They can also give them support in making referrals for other services. Sure start gives families parenting information; they have support groups and can give support within the home. Sure start provides good quality support in play, learning and child care know-hows for children, both group and those which are home based. They provide healthcare, advice and support for children with special needs through signposting to more specialised services where necessary. “Examples of specific services offered through projects include: Home based ante natal care, Breastfeeding Support Groups Advice, support and information on health related topics Early Language Development Programmes Play development for all ages and stages Age appropriate physical development opportunities High quality crèche sessions Promotion of the creative arts Support for smooth transitions between pre school and school.” (EarlyYearsSureStart) Nursery schools - Provide early learning and childcare for children between three and five years old.
‘’The positive relationships are: warn and loving, and foster a sense of belonging… supportive of the child’s own efforts and independence’’ ( EYFS , pg 2). Third theme is an Enabling Environments; this means children learn and develop in good environments. Children’s experience responds to their need. Fourth theme is Learning and Development; this means that all children learn different. Frameworks include the education and care of all children in early year’s settings with special needs or
Projects such as the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) and Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) have been instrumental in highlighting the long term impact that high quality early years provisions can have on young children. “Communication in childcare is the one of the greatest ways to provide the best care for the child on both ends - for parents and providers. Not only is this the best way to provide the best possible care for the child, but it makes for a great relationship between parents and providers” http://www.myparentime.com/articles/articleS198.shtm Training and Development Practitioners have many teaching responsibilities to children, families and professionals. Using training and development helps to develop the skills, attitudes and practices of a competent teacher. It helps practitioners to provide new ideas and thoughts about practice and to feel confident about areas of work or knowledge that needs updating.
It takes forward the UK government’s ‘vision of radical reform’ for children, young people, and families. It is a shared working agreement between the professional agencies (health, education, social services, probation) who may support children and their families. Every Child Matters affects all children from 0-19. The shared outcomes are embedded in legislation (the Children’s Act 2004), shared across government services to ensure all services work together effectively and share information. Wallace (2008:97) Every Child Matters has had a vast impact on the way education works today.
The study found that foster parents, social workers and children have an important influence over visits, as well as parents. Users found satisfaction in the guidebooks and noted that they were essential in coping with powerful emotions, perceptions about the purpose of visits, understanding each other’s perspectives, communication, and preparation. In fact, all pilot and response participants indicated using the guidebook at least once, most using it three or more times (92 %) (Nesmith,
Unit 7 Assignment Work in partnership in Health and Social Care of Children and Young People’s settings. Question 1 1.1 The features of effective partnership working begin with the knowing that it is everyone’s responsibility for partnership working in order for it to be successful. The benefits of working in partnership are enormous allowing families to share information about their children’s development or learning and supporting those children with particular needs to receive support. Colleagues, professionals and others must be active in working alongside, sharing expertise, knowledge and a common purpose to improve the lives of individuals in their care. Respecting each other’s skills and contributions enables everyone working together share their expertise, recognise and utilise the strengths of all involved.
I learned that Eileen provides many services for the Family Birthplace. Ellen helps new mothers with a number of different services including; financial assistance, supportive services, and assistance with babies who are to be placed in foster care. She is also involved with adoption procedures between the birth mothers and the adoption parents. When a mother comes into the Family Birth Place to deliver, she is told about the services offered by social services. If there are any concerns that Eileen can help her with, she is more than happy to help.
I was fortunate to have an opportunity to work with great co-workers and helping children from disadvantage backgrounds that are in need of a mentor and a voice to help them in court and school. My first interview with the agency occurred two years ago when I was seeking an opportunity to volunteer to help others. I was greeted with great gratitude by the staff mainly composed of women from various racial backgrounds. My job title in this agency is assistant to office staff and volunteer to children in foster care system. The agency is dedicated to find a volunteer age twenty-one and older with a reliable transportation and no criminal background, for children in the foster system.
Outline for Informative Speech Shriners Hospitals for Children Specific purpose: to inform the audience about the Shriners hospitals for children and the benefits it has. Thesis: Shriners benefits not only the person with the disability but their family as well and to understand these benefits you must learn what Shriners is, what it does for the patients, and how it helps the families. I. Introduction a. Attention getter: (first picture of Mia) this was my sister when she was 4 months old she was born with a cleft lip and palate.
CYP 3.6 Working together for the benefit of children and young people By Zuzana Jendrekova 1.1 Explain the importance of multi agency working and integrated working If we work with children, your career is likely to involve close working with other agencies. Multi agency working is an effective way of supporting children and families with additional needs. Multi agency working brings together practitioners from different sectors and professions within the workforce to provide integrated support to children and their families, for example a ‘team around the child’. It is an effective way of supporting children with additional needs and helping to secure real improvements in their life outcomes. As an early years setting we have a responsibility to help the children in our care achieve the 5 outcomes of the UK Governments Every Child Matters (ECM) – Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy & Achieve, Make a positive contribution and Achieve economic well-being.