Paper A Flashcards
Early years provisions
Babysitters
Nannies
Childminders
Nursery
Breakfast club
Primary school
After school club
5 key points about childminders
Need to be registered
Needs to meet registration standards of appropriate regulatory body
Once registered, childminders must continue to meet the standards
Each home country has it’s own regulatory body
Ofsted is responsible for managing
Registered definition
Refers to a childcare and education setting registered with their home countries regulatory body
Regulatory body definition
An organisation responsible for managing the registration and inspection of childcare and early years settings
Ofsted definiton
The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills
The regulatory body for childcare and early education settings in England
What are the 3 categories setting fall in?
Statutory
Voluntary
Independent
What is Statutory?
They have to follow standards set by EYFS e.g. local schools
What is Voluntary?
Run by parents/carers e.g. Pre-schools, Play groups
What is Independent?
Run by individual employers, parents pay them e.g. Childminders
Why may settings have shared aims?
They must meet same standards for learning
Which regulatory body registers early years providers in England?
Ofsted
Types of provisions
Maintained schools
Independent schools
Faith schools
Academies
Free schools
Grammer schools
Types of alternative provisions
Special schools
Public Referral Unit (PRU)
Hospital schools
Post-16 provisions
Work with training
College/Sixth form
Apprenticeship
Special college
Higher Education institutions (HE)
Types of nurseries
Day nursery
Nursery school (2+)
Pre-school (3-5 years old-some take 2 year olds)
