Early Childhood Studies Personal Statement

Personal statement
I have chosen to study early childhood studies, BA Hons because of the prospect of a very challenging, demanding, interesting and rewarding career it has been an interest of mine to work with children in a nursery for years. Having previously studied BTEC Health and social care with work placements in nurseries this has strengthened my ambition to study and in the future work in a career that would enable me to help and care for children. In work placements I completed in nurseries I have gained valuable experience and skills such as communication, interpersonal, listening and observational skills I had also gained an insight of early years settings and how the staff work in partnership with parents to help care for the children this had shown me the importance of communication between the staff and parents which is a key aspect.
During work placements I have gained confidence as I often had to work with children in groups to enhance their holistic development my duties was to ensure I created educational activities for the children. Additionally from studying health
This would benefit when looking at long term conditions. Unit 10 has enabled me to understand risks to children of abusive and exploitative behaviour and the strategies used to safeguard