Entitlement and provision for early years education As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare Act 2006‚ it became an entitlement of all 3- and 4-year-olds in England to receive a free part-time early years education of up to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. The government funds local authorities to ensure that every child receives up to two years of free education before reaching school age. Parents do not need to contribute to this‚ but will be charged fees for any
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This assignment is based upon my understanding of child development and children’s learning‚ considering the curriculum for the Early Years and the curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage/Key Stage One. I propose to outline a rationale for effectively continuing children’s learning‚ from the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage into Year One and include strategies to support transitions‚ effective curriculum delivery and links between the EYFS and the National Curriculum. Throughout the
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development occurs in an orderly way and in different areas at the same time. However it is clear that this can happen continually or discontinually. Theories of development can influence current practice into childcare as they show us how to understand a child’s developmental processes. It can help us to identify any problems that might arise‚ whether it is in physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ language or intellectual development. It also displays a reason into the way that children behave‚ and
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difference. The essay also considers the role of the early year’s practitioners in planning and resourcing for teaching in a multilingual setting. In order to evaluate and reflect on my settings approach to multilingualism and the generally ethos of the school‚ I will be referring to the pictures in the essay’s appendix consisting of display pictures‚ a pie chart of languages spoken overall by the children‚ and an activity to support language skills. My current setting is a Reception class within a Primary
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EYMP1 Context and principles for early year’s provision EYMP1.1 Explain the legal status and principles of the relevant early year’s framework and how national and local guidance materials are used in settings In England‚ the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) is the statutory framework that all settings are required to use to set the standards for the learning‚ development and care of children from birth to the age of five. The EYFS curriculum was first introduced in September 2008‚ thus since
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EYMP3-5.1 Identify balanced meals‚ snacks and drinks for children in their early years‚ following current government guidance on nutritional needs. Children should be encouraged to eat a varied diet. Setting a schedule for meals and snacks will help keep the children satisfied through the day and avoid them asking at various hours for food. They should eat foods from each of the five main food groups every day. The five main food groups are: 1. bread‚ other cereals and potatoes 2. fruit and vegetables
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EYMP3 Promote children’s welfare and wellbeing in the early years 1.1 Explain the welfare requirements and guidance of the relevant early years’ framework. Welfare requirements and guidance: The provider must promote the welfare of the children. Legal requirements areas are: Safeguarding Information and complaints Premises and security Outings Equality and opportunities This all means that all adults working with children are suitable to do so and have been correctly checked (CRB)
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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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[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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connect people to a global community; they enable access to information from around the world; they enable individuals to publish and share their thoughts and ideas; they are tools for discovery and self expression (Kankaanranta & Kangassalo 2003) Early years settings need to provide opportunities for children to learn about ICT as well as to learn with ICT (E.Y.F.S I.C.T is an integral part of all our lives as it is used so largely in society‚ starting from a babies playing with a movement operated
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