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4 - Early years provision Flashcards

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What are the 3 types of early years provision

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  • statutory
  • private
  • voluntary
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Description of a statutory provision

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  • funded by the government
  • organised by the local authority
  • EG a reception class
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Description of a private provision

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  • profit-making businesses
  • services are chargeable
  • EG a childminders
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Description of a voluntary provision

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  • set up to meet needs of children and their families
  • may be run by charities
  • EG pre-school mainly organised by parents
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What are the 3 broad reasons for early years provision

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  • promotes holistic development
  • supports parents and carers
  • supports children’s progress
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How can an early years practitioner support a child’s physical development

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  • choose the right equipment for the stage of development
  • teach children how to use tools
  • builds children’s confidence
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How can an early years practitioner support a child’s cognitive development

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  • use mathematical language
  • encourage problem solving
  • counting games
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How can an early years practitioner support a child’s social and emotional development

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  • opportunities to talk about feelings and emotions
  • help children take in turns
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How can an early years practitioner support a child’s language and communication development

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  • introduce new words
  • share stories and rhymes
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What benefits do the parents get when their child is in an early years provision

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  • seek or retain employment
  • receive respite
  • access training opportunities
  • participate in recreation and leisure activities
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How can the early years provision promote a child’s progression within the statutory EYFS

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  • covers all children from birth to 5 years old
  • nearly all early years settings are required by law to follow this framework
  • framework includes a section that provides learning and development requirements
  • 7 areas of learning and development
  • goals are set for each of the areas of learning and development
  • end of reception class children assessed on if they have met the 7 areas
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What are the main 7 areas of learning (prime/specific)

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  • personal, social and emotional (prime)
  • communication and language (prime)
  • physical (prime)
  • literacy (specific)
  • mathematics (specific)
  • understanding the world (specific)
  • expressive arts and design (specific)
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What are the different types of early years settings

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  • creche
  • childminder
  • nursery
  • pre-school
  • nursery class
  • primary school
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Key points of a creche

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  • parents stays in same building as the child
  • children up to age of 8
  • short period of time
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Key points of a childminder

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  • looks after children of any age in their own home
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Key points of a nursery

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  • aged 0-5 years
  • part/all of the day
  • open full calendar of the year
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Key points of a pre-school

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  • aged 2-4 years
  • part/all day
  • during school term
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Key points of a nursery class

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  • aged 3-4 years
  • attend morning or afternoon class
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Key points of a primary school

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  • legally children must attend from the term after their 5th birthday
  • school hours during term time
  • sometimes provide childcare outside school hours
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What are the 4 different ways that the settings can vary

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  • accessibility
  • capacity
  • facilities
  • approach
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4 factors of accessibility

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  • cost
  • opening times
  • location
  • eligibility and admissions criteria
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Why might parents choice a setting with more/less staff in it

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more staff - the children will get more attention
less staff - want their child to have a more ‘family’ feel

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How can resources vary in a setting

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  • lots of books
  • painting or making things
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How can the learning activities in a setting vary

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  • more child-led (more time playing freely)
  • counting and reading

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