The role of the Child Health Nurse
Healthy, Safe and Thriving: National Strategic Framework for Child and Youth Health (Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council 2015)
Investing in the Early Years- A National Early Childhood Development Strategy (Council of Australian Governments 2009)
National Framework for Child and Family Health Services- secondary and tertiary services (Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council 2015)
National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health (Standing Council on Health 2012)
Healthy, Safe and Thriving: National Strategic Framework for Child and Youth Health recognises the main strategic priorities in Australia for child and youth health over the next ten years (Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council [AHMAC] 2015). The framework’s vision is that all Australian children and young people become strong and healthy and to achieve this, a collaborative approach is necessary to allow equitable health outcomes for all children and youth in Australia (AHMAC 2015).
Investing in the Early Years- A National Early Childhood Development Strategy shares a vision with the Commonwealth and state and territory governments that by the year 2020 all Australian children will have the best start in life to make a better future for not only themselves but the entire nation (Council of Australian Governments [COAG] 2009). The strategy understands the importance of early childhood development and wants to ensure all children have a positive
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.
Early childhood education in Australia encompasses prior to school settings as well as the early years of
The report made 108 ‘sweeping recommendations’ (Laming, 2003) about modifications that were needed in the child protection system as a response to the errors made by professionals who had accountability for Victoria’s care. These involved the creation of a children and families board, a children’s commissioner, new local authorities management boards and the creation of a national children’s database. The thrust of the report was to address the integration of children’s services, bringing the relevant sections of the professional sector together to improve co-ordination and communication as that would directly lead to effective collaboration.
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
Education reforms: Although there were developments in formal schooling, it was not suited for young children. The Kindergarten Union of New South Wales established to advocate kindergarten principles (Ailwood, Boyd & Theobald 2016, p. 20) where separate settings catered for young children were needed for progressive education. This was done through the creation of free kindergartens in poor socioeconomic areas starting in Sydney.
Striving to provide high quality childcare provisions that support children’s development to reach their potential.
prepare, set out and support activities and experiences that encourages learning and development in each area of the relevant early years framework
1. Setting the standards for the learning, development and care, ensuring that every child makes progress and that no child gets left behind. Parents, providers should deliver individualised learning, development and care that enhances the development of the children in their care and gives those children the best possible start in life. Every child should be supported individually to make progress at their own pace and children who need extra support to fulfil their potential should receive special consideration. All providers have an equally important role to play in children’s early years experiences and they have to ensure that the provision they deliver is both appropriate to children’ needs and complementary to the education and care provided in child’s other settings.
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.
The Early Years Foundation stage is play based framework that childcare providers use as a standard to ensure children from birth to five years are learning and developing well, in a safe and healthy environment and have the knowledge and skills to start school. Practitioners plan and provide a range of activities which helps enables a child’s development. The four main principles are enabling environment, positive relationships, unique child and learning and development. Early year’s framework focuses on 7 areas of learning and development, split between prime and specific
Campaigners from the save the children movement have been campaigning since 2013. There concerns are too much is put on children at such a young age. They want the government to reconsider how early years education is delivered and assessed. Their “Manifesto for the Early Years putting children first” (Too Much, Too soon, 2014). Printed some shocking results.
This assignment will investigate the Community Health Profile for Oldham, a metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester. Oldham has a population of around 224,900 (Oldham Council, 2017). At present, there are several prominent health issues in Oldham, according to Public Health England’s Health Profile (2017), such as: levels of obesity in Year 6 children; under 18 conceptions and children in low income families. The intention of this assignment is to gather further evidence and talk in more detail about one specific health issue in Oldham, and how nurses can promote and improve the health of young individuals in this area.
The NAEYC statement on developmental practice indicates change and continuity and change in the early childhood education field is vital due to the fact that their main commitment is excellence and equity. Nevertheless, all new knowledge gained over time has been advanced and increased. This means that with understanding, it has allowed us to revise and refine ideas for promoting children's development and learning. With developmentally appropriate practice, meeting and enabling the children are required. This means that teachers should get to know them well and push them to reach goals that may be a challenge but are achievable for them.
Explore Australian government policies, initiatives and legislative requirements and analyse how these documents influence curriculum, promote quality care and support the achievement of high quality outcomes for young children in Early Learning contexts.
In early childhood education, school readiness has been becoming an issue of concern. Early childhood educators have the responsibility to prepare the child to demonstrate certain skills, behaviour and abilities that are essential for getting them ‘ready for school’ and their ‘school-success’. Children are prepared to excel in certain key areas of learning so that they can meet certain kindergarten standards and expectations of curriculum.