4 - Early years provision Flashcards
(24 cards)
What are the 3 types of early years provision
- statutory
- private
- voluntary
Description of a statutory provision
- funded by the government
- organised by the local authority
- EG a reception class
Description of a private provision
- profit-making businesses
- services are chargeable
- EG a childminders
Description of a voluntary provision
- set up to meet needs of children and their families
- may be run by charities
- EG pre-school mainly organised by parents
What are the 3 broad reasons for early years provision
- promotes holistic development
- supports parents and carers
- supports children’s progress
How can an early years practitioner support a child’s physical development
- choose the right equipment for the stage of development
- teach children how to use tools
- builds children’s confidence
How can an early years practitioner support a child’s cognitive development
- use mathematical language
- encourage problem solving
- counting games
How can an early years practitioner support a child’s social and emotional development
- opportunities to talk about feelings and emotions
- help children take in turns
How can an early years practitioner support a child’s language and communication development
- introduce new words
- share stories and rhymes
What benefits do the parents get when their child is in an early years provision
- seek or retain employment
- receive respite
- access training opportunities
- participate in recreation and leisure activities
How can the early years provision promote a child’s progression within the statutory EYFS
- 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
What are the main 7 areas of learning (prime/specific)
- personal, social and emotional (prime)
- communication and language (prime)
- physical (prime)
- literacy (specific)
- mathematics (specific)
- understanding the world (specific)
- expressive arts and design (specific)
What are the different types of early years settings
- creche
- childminder
- nursery
- pre-school
- nursery class
- primary school
Key points of a creche
- parents stays in same building as the child
- children up to age of 8
- short period of time
Key points of a childminder
- looks after children of any age in their own home
Key points of a nursery
- aged 0-5 years
- part/all of the day
- open full calendar of the year
Key points of a pre-school
- aged 2-4 years
- part/all day
- during school term
Key points of a nursery class
- aged 3-4 years
- attend morning or afternoon class
Key points of a primary school
- legally children must attend from the term after their 5th birthday
- school hours during term time
- sometimes provide childcare outside school hours
What are the 4 different ways that the settings can vary
- accessibility
- capacity
- facilities
- approach
4 factors of accessibility
- cost
- opening times
- location
- eligibility and admissions criteria
Why might parents choice a setting with more/less staff in it
more staff - the children will get more attention
less staff - want their child to have a more ‘family’ feel
How can resources vary in a setting
- lots of books
- painting or making things
How can the learning activities in a setting vary
- more child-led (more time playing freely)
- counting and reading
