Transitioning For Children Transition Into Childcare Care

I was assigned to write a technical research report on my future career or major field for my English 114 class. I chose to focus my research on finding out the qualifications, job expectations, and job outlook of a childcare worker. The information that I used in my report was obtained from a personal interview, and two online websites.

I am a qualified Childcare Practitioner with 12 years’ experience, who would love the opportunity to embark on a career as a Primary Teacher. I am currently employed in a local authority pre-five nursery class within a Primary School. I aspire to become a teacher as I feel it will offer me new challenges and a chance to further develop my love of teaching. I am a dedicated worker and continually strive to provide high standards. I also promote confidence, respect and compassion to ensure all members of the nursery and school are respected.

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

This physical transition can have an emotional impact on a child as they may be moving away from family and established friendships to an unknown place. They may be worried that they won’t ‘fit in’ and make new friends. They may grieve for their old

This essay will cover transitions in the early years. It will discuss a diverse range of transitions, which each child may encounter during their early years of life. It will discuss different types of transitions such as horizontal and vertical transitions, with reference to appropriate theorists such as Bowlby and Ainsworth’s and their research on the attachment theory. The last section of the essay will show a high quality policy and procedure, going into detail on how it will support a child in the transition from pre-school in a nursery setting, to reception in a primary school.

Becoming childcare professional requires engaging in the profession after acquiring specialized skills and knowledge to provide quality care to all children. A professional is a person who continues to perceive educational qualification to complement themselves. Some of the important skills that form the foundation of childcare professional are how we connect with others, communication as key to developing a relationship and advocacy qualities. To become proficient childcare professional a person confronts many

Leaving parents maybe for the first time as may have never left to stay even at a family members or has only stayed with family. They also may feel like they are being left at nursery and wont get picked back up. This could be upsetting for a child.

As of today, approximately 415,000 children are in the foster care system within the United States of America, and about 22,000 teenagers age out of the system, without any assistance, or any financial support (AFCARS 2015). Without guidance, it is more than likely for a teenager to turn to selling drugs, prostitution, or other criminal activities to provide for their basic necessities. Research has shown that those who leave foster care without any stability, have a higher probability to face prison time, homelessness, and are not able to maintain a financially stable lifestyle when he or she grows out of the system. At the age of seventeen, children are kicked out of their homes, and are forced to survive by his or her own means of survival. The children are not allowed to contact previous foster families, or anyone within the system to help them transition into adulthood. The transition from foster care, to adulthood can be a difficult one, especially for children who have endured different forms of psychological and physical abuse for the majority of their lives. It is important to reach out to children in need, especially those leaving foster care without any assistance. Many of those who age out of foster care are completing their last years in high school, and on top of school, they are forced to find a job, a home, and some sort of transportation. The youth leave the foster care system with a limited work history, if any at all, and a limited education. The little

Practitioners should be aware of any changes in the child's behavior or feelings. For the child starting school for the first time may find it upsetting as they are away from their main carer, however if this was a child starting a new school at an older age such as 8 years old, they wouldn't feel the sense of loneliness as much of a younger child as they are used to being aware from their parents for a longer period of time. The effects on a older child starting a new school or a different year group would be different as they are already in the routine of leaving their parents. This key issue is relevant for all children who are going through a transition regardless of their age, all children will have some sort of effects of a transition in the school setting, whether it’s a big effect or just a slight effect. This key issue is important as if the child is really effected by their transition the practitioners needs to be aware of this and help the child as much as possible to overcome this.

In some states in the United States, youth age out of foster care at the age of 18, however in states such as Maryland and the District of Columbia youth age out of foster care at the age of 21. While extending foster care until the age of 21 was created to form positive outcomes for emancipated youth, studies have found that difficulty in their transition from foster care to adulthood still remains. As a result youth aging out of foster care are at a higher risk for homelessness during their transition to adulthood. It is estimated that “27% of the homeless population spent time in foster care (Media, 2015)”. For various reasons such as residential instability and economic problems among youth aging out of foster care, youth are contributing

Last week we met as a team to create a transition plan for two children to return to their father’s care due to the father obtaining and maintaining housing, employment, and sobriety over the past ten months. The children were present at part of the meeting and contributed their thoughts about returning home with their father. The children then expressed being excited to be able to move home with their father. The transition was set up to have the children in their father’s care on October 14th so that the children would start their new school following fall break. I met with the father this week on Wednesday and found out that the father had quit his job on Tuesday. As we talked the father stated that his supervisor was being disrespectful Monday morning and continued to be disrespectful throughout the day and the father was unable to tolerate the disrespect any longer so he did not return to work on Tuesday resulting in a no call no show. I provided the client with several employment leads to local businesses and encouraged him to apply quickly. I notified the FCM

Today, there has been a minimal amount of research conducted on infant-mother relationships, and their association with the entry of toddlers into nonparental childcare facilities. There also appears to be a lack of knowledge on toddler stress levels during this adjustment period. The current study was conducted in Berlin, Germany, where children typically spend about a year at home before they enter nonparental childcare. Due to this delay, researchers were able to ask questions such as:

Transitions from one environment to another can be stressful for the child and the parents. Every child is unique and will have different experiences and capabilities. Hence, they will react differently to stress. Children need a caring, supportive environment for physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. They also need to feel safe and have a sense of belonging. Children who experience a positive transition from preschool to primary school are more likely to succeed academically and be socially

For this essay there will be a critical evaluation of the counselling approaches and skills that are used which can guide the practice of education professionals and benefit relationships with children/ young people in supporting their social and emotional well-being. The approaches that will be looked at and compared are the Person-centred approach and the Psychodynamic approach. The approaches will be discussed and linked to the use in an educational context by teachers with children and young people. The strengths and weaknesses of these approaches will also be examined. It is important for teacher to support children and young people’s social and emotional development right for the start of their educational experiences in the early years. The statutory frame work for the early years published by the department for education in 2014 makes sure that every practitioner follows by law the learning and development requirements of every child. The DFE 2014 suggests educational programs have to include activities and experiences involving the children as suggested: personal social and emotional development entails assisting children to develop an encouraging view of themselves, and others; to make positive relationships and develop respect for others, progress on their social skills and acquire the skill how to deal and control their feelings, to know how to behaviour correctly in groups and to have self confidence in what they can do. From this practitioners can pick up on

Attention to every stage of a child’s physical, emotional and educative development is “both critical and vital” (Alison Dunn, 2004). Research shows that the care young children receive has dramatic long-term effects on how children develop and learn, how they cope with stress, and how they react to the world around them. “Science tells us that consistently positive and stimulating experiences in their early years helps children’s brains to grow” (Frank Oberklaid, 2008); it can also affect how they continue to learn later on in life.