Element 1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are the three main forms of early years provision for children aged birth to 4 years and 11 months?
- Registered childminders
- Nurseries (day nurseries, nursery schools)
- Pre schools.
What is statutory provision?
- Provided and funded by government
- Laws in place stating that it needs to be provided
- Free to attend
What is voluntary provision?
- Non-profit (staff still get paid)
- Ran by charities and organisations
- Service users pay a fee to attend, families may receive funding.
What is independent/private provision?
- Owned by individual person or company
- Aims to make a profit
- Families pay fee for child to attend (may receive funding)
What does OFSTED stand for and what do they do?
- The Office for Standards in Education
- They are the regulatory body for childcare and early education settings ( responsible for managing the registration and inspection of the settings ensuring they are fit for children to attend)
Key aspects of Childminders:
- Service for children aged 0-8
- Independent provision, individual in purpose of making a profit
- Regulated by OFSTED
- Can care for a maximum of 6 children under the age of 8, a maximum of three can be under age 5 and only one can be under the age of 1 (this includes childminders own children)
Key aspects of Pre-Schools?
- Voluntary setting, does not operate for a profit
- Similar opening hours to day nurseries
- Only open on weekdays during term time.
- Cater for children aged 2-5 providing early education
- Government funds 30 hours per week for children aged 2, parents fund the rest.
- Gets children used to routine and preparing them to start primary school
What is wraparound care?
- additional childcare offered outside of the settings usual setting time (eg breakfast clubs)
- holiday care may also be available
Key aspects of Day Nurseries
- Statutory setting, funded by government
- Care for children 12 weeks to 5 years\
- Provide care Monday to Friday, only closing during Christmas holidays and bank holidays
- Have separated rooms for babies
Key aspects of Nursery Schools
- Statutory setting, government funded
- Care for children between 2 and 5 years
- Led by a qualified teacher
- Wraparound care, breakfast/after school clubs
- Connected to a primary school, children can move straight up.
- Higher ratios.
What changes did the Elementary Education Act 1870 make to education?
Mandated for elementary education for children aged 5-13 years
What changes did the Elementary Education Act 1880 make to education?
Made it compulsory for all children aged 5-10 to attend school until achieved the ‘educational standard’
What changes did the Education Act 1944 make to education?
- State education now free for all children
- Created separate primary schools and secondary schools
- compulsory school age raised to 15
What changes did the Education Reform Act 1988 make to education?
- Introduced National Curriculum as compulsory
- SAT’s introduced for children ages 7, 11 and 14
- GCSE’s introduced for children aged 16
What changes did the Education and Skills Act 2008 make to education?
- Child may leave school on last Friday of June if 16 by 31st of August.
- Then until 18 they must either stay in full time education, start an apprenticeship, or spend 20 hours or more a week working or volunteering whist in part time education.
What does it mean if a school provision is maintained?
- Funded by central government
- Overseen by LEA (local education authority)
- Must follow National Curriculum
What does it mean if school provision is non-maintained?
- May or may not receive funding from central government but not via LEA.
- Not overseen by LEA
- Do not have to follow the National curriculum
What does it mean if school provision is Faith?
- Focus on particular religion
- Must follow National Curriculum but can choose what to teach in religious studies
