setting and my learning The aim of this reflective account is to discuss my developing practice and how as a childminder I ensure my setting meets the requirements of the curriculum which I follow. This is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS‚ DfES‚ 2007)‚ whilst still keeping true to my own beliefs in the best environment for learning to meet the needs of all the children whom attend my setting. My setting has eleven children enrolled‚ from one to ten years; all children are able bodied
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CU1533 Context and principles for early year’s provision. Understand the purposes and principles of early years frameworks There are four nations which have different approaches to planning and delivery of education. England has the curriculum for children aged 0-5 years; this applies to child-minders as well as after-School clubs‚ as well of Nurseries‚ Pre-Schools‚ and Schools. The areas of development are personal‚ social and emotional development‚ Communication language and literacy‚
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interests‚ jointly own or participate in something‚ share common characteristics‚ or have mutual relations. Development relates to realizing potential‚ growth or expansion of something or making something more effective. 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
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Goal 1: Be responsive to each child’s abilities‚ interests and needs. Rationale: According to the Early Years Learning Framework‚ educators should respond to children’s ideas and abilities‚ gain further understanding of each child’s understanding and scaffold their learning to the next level (Department of Education‚ Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR]‚ 2009). Be responsive to children in regards to their abilities‚ interests and needs is very important for educators as it provides numerous
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withdraw. Part 1 The child I have chosen to focus on is a 3 year old girl who I will refer to as Liz. She lives with both parents and has an older sibling who is of primary school age. Mum is expecting a baby in June. I have been providing day care for Liz for the past 10 months. Observations made of Liz for this assignment were made over a two week period. The main environment I use is my home setting as I am a registered childminder. I visit local settings with the children in my care such
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sequence of development and rate of development is that the sequence of development refers to the expected pattern of development‚ whereas the rate of development refers to the speed of development in terms of age and length of time. It is important that we are all aware of these differences in order to avoid any misdiagnosis and labelling. Milestones help us has health care professionals‚ parents and carers to gain a greater understanding of what the expected pattern of development should be‚ and
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E100 TMA 04 Activity are planned to extend children learning and development area as they learn new words and able to build on their communication and language by describing and explaining what they are doing and asking question. This also extends their vocabulary example the children enjoy playing with weighing scales so I plan activities using different resources such as lentils instead of sand or dry pasta to learn numbers‚ sizes‚ quantities etc. Again activities are planned around sand
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Week 1 / Lecture Notes Welcome to Early Childhood Development. You are about to begin a journey that will take you through the early childhood and elementary years of growing‚ thinking and learning. The following notes will help you through the chapter. Each subsequent week‚ you will find lecture notes to help focus your learning. Chapter 1 Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) is a key term that will be used throughout this course and other child development courses. This term is vitally
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN EARLY YEARS SETTINGS 1.1 Explain how the range of early years settings reflects the scope and purpose of the sector The range of Early Years Settings reflects on the requirements of parents and families for their children. Some parents want care for their children so that they can return to work‚ some may want to stay with their children while they socialise‚ some may want their children in a setting which offer services aimed at learning‚ whilst some may want their children to
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A) development activities of an early years setting. For each one explain how both the parents and the children can benefit. We always make parents welcome to stay and help in any of our sessions. This would give the parents a chance to see their child in a different environment and also to help parents gain the knowledge on how to progress the child in a steady way. It would be good for the child to be able to show their parents around and all the work they do‚ the child might gain pride
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