1.1 Explain The Importance Of Assessment In Research

As a childcare practitioner it is important that I am able to recognise when a child in their early years may have a range of learning needs. To be able to understand the way I need to work with others to ensure that the learning plan that is in place for this child has a positive impact on their health, development and learning. To ensure I am offering an inclusive practice where the child is supported and feels valued and is helping them towards achieving the Five Outcomes of The Every Child Matters Framework.

Needs to be assurance from governing bodies such as DOCS that all aspects of the wellbeing of the child can be met

A Common Assessment is a way of gathering information about children and families and having this information in one place. This information will be used to decide what kind of support is needed to help a family. If you give your consent, people from different agencies will talk to each other and share information and work together with you to help support you and your child.

1.1. When assessing development some factors need to be taken into account one of these is confidentiality, this means that you will need permission from a child’s parents/carers before doing observations, also when information is wrote down about a child is important that it is kept in a safe place were only the relevant people can access it. Also making sure that information about a child is only shared with parents/carers or colleagues and professionals that have the right to know. Another factor to take into account is a child’s wishes and feelings, this means to take into account the child’s wishes when doing an observation or assessment. The child may not want to be assessed at

All of the policies and procedures by which I work are defined by The Children's Act 1989 which legislates for England and Wales. All our Safeguarding measures, Health and Safety policies and Child protection procedures must follow the relevant legislations. As a children’s residential home we have to follow The National Minimum Standards too and it is these

The Practice Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage sets out detailed formative assessment suggestions. It recommends that all practitioners should:

Confidentiality - When assessing a child or young person it is important to gain the permission of parents/carers as well as the young person themselves if they are old enough to understand. You should always make sure that notes of assessments are kept safe and private & only discuss the assessment with the correct members of staff. If training and you want to use an assessment as evidence than no names should be used on generic references such as Child A.

Teachers need to be aware of every child’s progress within their setting. Evidence gathering and developing a full picture of each child is important, in order to understand their individual needs and supply accurate feedback to other teachers, support staff,

A holistic approach to learning and development implies that one must look at the child as a whole, as well as the way in which they interact with their surroundings. It recognises that children develop in their own time and are creative, competent and independent thinkers. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Development Matters government document provides statutory requirements that early years practitioners must implement (Early Education, 2001, p.1). The document states that there are 4 themes of the EYFS which reinforce the guidance given. These include: the unique child, positive relationships and enabling environments. See Appendix 1. If each theme is successfully practiced, then there will be effective learning and

All children and young people are different and have different needs. Similarly, a family’s ability to respond to and meet all their needs may also differ. In some circumstances, professional assessment may be required to identify strengths and needs, to ensure that all children, young people and their families receive appropriate support.

You need to complete all of the questions. You may find that the key word definitions sheet helps you to understand what is expected from the questions. The evidence must be your own work and you must reference your sources where you have undertaken research-refer to policy for malpractice and plagiarism

Practitioners should make sure that they record and report most things in the setting. They need to make sure that everything is confidential and no one finds out any private information about the children.

Many children and families will have contact and be supported by other professionals. For example children may go to more than one early years setting or their families may be supported by services provided by a children’s centre. For some families social workers have a leading role in coordinating services as families may need support caring for a child with disabilities or they may have been identified as needing additional support. Some families will need additional support and so a range of professionals will be working with them. In some cases families will have referred themselves to these services and professionals. In other cases there may be a legal obligation for a local authority to support families where children are identified

As a Head Start Specialist, I would mainly focus in one of the three factors important to the child’s development. Therefore, before commencing with the children’s assessments, I would first gather the essential information from the legal guardian of the child. For example, the ethnic background, the educational level, and how many family members are in the household. While recording the information in the system, I would immediately start observing the child’s interaction with me when examining the vitals, his weight and finally request his immunization records to make sure that his vaccinations are up to date.

Holistic learning: Children’s learning is holistic; that is, children learn and develop in interconnected ways.