Every Child Matters

Every Child Matters Framework which is currently in the process to be changed is part of the Children Act 2004; it is a piece of legislation which has and influences planning and provisions of learning opportunities. The Every Child Matters ensures that settings provide quality of children’s and young people’s play and learning.This supports children from birth to 19 years. When practitioners plan, they should relate their work to the five outcomes for children; be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve though learning, make a positive contribution to society and achieve economic

There are many social, economical and cultural factors that impact on the lives of children and young people. In my role as a Young Carer’s Support Worker, I work with a number of families living with the consequences of these factors. Every Child Matters (ECM) aims to improve the outcomes and life chances of every child and young person, therefore, it is important we understand and do all we can to help them achieve the 5 outcomes of the ECM, stay safe, be healthy, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, and, achieve economic well-being.

This aims is to ensure that every child has the chance to fulfil their potential by reducing levels of educational failure, ill health, substance misuse, teenage pregnancy, abuse and neglect, crime and anti-social behaviour among children and young people.

M1- Discuss how policies and procedures help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after.

• Provision needs to be inclusive & reflect/meet the needs of all children irrespective of their background or ability.

Department for Education (DfE), (2003a), ‘Every child matters’, [online] Available at webarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk (Accessed 17 February 2014)

• Keeping children happy. • Preventing harm to children’s health and development. • Making sure children are given full provision care. Safeguarding legislations. Children Act 1989.

To empower a child or young person to make positive and informed choices, you need to support their development by helping them have a positive self-image. They need plenty of opportunities to experiment and lots of encouragement as they grow so that they can develop, gain independence and learn about their likes and

works with them.The goal is that every child, no matter their background or circumstances , has the

Thesis: Bonnie Rochman argues that for the well-being of children the state should take them into their care, but Mike Adams states that for the well-being of children the government itself must make changes; it is clear that both the people and the government must change to help the children of today produce a healthy and happy environment.

The stakeholders of Every Child Matters are Robert Wood Johnson foundation, Stamford Department of Health and Social Services staff, Superintendent of Stamford Public Schools, Clinical staff of all the schools, and Stamford residents with uninsured children.

People often reflect communication styles of their parents as well as reflecting or reacting to their beliefs. Children need distinct values and aspirations to measure success by. Children also need opportunities to explore and grow, and they need tools to help them improvise and overcome failures and

With water it’s just a fun liquid. But mixing those 2 together equals a whole lot of fun. When this happens they can begin molding the sand into shapes or object’s altogether. When a child gets more involved in their activity they remember that activity the most. There were 702,000 victims of child abuse and neglect reported to child protective services (CPS) in 2014.The youngest children are the most vulnerable with about 27% of reported victims being under the age of three. PS reports may underestimate the true occurrence of abuse and neglect. A non-CPS study estimated that 1 in 4 children experience some form of child abuse or neglect in their lifetimes. About 1,580 children died from abuse or neglect in 2014.The total lifetime cost of child abuse and neglect is $124 billion each year. Studies show that one in four girls and one in eight boys are sexually abused before the age of 18, and that approximately one in 20 children are physically abused each year. Child sexual abuse is the deliberate exposure of a minor child to sexual activity that the child cannot comprehend or consent to. This means a child is forced or talked into sex or sexual activities by another person. This behavior includes acts such as inappropriate touching of a child's

For this reason many parents should advocate raising self-reliant and responsible kids that learn from their mistakes and grow from them.

There has been a growing focus in UK policy discourse on pupil well-being and the related concept of pupil engagement with school. This is reflected in government initiatives such as the Every Child Matters policy, which is similar to the No Child Left Behind policy in the US. There has been growing focus in UK policy discourse on pupil well-being and the related concept of pupil engagement with school. This is reflected in government initiatives such as the Every Child Matters policy, which is similar to the No Child Left Behind policy in the US. In the UK, the Every Child Matters initiative (ECM) aims to encourage schools and other professionals to take an integrated approach to child development and specifically children’s education, by