Provision is variable
At the time of writing ,the type of provision available for children is hugely variable-even within the same region
Multi-agency working refers to different teams of professionals working together to provide the best service to meet the needs of children, young people and their parents. All teams of professionals understand that some families have complex needs which is why they are well-placed to identify potential difficulties and help them find the support they need. The multi-agency approach is an essential element of every child matters: change for children. (Mewan.net, 2016) In this scenario Irfan, a 4 year old boy is in the hospital because he has had an asthma attack.…
1.5 Behaviour Setting Considering the context of child care centers, much of a child's time is spent in unbalanced and unstructured learning situations, with several children working on different areas at once, some with a teacher, some on their own or in small groups with their peers. Well-defined behaviour settings are areas limited to one activity, but not completely cornered off from rest of the activity spaces. They are designed to accommodate 2-5 children plus one teacher (typically 5-10sq.m.…
Staff members will gain a relationship with parents/carers as their child will be registering with that nursery. The practitioners will need to gather information from each child’s parents/carers to be able to find out important information such as health, allergies, disabilities, likes and dislikes. The parents/carers will also be able to find out how their child has been getting on in the setting and if they are either doing well or having difficulties in a specific area, and find out what support they can get for either them or their child. It’s very important that all the children have a strong relationship as they would be seeing a lot of each other, and together they can gain lots of skills by learning from one another. 3.3: Explain reasons for working in partnership with others.…
1. When planning areas safely, there are a number of factors that must be taken into account. Planning must begin with the individual needs of the children. The areas must suitable for age and developmental capabilities, for example, the height of a climbing frame. Other things that must be taken into account, is the specific needs of a child, and their families and carers and lines of responsibility and accountability.…
Another way in which practitioners support children’s well-being is by making sure the children are always provided with both educational and enjoyable activities, as children learn through play and the children are much more likely to learn if the activities interest them. These activities could include touchy-feely books, gluing and sticking, toy phones and drawing. Drawing, for example, helps children master the grasps (including the palmer grasp, pincer grasp and tripod grasp) and is also an enjoyable activity for some children to take part in so they could be interested. It is important to find activities and themes each child is interested in to make sure they are included and that they join in, as well as learning and developing in the activity as they are more likely to pay attention if they are interested, which could lead to them paying attention, learning…
There are many settings that a child could be cared for, such as: creches, day nursery, after-school clubs, preschools, child-minders, schools, parent and toddler groups and many more. This settings can be statutory, voluntary, private or independent settings. Day nurseries takes care and educates children from age 3 moths to 5 years, they are mostly private settings. Such settings are open all week, they can be half or full day nurseries, anything that can match the need of working parents.…
Question 1 Answer: • Day Nurseries: Frequently established in place of work and managed by companies or charitable groups supplying supervision and learning events for children from 0 – 5 to five. • Nursery Schools: They are frequently connected to a primary school. They provide early learning and day-care for children between 3 -5. • Childminders: They are allowed by law to care for a maximum of 6 children below the age of 8, even though a maximum of 3 of the children are allowed to be under 5 years old, this is done in their private home. • Nannies: Deliver care for children in the employerâ€TMs home and are able to look after children of any age.…
The Children’s Act (1989) (2004) The children’s act 1989 was amended in 2004. The children’s act has placed organisations to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children and young people. The children and young people are being protected because they are unable to protect themselves from harm and danger. The act is designed to guide principles that are in mind for the care and support of children. It allows children to: - Be Healthy - Remain safe in their environments - Enjoy life - Assist in their quest to succeed - Make a positive contribution - Achieve economic stability for the future…
Improving the welfare of this generation and the next generation of children requires policies that look at the family as a whole and are effective when intervening. At the international level together with UN convention on the right of the child (1989) respecting children’s rights and charities and voluntary organizations campaigning to change. Nationally, safeguarding legislations and procedures that provide framework to support families and protect children. At community level, creating and implementing local strategies to ensure effective partnership between early years education, health and the police. Offering quality care for children with trained professionals who will be able to apply all that in practice and know how to respond in case of child…
Partnerships are an essential aspect of the quality of care and education for children in the early years (Douglass 2011, p. 1). Grace, Hayes and Wise (2017, p. 4) generalises that children are largely benefiting from living in Australia. Furthermore, children’s socioeconomic status, economy, government, access to education, health and welfare services impact on child development (Grace, Hayes & Wise…
In pre-schools children are given a key person to act as a substitute attachment, an adult who will develop a strong bond with the child during their time at the setting. In social care practice children and young people…
Everyone is capable of looking after themselves after a certain age when they are fully mentally and physically matured enough, but before then there are some situations that push them into this ‘child in care’ system. This system is very supportive of children, young people and it's useful for most of the time, some children do not have the same mentality to take this situation easy which impacts on their behaviour or their attitude towards life. Children are precious unfortunately, not all women can have them so the ones that do have children should treat them with utmost care and love. Children get very attached to their parents quickly, but whether they realize or not that the fact that they are going to move from their parents or relatives affects them deeply. Sometimes the children or young people do not get the love and affection for various reasons, but some of them do not have the age to show their emotions.…
This can range from health nurses for early years through to speech therapist or counselors who work mainly with young people and transitioning periods. On a 6 monthly basis a review is carried out for each child with professionals such as Independent reporting officers, social workers, LAC nurse, teachers and house manager to discuss the child 's/young persons health, education, future wellbeing and if that child 's meeting targets on development. Reports would be included on within the meeting to document the progression of the young…
In my setting there are many policies which involves parents in their child’s learning. These can include teaching and learning, assessment and homework. The reason why my school has the teaching and learning policy because it helps the child skills, knowledge and understanding which could help them in the future. Also it could help parents with different learning methods they could use when helping their child with their homework. This policy helps children to promote positive attitudes, good behaviour and moral understanding.…
In other words, what have I learned through my education? Have I been trained in one special area or have I gained an education not only in one area, but also in learning about myself and who I am? According to Webster’s dictionary, education is defined by the development and training of one’s mind, character, and skills, as by instruction, study, or example and the knowledge and skill resulting from such instruction and training.…