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.
Children are introduced to Key Stage assembly, Singing assembly, Whole school Golden Book assembly, and class assemblies when appropriate. Playtime – Children enjoy a ‘run around’ play, (sometimes with KS1). This is supervised by 2 members of staff in the EYFS/KS1 playground. Children may bring their toy from home outside if they wish. (First aider available at all times) – Playtime toys are also available Session 2: The day continues with a balance of adult and child-initiated activities that take place both inside and outside, short focussed learning times for the whole class group, small group work and individual
Young children watch their parents and typically “try on” their parents’ values as a framework for right and wrong. Many of life’s lessons are taught early and often through dinner table discussions, holiday gatherings, and family events. Teenagers increasingly turn to peers, teachers, and others to help sharpen their identity and define their values. They compare their observations and experience in the world against what they have learned at home. Family philanthropy can help children learn the skills and competencies necessary to lead fulfilling lives.
The family lives in Paw Paw, Michigan. The mother (TV) is 42 years old and started a new job in April 2011 as a home health aide. The father (JV) is 41 years old and has been unemployed for three years and is currently on unemployment benefits, which ends in three weeks. The oldest daughter (LV) is a freshman at Western Michigan University. The middle daughter (KV) is a sophomore at Paw Paw High School.
All four children share a room at this time, the parents have their own room. The neighborhood is older, established homes. The family has two cars. The children play with other children in the neighborhood. The family social support is the church they attend, grandparents, and friends who all assist with babysitting the children so the parents can work.
Both children had been placed in day care at a very young age. This was evident in CB because he knew the routine and rules of the classroom. Communication By the time an infant reaches the age of nine months, they have already began cooing and babbling. As stated by Laura Berk in Infants and Children (2006), infants from eight to twelve months “become more accurate at establishing joint attention with the caregiver, who often verbally labels what the baby is looking at.” According to the ASQ, CB was far from the cut off in all categories. However, the domain in which he was lacking was communication.
The H received guardianship from their son after his divorce. SH has been in the H custody from the age of three months. The H has two adult children and additional grandchildren but SH is the only one living with
Developmental stage and History of family Both adults in the family are in their thirty’s and are in Erickson’s Developmental stage of Intimacy vs. stagnation according to Erickson this stage is to form intimate loving relationships with other people. The daughters are in the school age stage which states that children need to cope with new social and academic demands and success leads to a sense of competence. The mother’s father is still living whom she was estranged from for 2 years and starting to reconcile over the past three months. The
Miss Carrie was providing scaffolding (cognitive) for John and his classmates during this exercise. The teacher then pulled out a few cards with pictures of things that began with the letter Y. She held up each picture and talked about it with the children. One of the pictures was of a yak. Miss Carrie asked the kids to put on their thinking caps in which John happily put his on.
Father’s children are grown, married with children, and live in different city. Mother’s has one grown daughter from first marriage and one daughter in high school from second marriage. Mother’s daughters live in the home. Each member brings his or her own expectations to the group. Each family member is white, born and reared in Mississippi.