“Everybody has to go to school by law” this is part of the, - Education Act (2010) E2 - Even though these sectors all seem different they share a main key factor which is that their aim is to teach the children and help them develop. By using the parents/ carers support, funding and most importantly the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for under 5’s which gives the settings guidance on what they need to educate and how they educate the children. The national curriculum is in place from over 5’s to 16 this is used throughout schools in the UK. This helps the families because the settings help look after children and also help develop the children’s education. This also allows the families to go back to work while their children are being looked after so the parent/ carers can earn some money to give their children a higher standard of life.
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.
Most infant schools follow the national curriculum as they do English, Mathematics, Science, Art and design, Technology, Geography, History, this is encouraging the child to learn and develop new learning skills. They also do PE which is getting the children more active and involved with exercise and keeping them fit and healthy. An infant school is usually funded by the government, they fund it because by law it has to be there as the children are learning and developing. A non-statutory provision is a private day nursery they start from 0-5 years, private day nurseries can take babies from as young as 6 weeks old. Private Day nurseries work 12 hours a day from 7 am till 7 pm.
Unit 302 Know the structure of education from early years to post compulsory education Outcome 1 1.1 summarise entitlement and provision for early years education Since 2006 all children in the UK aged 3-4 years become entitled to receive a free 15 hours per week early years education for 38 weeks of the year. This is funded by the government to ensure all children have the opportunity to benefit from early years education for two years before reaching school age. If any childcare given exceeds the free 15 hours a week the parents/careers will have to pay any additional hours. Children under 5 years are also entitled to free milk/fruit once a day this provides children with a range of health benefits and social opportunities. There are many different organisations that provide childcare options for children 0-5 years old these include: Sure Start Children's Centres-They work with parents and children from birth offering health and family support, parenting advice, training and employment advice and provide early years education for children 0-4 years.
Induction to Working with Children Indya Gilson Level 3 Childcare Word Count: 3,794 E1/E2: (389) A statutory sector is a provision that has to be obtainable by law; legislation has been conceded which requires either government or local establishments to provide them; for example a school. An instance of a statutory setting is Rowan Gate which is a Primary school based in Wellingborough for children with special needs. The school offers various facilities to support all childrens needs. The school also holds a Gold Artmark Award which the school achieved s the students used their creativity and artistic talents; the schools aims is to offer all pupils; no-matter what their disability is to develop artistically. Rowan Gate supports children and their families by giving the child the education they yearn for and for their parents or carers; some work fulltime or part time which is really important for them all.
They want to create a safe and secure learning environment in order to keep the children safe from danger and make them feel as though every child matters. Confidentiality in a school setting involves: * Reassuring the students their best interest is the schools priority * Encouraging children to speak to their parents and careers * Inform the students and parents about the handling of information. * Correct procedures are followed when the child’s safety is at risk. * To ensure that confidentiality is a whole school issue and that in lessons ground rules are set for the protection of all. Specific data can how determine how well the child will do in a given time or the success of communication between parents and the school.
Some are state-funded, others are privately run although a child might be eligible for a free part-time place. Nursery classes Nursery classes are attached to primary schools. They may have a separate building and playground away from the main school but share the same head teacher and staff. They are Ofsted inspected. Primary schools Primary schools cater for children aged 4-11.
1. Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. The Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare Act of 2006 stated that it will be an entitlement of all 3 and 4 year olds to receive free part-time early year’s education. As part of the agenda the government’s Sure Start initiative offers all 3 and 4 year olds a guaranteed free, 12.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year “early years” placement. The Sure Start programme is intended to deliver the best start in life for every child by bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support.
TDA TASK 3.2 1.1 - Summarise the entitlement and provision for early years education As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare Act 2006, children aged 3-4 are entitled to free early year’s education. This phase of the education is called The Free entitlement and every child could get up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. Additionally, the local authorities provides funding from the government to ensure that some disadvantage 2 years old children can get up to 15 hours of free early - years education. The new revised Early Years Foundation Stage 2012 sets out the standards of the early years curriculum. It is a framework for learning and development and care for children from birth the end of reception year.
Analyse how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people. As well as having a safeguarding policy of our own at school, I am aware that Stoke-on-Trent City Council has its own safeguarding policy. This requires all organisations that work with children to co-operate to keep children safe from harm. The Stoke-on-Trent safeguarding children’s board is responsible for ensuring that all agencies and departments working within the area work in unity to support the welfare and safety of children. They monitor the success of the work that is done by local agencies to guarantee that all practitioners within the area have a clear understanding of safeguarding procedures, policies and requirements.