The importance of play for children between 4 and 6 Written by Tessa Batchelor Submitted to New Zealand College of Early Childhood Education 2011 This Booklet outlines the importance of the play curriculum and learning for children aged between 4 and 6 years. Creative‚ imaginative and physical play will be focused on as well as the adults’ role in the promotion of play and the importance of a positive environment for play and learning. Included in this will be examples of play opportunities
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the scope and purposes of the early years sector Explain how the range of early years setting reflects the scope and purpose of the sector. The early year’s sector in the U.K. is complex‚ unlike many European countries it was not developed by government policy with particular aims but came about in response to family’s requirements which were based on changing economical and social factors. In the second half of the twentieth century public expenditure on early year’s provision focused on families
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fEATURE THE BENEFITS OF PLAY Play has positive implications for cognitive developmen Play stimulates children’s imagination‚ aids problem-solving and contribules 10 children’s creativity. The important role of exploratory play has been confirmed Both scholars and praditioners argue that by neuroscience. According to Mustard (20051‚ ploy-based learning‚ if ’properly ’play is pedagogy’; but‚ otthe same time‚ designed‚ is actually problem-based learning ... one of the best strotcgics
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and safety. Legislation Impact on early years practice The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (Great Britain) Outlines the responsibility of individual employees for maintaining health and safety in the workplace. Childcare Act 2006 Focuses on improving outcomes for children in the early years through the ‘five outcomes’ of Every Child Matters (including ‘being healthy’ and ‘staying safe’). Introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage in 2008 (including the welfare requirements
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Issue :The Importance of Music and Movement and How Much it Contributes to the Early Childhood Development This is a writing on the issue of the importance of music and how it contributes towards the early childhood development. Reading five and more articles and journals on this issue‚ I have to agree that music and movements contributes to the child’s total development: psychomotor‚ perceptual‚ affective‚ cognitive‚ social‚ cultural and aesthetic. According to Harvard psychologist
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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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EYMP 1 Context and principles for early years provision Unit EYMP 1 Context and principles for early years provision AC: 1. 2 M EYMP1 A2: Different approaches Indentify four different approaches to working with children and record these in the table below. Explain how each approach has influenced current early year’s provision in the UK Approaches
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Sherry Harris 03-03-2013 EYMP 1 Bullet points 3.1‚ 3.2 and 3.3 Context and principles for early years provision 3.1 An explanation of the partnership model of working with carers. The partnership between parents and carers responsibility for children’s education and development has only been recognised as important in the last forty years in this country. Before then children had no induction into school and parents were not invited in unless there was a problem or it was parents evening
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refinement of fine motor skills; creative and constructive play are both particularly beneficial in this area‚ also play helps children to refine their motor skills when making toy figurines stand up etc. Play benefits children’s intellectual development as it helps then begin to understand important mathematical concepts such as number‚ matching‚ ordering‚ sorting‚ making and recognising pattern‚ adding and subtracting‚ and measuring. Role play helps children to explore aspects of their real life
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Name: Sam Child’s age: 4:4 Date of observation: 13.10.2011 Time: Start: 10.18 End: 10.22 Where child observed: In the garden; in the ‘shop‘ area Observer: S.A Purpose of observation: to encourage role play Resources: crayons‚ paper and chalk Type of observation: narrative Observation: Sam and child T are playing in the garden in the ‘shop’. Child T is holding some crayons and Sam has some chalk and crayons. ‘what are you doing Sam?’ asks the adult. ‘I am counting
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