Playground and Crèche: It is available for children under five years and it is run by voluntary groups providing part time play and early learning for under fives. It is for a limited periods of time. Child Minders: This is a service whereby the child minders look after a maximum of six children aging0-8 years at their own home. Among the six children they can take only three under the age of five. Nannies/ Home based carers: They provide their service within your home.
Unit 1- A introduction to working with children D1/D2 A statutory provision setting for children aged 0-5 years is sure start; sure start is a government funded programme that makes sure that every child has the best start for their future. They also offer advice for single mums and teenaged mums that are struggling. Sure start offers alot of support and help for parents, sure start has family support services which includes advice, support and help etc. Sure start has early education which teaches your child to maybe count, learn the alphabet, learn through play etc. Sure start has a variety of activities and services which includes stay and play groups, young parents group e.g.
Children’s ages vary from 6 weeks to 5 years old. They meet the individual needs by educating them from correct ages. Day Nurseries also meet the individual needs by having an outdoor facility for children to learn and play, encouraging exercise physical development. “Children learn to share and take turns through playing of games, etc. and to consider the needs and feelings of others” (Penny Tassoni, 2007, page 272) Finally the voluntary setting I have looked at is CHICKS.
B) A state primary school for children aged between 5 and 7 years provides education in term time. Children in infant schools follow the early years foundations stage as well as the national curriculum. Most primary schools aims are to maintain a happy, caring environment in which children feel secure to grow and develop social skills, and emotional skills as well as they develop self esteem and self discipline and feel valued, confident and motivated in all aspects of school life to their full potential. The resources are available to provide the best possible educational opportunities for the children, as well as to provide a broad and well taught curriculum where children have many wide and varied experiences, staff would also like to continue to work in partnership with parents, while giving opportunities to develop independence and the responsible attitudes, that will enable them to become active and caring members of the community. D2.
Nursery Schools: Help with early learning and childcare for children between the ages of 3-5. They are either based in sure start centres or linked to a primary school. Playgroups and Playschools: These normally ran voluntary groups give part-time and early learning to under 5s. 3-5 years old can use their 15 hours free entitlement early years education at these. Day Nurseries: Are mainly based at the workplace or run as a business giving care and learning activities to children from birth to five years old.
Once the primary school is funded by the government the school needs to follow a way of teaching which is called the ‘National Curriculum’ D2 – Describe the purpose of ONE (1) setting that is a different type of provision for each age range. Private settings are services that are self-managed and the government have no say in what they do. A private nursery school for children under the age of five provides the services such as offering obsessional or full day care to children aged two to five. A dance class for five to seven year old children aims to help the children express their emotions through dance whilst strengthen and tone their body from a young age, along with learning different dance moves, this also helps trains the children’s mind to adapt to learning new things and it helps with their memory. A Karate class for eight to sixteen year old children helps children who may have anger problems to get out their anger.
They offer parenting courses for young parents who don’t know how to look after a child. They offer support emotionally, behaviour support for children, financial and health advice. Sure Start takes in volunteers and trains them so they can become part of the team. They also provide a nursery for children ages 1-5 years and antenatal classes for pregnant women or young mums. Voluntary sector: Voluntary sectors are not government funded.
Children may get their free education from a variety of registered childcare providers such as: *Pre- schools (2-5 years) *Playgroups (2-5years) *Private Nursery schools (3-4 years) *Maintained Nursery schools *Primary school, reception classes, where they operate an early admissions policy for 4 year olds. (4-5 Years) *Childminders who are part of an accredited network. (0-5years) *Sure Start Children's Centres. (0-5 years) Early years provision is very distinct from Key Stage 1 learning in all countries within the United Kingdom. The emphasis is on supporting very young children and learning through play rather than a more formal education.
Developmental appropriate practice is a term that had been used in the educational field for many years. The basic concept is to work with the family’s to teach children in a way that builds on what the children already know at the time they are ready to learn it. Having learning experiences for children that are challenging but not overwhelming for them is key. In this paper I will be focusing on the five major guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice in the early childhood education field and how they meet NAEYC’s (National Associations for the Education of Young Children) excellence and equity. I will also be giving two examples of how developmental appropriate practice is used in a preschool classroom.
Some are state-funded, others are privately run although a child might be eligible for a free part-time place. Nursery classes Nursery classes are attached to primary schools. They may have a separate building and playground away from the main school but share the same head teacher and staff. They are Ofsted inspected. Primary schools Primary schools cater for children aged 4-11.