Cyp 3.15 1.1

This assignment is based upon my understanding of child development and children’s learning, considering the curriculum for the Early Years and the curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage/Key Stage One. I propose to outline a rationale for effectively continuing children’s learning, from the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage into Year One and include strategies to support transitions, effective curriculum delivery and links between the EYFS and the National Curriculum. Throughout the assignment I will refer not only in general but also to how my research has help me as a practitioner help my setting to effectively continue children’s learning.

Theories of development and frameworks to support development are incredibly important to us working with children and young people. They help us to understand children, how they react to things/situations, their behaviour and the ways they learn. Different theories and ways of working with children have come together to provide frameworks for children’s care, such as Early year’s foundation stage (EYFS) which is used within all child care settings. This encourages us to work together, help and check the development of babies, children and young people, to keep them healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to

As an early years practitioner it is your job to ensure that you meet children’s learning needs and understand and work with all children’s learning needs. It is important that you provide different kinds of opportunities also focus on individual children’s learning needs each and every child is unique and all learn at different rates. When in a setting it is important that you plan an enabling environment that children will find challenging but will allow them to learn in different areas.

| Good way of seeing where the child is with their development – do they need encouragement in a certain area?

The early years framework emphasises a personal and individual approach to learning and development because valuing a child’s individuality, ideas and feelings is an important part of developing an individual approach to the learning and development. A child has universal physical needs such as food, drink and shelter and psychological needs such as love, affection, security, friendship which are essential to maintaining their quality of life. In recognising and trying to meet an individual child’s needs each child’s age, physical maturity, intellectual abilities, emotional development, social skills and past experiences and relationships need to be considered.

1.2 Analyse the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the distinction is important. Sequence of development refers to the standard sequence or common pattern in which children learn different skills, and the rate of development refers to the speed in which a child will develop. As an early years practitioner it becomes very important for us to be aware about the rate of development as it is unique for each child. Individualized planning and early intervention becomes possible for the practitioners with clear knowledge of the same.

The strengths based approach has offered multiple learning outcomes for the child in order to develop and grow at a pace that the child is comfortable

It has been identified that every child deserves the best possible start in life and support to fulfill their potential. A child’s

The Foundation Phase Framework is for children from the age of 3-7 year old in Wales. The Foundation Phase begins by observing the child to find out what they already know and then building up their sense of knowledge for their age. They also encourage children to be independent learner and not to be dependent on adults in the setting. The EYFS build a child’s self-esteem and confidence by them succeeding in any tasks they are set. By making it something the children enjoy makes them more engaged in what is going on and it makes them want to participate more.

through sharing observations of the child with a professional such as a psychologist to help give

Healthy eating means providing a well-balanced diet which is nutritious, fresh and food where least amount of processing has gone into making of the food that fuels the body for healthy growth, strength, energy, development and general well-being.

This will then develop a strong sense of identity in the children where they feel safe, secure and supported. It also gives the children emotional support in a new learning environment that they can use to step out and establish positive relationships with other children and the educators.

The early years of a child’s life are the most important, their general well-being, their emotional and social development and their physical, intellectual and emotional growth. “First the education of the scenes, then the education of the intellect. The essential thing is for the task to arouse such as an interest that engages the child’s whole personality.” (Montessori, 1967, cited in Madeod-Brudenell and Key. 2008:21) Children develop at different paces, therefore they should be carefully observed by parents or if the child is in an early year’s environment, by the early year’s professional. They will be able to determine if the child is not meeting the milestones of development. What a child learns takes place in the first five to

During this early years learning is very important for a child’s development this continue from childhood, adolescence and adulthood.

1 Children's well-being health will increase, and the insecurity associated symptoms and diseases are significantly reduced.