The transition from home to an early years setting may start when the family visits the early years setting‚ or through a home visit. A home visit or a visit to the setting before a child starts there gives the staff a chance to find out what the parents are expecting from the setting. All this helps parents and children to make the transition from being at home to starting in a group setting. Parents and child often appreciate having a booklet of their own to keep and this can build into a record
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development it is extremely important to monitor‚ record and analyse their progress to make sure they are at a level appropriate to their age and ability. There are many different methods to store records of progression. For younger children in early years education observations are the most popular and informative way or measuring a childs progress. Observations are taken place in a high quality learning environment‚ watching the actions‚ expressions‚ behaviours and interactions each child has with
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Source of Learning and Development Macleod-Brudenell I & Kay J (2008) Advanced Early Years. Harlow. Heinemann. Moyles J (2006)‚ Effective Leadership and Management in the Early Years. Berkshire. Open University Press. Paige-Smith A & Craft A (2008)‚ Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years. Berkshire. Open University Press. Paige- Smith‚ Alice and Craft‚ Anna eds. (2011). Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years (2nd Ed).Berkshire: McGraw Hill‚ Open University Press. Pears‚ R. & Shields
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Community development is the tool by which “people empower themselves by increasing their ability to control their own lives in order to create a more fulfilling existence through mutual efforts to resolve shared problems” ( Maser‚ 1997 ) In the early years development initiatives were driven by a “top to bottom” approach. Projects were organised and executed by government departments‚ which often produced inappropriate
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Communication Explain how Communication Affects Relationships in the Work Setting‚ and Identify the Different reasons People Communicate. Good and bad communication can affect all of us‚ particularly working with children‚ and young people. Good communication can ensure a happy and safe environment for all. It helps practitioners work effectively together‚ a manager work well with all staff‚ and for us all as professionals to ensure the child is learning and developing happily‚ with the support
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Play as an Integral Part of Early Learning Playing is a much needed activity in early childhood. The reason is that “play” is the building block of a child’s intellectual and social skills. While children need physical activity to stay healthy and fit they also need unstructured‚ child centered‚ imaginative play that they control. Many parents enroll their kids in many structured activities such as baseball‚ football‚ and etc. Even though structured activities are important‚ children in their early
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Importance of Pre School Education Preschool education is a hot topic among parents and early childhood educators today. If you are the parent of a preschooler (or younger child) you need to ask yourself why you should care about preschool learning. There are three key reasons why you should not only concern yourself with your child’s preschool education but become actively involved in it as well. First‚ you must remember that preschool education is the foundation for your child’s education
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did. I think the activity could be improved by making it a little more exciting and appealing for the children. This could be done with the use of more resources for the children to use‚ or even the use of a game. Snack shop: I was asked to play the role of a shop keeper‚ and the children had to come and find the write about of money from the tub to pay for their snack. The children had been learning about 1p‚ 2p and 5p. The children had to find a 5p piece if they wanted milk and find 3p if
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Even though many people think that art doesn’t matter in a child’s life‚ it is a crucial part of the early childhood because children are able to become independent through their art and it helps children develop in many different aspects of life. Art activities are very important. Not only because it allows teachers to recognize children with unusual abilities‚ but because it encourages each child’s “full and all-sided development.” Art activities can and do help children develop their cognitive
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think‚ experience‚ explore‚ question and search for answers. It presents a creative celebration of children ’s work” In child centered settings‚ children commence their own learning by choosing activities that interest them such as construction/sand play. They work in independent manners to discover their potential. Furthermore‚ child centered learning permits students to work in ways that complement their various learning styles. As Howard Gardner proved through research‚ children learn in many diverse
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