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Supporting Play And Learning

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Planning and Provision of learning opportunities

THE CHARTER OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS 1989

  • States that every child in the world
  • has the right to play.
  • Play is about high levels of learning.
  • Contributes to development
  • Enables the child to organise their ideas

A CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 3-5

  • Emotional,personal and social
  • Communication and language
  • Knowledge and understanding of the world
  • Expressive and aesthetic development
  • Physical development and movement

FRAMEWORK FOR CHILDRENS LEARNING IN WALES

  • There are 7 areas of learning in the foundation Phase
  • Personal and social development and well being
  • Language, literacy and communication skills
  • Mathematical development
  • Bilingualism and multicultural understanding

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  • Knowledge and understanding of the world.
  • Physical development.
  • Creative development.

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Planning the Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environment.

It is important to build on the traditions of the UK, which have been tried and tested for excellence in the EPPE ( Effective provision of Pre-school Education) research directed by Kathy Sylva at the University of Oxford.

* remember to make the areas of the building flexible and easy to transform for different uses.
* the way the light shines in a building changes the atmosphere.
*temperature is important.
*the areas should be beautiful and uncluttered

THE KATE GREENAWAY PLAN

  • Sleeping area
  • Quiet area
  • Boundaries
  • Natural materials
  • Wooden blocks

KATE GREENAWAY PLAN

  • Beautifully presented shelves with:
  • Wooden Brio.
  • Stones, natural sponges.
  • Dough and mark making( paint)areas.
  • Musical instruments.

KATE GREENAWAY PLAN

  • Home area
  • The indoor climbing frame
  • The changing area. Small Lavatories.
  • Sharing spaces. Provision of snacks
  • Dance and movement .

KATE GREENAWAY PLAN

  • Messy area( double provision)
  • Progression and differentiation
  • The floor( rather than the table)JABADAO
  • Controlling messy play areas
  • Always paint, clay, modelling with found/junk materials

JABADAO

  • The National centre for movement, learning and health.
  • Related to planning a curriculum framework.
  • Effective in giving young children DMP.
  • Development Movement Play.
  • Central to learning, such as reading and writing.

KATE GREENAWAY PLAN

  • Graphics area
  • Carefully structured pencils,
  • Felt pens,paper, scissors,masking tape
  • Natural baskets and wooden boxes to keep equipment in.
  • Feeling of calm and focus.

RELEVANT INITIATIVES

  • Sure start
  • Children's Trusts
  • Community based activities
  • Play areas
  • Libraries

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Children's Trusts are organisations which bring together health, education and social services for children, young people and families.
Some focus on child protection to speech therapy and others take responsibility for disabled children.
At first , most trusts commission 'local' children's services.

THE TRUSTS EMPLOY A RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS

  • Social workers
  • Family support workers
  • Health visitors
  • School nurses
  • Educational psychologists

OTHER PROFESSIONALS

  • Speech and language therapists
  • Child and adolescent mental health professionals
  • Head teachers
  • Heads of integrated children's centres/ play group leaders.
  • Integrated childhood services e.g. Early years/ play education/ school

CHILDCARE ACT 2004

  • Sets out the process for integrating services
  • A response to 'Every Child Matters'
  • Every child can achieve the 5 outcomes laid out.
  • Be healthy,Stay safe,Enjoy and Achieve,
  • Support for the vulnerable, positive behaviour.

CHILDCARE ACT 2006

  • Focused on raising quality of Childcare
  • EY foundation support delivery of quality integrated education
  • From birth to age 5
  • Facilitating the Childcare market for working parents
  • LEA's ensure services are integrated , proactive and accessible.

HEALTH AND SAFETY1974

ABILITIES OF CHILDREN

  • Awareness of learning styles.
  • Differentiation/inclusion and diversity.
  • Gifted and talented
  • Children with special educational needs
  • Many children with SEN are underestimated

SAFE AND PREDICTABLE

  • When children feel safe they will explore
  • Enjoy stimulating provision
  • Let other professionals inform you
  • A predictable environment encourages learning.
  • Make risk assessments

LEARNING SPIRAL FRAMEWORK

  • Learning by getting ready.
  • Learning from sources.
  • Learning by doing.
  • Learning from feedback.
  • Learning by thinking ahead.

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