s biographical details will be set out‚ in order to give the reader a picture of the child and also the setting in which the observations were made. There will then be a discussion of the methods used to collect
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Unit 4 1. Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 Define the types of abuse * Physical abuse * Sexual abuse * Emotional/psychological abuse * Financial abuse * Self-neglect * Neglect by others 1.2 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse 1.3 Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse 2. Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse 2.1 Explain the actions to take if there are suspicious
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2 • Aims 2 • Objectives 3 • Personal Skills 4 • Questionnaires 4 • Learning Styles 5 • Time management 5-6 • Presentation 7 • Feedbacks 7 • Area for developments 8 • Action plan 8 • conclusion 8 • Bibliography 9 • App. 1. Belbin’s
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children’s behaviour‚ reactions and ways of learning. All equally important as they influence practice. To begin with there is Piaget’s constructivist theories which look at the way in which children seem to be able to make sense of their world as a result of their experiences and how they are active learners. He also suggested that as children develop so does their thinking. Piaget’s work has influenced early years settings into providing more hands on and relevant tasks for children and young people
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Directions: Complete the theoretical framework by filling in the blank spaces with the requested information. (1) Under the Theorist/Description column‚ identify the major theorist (s) and describe (50+ words) the respective theory in the far left column. (2) Under the Intent column‚ state (50+ words) what you believe is the intent of the theory. (3) Choose one from the Looks like‚ Feels Like‚ Sounds Like. (4) Under the SelfEvaluation/Areas of Growth columns‚ rate yourself. (5) Then‚ state area (s) you need to grow in
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[pic] Growing Esteem: Refining the HR Policy Framework to Support the Vision December 2010 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Background 3 2.1 The environment we will be working in 3 2.1.1 External factors 3 2.1.2 Internal decisions and factors 4 2.1.3 The HR policy imperatives 5 2.2 Where we are now 5 2.2.1 Our current staffing profile 5 2.2.2 Current performance 7 2.3 The future 8 2.3.1 The goals of Growing Esteem
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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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Early years Foundation Stage for childminding task 1 The EYFS is set to ensure all children in early year’s settings including children with disabilities and special needs have the best possible start in life which they deserve. A child needs to not only have a safe‚ secure and happy childhood but also one which is rich in positive parenting and high quality learning. These will provide the foundations and tools a child needs to reach their full potential. The EYFS must be followed by all
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