There are different types of childcare options available for 0-5 year olds, these include: • Sure Start Children’s Centre: Working with parent’s right from the birth of their child, providing early years education for children, full day care, short-term care, health and family support, parenting advice as well as training and employment advice. • Nursery schools: Provide early learning and childcare for children between three and five years old. They are often based at Sure Start Children’s Centres or linked to a primary school. • Preschools and playgroups: Usually run by voluntary groups providing part-time play and early learning for the under-fives. Three and four year olds can get their 15 hours of weekly free early year’s education at these providers.
-Child-minders Child-minder’s take children off all ages and they also have the option of either doing part time or full time. A child-minder’s hours can vary from different people but most hours will be 8 to 6 or 3-6. A child-minder’s setting would be within their home. As a Child-minder you duty is to look after the children while their parents are at work. Child-minder’s usually have children at primary school age.
The above is changing in September 2014 to allow more 2 years old children to be entitled Free early years education can be provided at the following places. Nurseries – these can be private or based within schools sites or classes within schools and academies. There are also day nurseries available. Nurseries are usually business oriented Nannies – operate by caring for children in your own home and can look after children of any age Pre schools and Play groups – providers of early years education for children under the age of 5. These types of provider are usually run by voluntary groups Childminders – normally providing care within the childminders own home from ages 0 – 8 years old.
Jane works in a foundation setting attached to an independent school .Jane is Key worker to 15 children and 3 of her children have ELL needs. Jane is committed to inclusion through mainstream schooling. She works alongside other professionals to enable all her children to benefit from the additional support, Although 2 children are taken out during the day for speech therapy 3. Why have you chosen this person as a good interviewee for the assignment? Jane is an early year’s practitioner who has worked in a nursery and works alongside me within an independent school setting which is attached to a primary setting.
The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is. The free early education can be at: • nursery schools • nurseries on school sites • nursery classes in schools and academies • children’s centres • day nurseries • some playgroups and pre-school • childminders • Sure Start Children’s Centres parents should contact their local authorities to find the fall list of places in their area. Early years education is different to Key Stage 1 provision in schools, as it is based on the concept of learning through play rather than a more traditional education. Every child in the uk will be able to have this education for up to two years or until they reach the official starting school age. Foundation Curriculum is
The Head Start Program has several centers around the Harris County area (16 centers total). The program helps low-income families. It also supports and promotes strong families through parent participation and training. Teachers encourage parents daily to volunteer in their child’s classroom, or call to check on their child anytime. Parents are welcome to participate in educational activities in the program and in Policy Council meetings.
Unit 1- An introduction to working with children E1- Describe three different types of settings which provide care and education for children in your area A statutory service is required by an Act of Parliament. There are many settings which provide care and education for children like primary school and day care. Primary Schools take children from the age of five to eleven. It’s about six hours long and has a routine that children follow. It opens at 9.00 am and closes at 3.15 pm.
TDA 2.5 Schools as Organisations 1.1 Identify the main types of state and independent schools The main types of state and independent schools are; * Nursery Schools * Primary Schools * Secondary Schools * Community Schools * Specialists Schools * Free Schools * Academies * Church Schools * Private Schools 1.2 Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance. * Nursery Schools have their own head teacher and staff and cater for children aged 3 and 4. They usually attend for 2 to 4 hours per day on 3 or 5 days a week. The children learn from a mix of curriculum based activities and social experience. Some nursery schools are state funded although some can be privately run.
(1:p1) An example of a statutory setting in my area is ***** which provides education for 4-7 year olds. Children start Infants school between the ages of 4-5 and will be in Reception class. Reception year is the last year in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). A voluntary sector is not compulsory and is not funded by the government, but by charities or organisations and in a lot of cases, parents have to pay for their child to attend. They can provide childcare and give the child the opportunity to learn something new.
A private service in my local area is a private nursery, this means that government does not pay for anything towards it and funds are raised through the people attending. This nursery follows the early years foundation stage and is for children 0 – 5. E2; Describe how each of the types of settings identified in E1 aims to support children and their families. Primary School: By 2010 all schools should provide access to a range of 'extended services' for children, young people and families. A school offering access to extended services works in partnership with its local authority and Children's Trust, as well as with other local schools and partners from the voluntary, community and private sectors, to offer access to: • a varied range of before and after school activities, including study support such as homework clubs, sport, music, arts in a safe place to be for primary and secondary schools • childcare 8am-6pm, 48 weeks a year for primary schools, on school