Summarise the entitlement and provision for early years education. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the statutory framework that sets the standards that all Early Years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children are ready for school and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life. All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow the EYFS, including childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes. There are assessments when a child is aged between 2 and 3 years and at the end of the academic year when they turn 5.
TDA 3.2 Schools and Organisations Criteria 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 - Giving every child the best possible start in life is an initiative called Sure Start which is government led. They offer a broad range of services focusing on Family Health, Early Years Care and Education and Improved Well Being Programmes to children aged 4 and under. Sure Start makes contact with parents as soon as possible in the child's life and can offer support to families who have developmental concerns or other worries about their child. They can also give them support in making referrals for other services.
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.
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.
It is also important that children learn by themselves where they are given the opportunity to make errors, decisions and choices but to also be respected. Children often learn by doing rather than being told what to do. By the purpose of this framework it highlights that it benefits the children by having that key person within the setting that they are able to depend on. The Birth to Three Matters has four aspects which have been divided into sections. They highlight the relationship between the growth, learning, development and environment the child is being cared for and also educated in.
What are the documented outcomes for children that form part of the relevant early years framework and how are they assessed and recorded? The aim of the EYFS is to ensure that all children- notwithstanding their background, gain access to quality and consistent early year’s education. To make this possible, a series of documented outcomes is given for each of the seven areas of learning and development of the EYFS. These outcomes are called the Early Learning Goals. These goals are important as they form the building blocks for children’s later education and they make available the basis for planning and learning throughout the EYFS.
Its aim was to improve the quality of care and education for children from birth to the end of their first year in school. It is a statutory curriculum which means that all providers working with babies and children up to the age of 5 years have to follow it. The purpose of making it statutory was to ensure that all children were given the same opportunities for a high-quality education.” (Children & young people’s workforce. Early learning & childcare - Penny Tassomi) There are six areas of learning and development that must shape educational programmes in early years setting. All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected and are particularly crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and building their capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.
There are a few ways of monitoring and observing a child to gather necessary information. In every case, it is essential to include parents and any staff that have contact with the particular child. In observation it is important to focus on the positive as well as any negative aspects of care. Different methods of monitoring and observing are as follows: The E.Y.F.S. This is the assessment framework used for children up to 5 years of age and it links with their areas of development.
The EYFS framework sets out the legal requirements relating to the early learning goals, the educational programmes, and the assessment arrangement (in section 2) and the legal requirements relating to welfare- safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare, suitable people, suitable premises,, environment and equipment, organization and documentation(section 3). The early learning goals describe what a child should be able to do at the end of academic year, “establish expectation” that most children are expected to reach when a child reaches his/hers five. It provides a basis for planning throughout the EYFS. The educational programmes describe the support and teaching that the child requires to help him/her to achieve those learning goals. Some children will have exceeded these goals, but it depends on their individual needs.
Good parenting and high quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up. The EYFS Statutory Framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children’s ‘school readiness’ and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life. The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework is mandatory for all early years providers (from 1 September 2012): maintained schools, non-maintained schools, independent schools, and all providers on the Early Years Register. The EYFS has three main sections * The learning and development requirements * Assessment * The safeguarding and Welfare requirements The learning and development requirements There are seven areas of learning and development that must shape educational programmes in early years settings.