Therefore, working parents should give careful consideration to the facility and the people that will be spending a large chunk of the day with their children to ensure a positive outcome. Childcare facilities should offer group time and individualized support for language development. A teacher's experience and education can play an important role, as well as the amount of time devoted to reading, the physical environment and the ratio of children to teachers. Higher quality child care is associated with better language development. Community The community in which the child resides can
help each child enjoy their learning and make progress towards the early learning goals. provide a balance of adult led and child led activities that help children to think critically, play and explore and be active and creative learners. have good expectations for children and enthuse and motivate them. plan for individual children, taking into account their culture and background, including any children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those learning English as an additional language and those who achieve beyond what is expected to ensure that you are offering an inclusive service and that each child receives an enjoyable and challenging experience across all areas of learning. support each child in their learning and work with parents and carers as partners in children’s learning and development.
Socio-emotional Development – Preschool Years The preschool years are an important time in a child’s development. These skills will be imperative during that time. It is important that parents or the caregiver know what the child should be able to do at a certain age. This will help the parent or caregiver be on alert for potential problems, and provide opportunities for children to practice and sharpen their skills in their natural settings. Slavin (2012) found that social network grows from an intimate relationship with parents or other guardians to include other family members, nonrelated adults and peers.
The observer will either mimic or avoid the actions based on the consequences that the person who initially performed the action received. This can be a very useful tool in the development of child rearing. Through observational learning, children learn valuable life-skills at a very young age. Child rearing, otherwise known as parenting, is teaching and nurturing of a child from birth until adulthood. Children learn a lot during this time from watching others, especially their parents.
Question: Analyse, in terms of psychological theory, a recent topical event concerned with child care or education. In September 2008 a new national curriculum for the under-fives will be introduced. This new curriculum is known as the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and all childminders and nurseries will be legally required to follow its guidelines. The framework sets out around 500 developmental milestones between birth and primary school and requires under-fives to be assessed on writing, problem solving and numeracy skills. The framework focuses on ‘learning through play’ and states that by the age of five children should be able to do such things as write their own name, count up to ten and understand that people have different needs, views and beliefs.
In making professional judgements, they weave together their: • professional knowledge and skills • knowledge of children, families and communities • awareness of how their beliefs and values impact on children’s learning • personal styles and past experiences. They also draw on their creativity, intuition and imagination to help them improvise and adjust their practice to suit the time, place and context of learning. Different theories about early childhood inform approaches to children’s learning and development. Early childhood educators draw upon a range of perspectives in their work which may include: • developmental theories that focus on describing and understanding the processes of change in children’s learning and development over time • socio-cultural theories that emphasise the central role that families and cultural groups play in children’s learning and the importance of respectful relationships and provide insight into social and cultural contexts of learning and development • socio-behaviourist theories that focus on the role of experiences in shaping children’s behaviour • critical theories that invite early childhood educators to challenge assumptions about curriculum, and consider how
Through the following child initiated play, the pupils demonstrate sustained shared thinking, collaboration and teamwork. The way that adults in early years settings organise learning Planning to support young children’s learning: Child-initiated learning is an essential part of a range of learning activities that young children need to experience in order to understand the world around them. This range of activities and experiences includes group activities, singing, cooking, listening to stories, re-telling stories, going for walks and interacting with visitors to the setting. It also includes participating in adult-initiated activities, some of which may well have stemmed from observations of children’s ideas and interests during their play. It is important that children are able to access this whole range of learning opportunities, as they learn from watching and imitating others as well as by exploring and experimenting.
The EYFS supports learning in 6 areas the first is Personal, Social and Emotional Development where they concentrate on helping develop their self confidence, self-esteem, behaviour, self care, attitudes and making relationships. The next stage is Communication, Language and Literacy; this supports a child's learning by helping develop a child’s communication, thinking, reading, writing and linking sounds to letters. Another is Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy, this helps children’s learning because numbers, counting and calculating is another term for numeracy. There is also Knowledge and Understanding of the world which covers exploration, investigation, communities, Time, places, designing and making skills, this supports learning in science. Physical development is another framework where it teachers movement, space, Health and bodily awareness, using equipment and materials.
During this developmental period the child is completely dependent on others. The child is, also, equipped with a handful of skills that gain comfort and stimulation from caregivers. “A distinctive cry, physical reflexes, an attractive smile, and a brain alert to both novelty and sameness.” (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2004, p. 18). If the caregiver responds warmly and consistently, attachment will grow. This security will strengthen the babies desire to learn.
Importance of Early Childhood Education It’s important for a child to receive early education because it is the time for growing, forming and brain developing. Children who are small require specific skills like language, social interaction. When they are small they have the ability to take everything in and remember to well. We as parents have the opportunity to nurture and educate our children on all levels, making sure that our children are being taught properly. Early childhood education is a field of study that concerns itself with all aspect of early life experiences.