Parents must pay for this type of childcare, although some nurseries are able to offer funding for 2 year olds they meet the criteria. When a child reaches 3 years of age they are all entitles to 15 hours of funding to attend a nursery. Child-minders Like private nurseries, child-minders can offer part time or fulltime places and before and after school care. They look after children from birth to school age and above for before and after school care. The children are looked after in the child-minders home and the parents pay for the service.
SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS NCFE LEVEL 3 Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. All children in England in spite of their background aged 3 and 4 are entitled to 15 hours a week of free early years educations within nurseries and nursery school for up to 38 weeks per year. Local Authorities are funded by the government to ensure that every child receives that education. These hours can be extended if the parents wish to go back to work, but the extra hours is paid by the parents.
Question 1a Summerise entitlement and provision for early years education. Since the Childcare Act 2006 and as part of Every Child Matters all children in the UK aged 3 and 4 years old are entitled to free places at either a nursery or another pre-school setting for up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. This is funded by the government for local authorities to ensure that every child has at least 2 years free education before reaching school age. Sure Start Children Centres: Work with parents from the birth of their child, helping with early years education, full day or short term care, health and family support as well as parenting advice and employment advice. Nursery Schools: Help with early learning and childcare for children between the ages of 3-5.
TDA 3.2 Schools as organisations By Christopher D Sanders 1.1 Summarise entitlement and provision for early years and education. There are different types of childcare options available for 0-5 year olds, these are: • Sure Start Children’s Centre: Based in the woodhouse close area. They work with and help parents from the birth to early year’s education, short-term care, parenting advice, full day care, health and family support, 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.
SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS LEVEL 3 Assignment 1 Question 1a In English schools, as part of the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda and the Childcare Act of 2006, every child aged 3-4 years old has a right to free, part time education. The government provides funds to the local authority to provide education for up to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. A child may start their EYFS education in the term following their 3rd birthday and will continue until the 31st August following the child's 5th birthday. This ensures that each child gets up to 2 years free education before they start Year 1, Key Stage 1. 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.
1.2 Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages and school governance. Schools across England are funded and managed in different ways and will vary depending on the age of your child. School Type Description Nursery schools Nursery schools are stand-alone schools for children aged three and four. They have their own head teacher and staff. Some are state-funded, others are privately run although a child might be eligible for a free part-time place.
Childminders-Provide care for children in their own homes and children under 4 years old are still entitled to their 15 hours a week free. 1.2 Explain the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages and school governance There are four main main types of mainstream state schools that are funded by the local authority are known as maintained schools and will all have to follow the national curriculum and are inspected on a regular basis by Ofsted.
a) Summarize the entitlement and provision for early year’s education. The government brought out a paper called Every Child Matters along with the Childcare Act 2006, this made it possible for all 3 - 4 year olds whether advantaged or disadvantaged to access the same level of education for free (limited to 15 hours per week over 38 weeks). Early years education differs throughout the UK. In England it is known as Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) it is more play based than usual schooling, it is designed to harness learning aspects through play. EYFS covers the education of 3-5 year olds in England.
Summarize entitlement and provision for early year’s education. In 2006, it became entitlement that every 3 to 5 years old child will receive free education for up to 15 hours in a week of 38 months of year. Its government and the fund authorities’ responsibility to make sure about this early year education. Parents do not need to pay for this but if they (parents) want more hours for their children then they have to pay extra charges for that. Early year provision means to work with very young children, support and teach young children by playing with them instead of force them formally because young children cannot understand to teach them by formal education.
Types of provision for age ranges D1 and D2 Statutory schools are schools that have to be available by law, they exist because the law states that all children should be educated from the age of 5 to 16 years and this should be provided by the government free of charge. A state primary school for children aged 5 to 7 years provides education for children to achieve basic literacy and numeracy and also foundation phase which have several areas of learning including science, maths, geography, history and social science. A nursery class in a state school for children under the age of 5 years old provides pre-school education that teaches a range of structured educational experiences that are based on learning through play. A private crèche for children aged under 5 years aims to provide children with a safe and happy environment so that they are able to grow and develop individually and encourage confidence, social interaction, intellectual progression, emotional wellbeing and physical control. The cost of this is met by the parents.