Three and four year olds can get their 15 hours of free early years education at these providers also. * Day Nurseries. Often based in work places and run by businesses or voluntary groups providing care and learning activities for children from 0-5 years old. * 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.
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. Day Nurseries: Often based in workplaces and run by businesses or voluntary groups providing care and learning activities for children from birth to five years old.
Local authorities are funded by government to meet this provision. The foundation curriculum runs from 3 to 5 and is used in school nurseries and reception. Early years is not so much formal education but based on the importance of learning through play. The learning experience is by adults working alongside children on focused activities or independently self-selecting activities. The provision of early years education can be from nurseries, nursery classes attached to primary schools, pre-schools and playgroups, primary school reception classes, accredited childminders or Sure Start Children’s Centres.
E1: The statuary sectors are services that have to be available by law through legislation which requires either the government or local authorities to provide them. School exist because there is a law that states that children should be educated from 5-16 years and it should be free and provided by the government. An example of this is in Portsmouth called ‘Meon Infant School’ down Shelford road. This school believe” it is important for the whole school community, children, staff, parents and governors to work together to provide the best possible education for your children”. E2 Education is free so parents don’t have to worry about paying for their children to have an education which gives them more money to spend on family life like their
Ages of children: From birth to 12 years of age. Qualifications of staff: Childminders need wide knowledge about children's development and how to meet the needs of children of a wide variety of ages, cultures and family backgrounds. It is strongly recommended that Childminders attend a pre registration course. Regulatory body: You must register with the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) if you want to be paid to look after children under 6 for more than 2 hours a day in England. There are two registers you must apply to, the Early Years Register to look after children aged 5 and under the Childcare Register to look after children from 5 to 7 both registers to look after children of all ages The Early Years Register is for children from birth up to the 31 August after their 5th birthday.
UNIT 302 – SCHOOLS AS ORGANISATIONS Outcome 1 : Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. (1.1) Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. 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.
The parents also have the duty to make sure their child/children receive an education during the compulsory school years. The early years is defined as the period from 3-7 years of age, foundation phase or key stage 1, and is a critical part of childhood. Children absorb information very quickly and easily. It is a time in which children can grow, develop, learn and play in a safe environment. Foundation Phase is the statutory curriculum for all children in wales which covers 7 areas of learning.
To achieve this question, you will need to provide answers to the following questions a) Summarise the entitlement and provision for early years education. b) Explain the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance. c) Explain the post-16 options for young people and adults. a) Every child aged between 3 and 4 is entitled to free education in accordance with Every Child Matters and the Childcare Act 2006. The government funds upto 15 hours a week for these 2 years before children enter full time education.
Within the agenda of Very Child Matters and the Childcare Act 2006, it became a right of all 3-4 year old children to receive a free part-time early years education of up to twelve and a half hours for 38 weeks of the year. The government funds local authorities to ensure that every child receives up to two years of free education before they reach school starting age. Parents do not need to contribute to this, however if there child has more than the hours that are free, they will be charged for the extra hours the child receives. Early year’s provision in schools is about supporting the younger child. It is differing from Key Stage 1 in each country within the UK (Scotland and Northern Ireland) and is based on the concept of learning through play rather than through formal learning.
Between the ages of 0 – 3 years children can attended either privately owned or government owned day nurseries separate from all schools, but still monitored by OFSTED (The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills). There is a charge for your child to attend nursery at this age. From the age 3 – 5 children are eligible to 5 funded sessions of around 2.5 hours of pre-school education a week. Depending on the education provider depends how this is distributed. A lot of schools have morning or afternoon session to cope with the demand.