Early Years Educators, and other job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders, are highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
Course overview
Early Years Educators, and other job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders, are highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.
They work in a range of settings including full day care, children’s centres, pre-schools, reception classes and as childminders. They may either be working on their own or supervising others to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by Government for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old.
An Early Years Educator:
Plans and supervises child initiated and adult led activities which are based around the needs and interests of each individual child
Supports children to develop numeracy and language skills through games and play
Has key person responsibility to help ensure each child feels safe and secure
Observes each child and shapes their learning experience to reflect their observations
Meets the care needs of the individual child such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine
Works in partnership with other colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of each child
Within this course you will learn to:
Analyse and explain how children’s learning and development can be affected by their stage of development and individual circumstances such as the needs of children learning English as an additional language from a variety of cultures
Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
Plan and lead activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes which include the learning and development areas of current early education curriculum requirements.
Ensure plans fully reflect the stage of development, individual needs and circumstances of children and providing consistent care and responding quickly to the needs of the child.
Provide learning experiences, environments and opportunities appropriate to the age, stage and needs of individual and groups of children.
Encourage children’s participation, ensuring a balance between adult-led and child-initiated activities.
Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children’s learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development.
Support children’s group learning and socialisation.
Model and promote positive behaviours expected of children such as turn taking and keep reactions and emotions proportionate.
Support children to manage their own behaviour in relation to others.
Plan and provide activities to meet additional needs, working in partnership with parents and/or carers and other professionals, where appropriate.
Carry out and record observational assessment accurately.
Identify the needs, interests and stages of development of individual children.
Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan next steps and shape learning opportunities.
Discuss children’s progress and plan next stages in their learning with the key person, colleagues, parents and/or carers.
Communicate effectively in English in writing and verbally. For example, in the recording of administration of medicine, completing children’s observational assessments and communicating with parents and other professionals.
Engage in continuing professional development and reflective practice to improve own skills, practice, and subject knowledge (for
example, in English, mathematics, music, history, or modern foreign languages).
Plan and carry out physical care routines suitable to the age, stage and needs of the child.
Promote healthy lifestyles for example by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy and balanced meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity through the day.
Undertake tasks to ensure the prevention and control of infection for example hand washing, food preparation and hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste and
using correct personal protective equipment.
Carry out risk assessment and risk management in line with policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate and coherent records and reports and share information, only when appropriate, to ensure the needs of all children are met, such as emotional, physical, psychological and cultural.
Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, security, confidentiality of information, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Work co-operatively with colleagues and other professionals to meet the needs of babies and children and enable them to progress.
Work in partnership with parents and/or carers to help them recognise and value the significant contributions they make to the child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
Encourage parents and/or carers to take an active role in the child’s play, learning and development.
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Here at HoW College, equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) is of utmost importance to us. We want everyone to feel welcome, included and accepted within our College community, and we strive continuously towards this in various ways.
One of the most important ways of improving EDI within our community is through continual education. Taking the time to learn about different walks of life, perspectives and current injustices, is at the centre of making real progression towards creating an environment – and world – that is accepting of all individuals.
As a result, we’ve taken the time to create information pages on various topics to encourage further education for all. Within these topics, you will find learning resources, helpful tips and support.
We hope such pages will encourage all to take the time to learn something new and establish ways in which we can all make lasting and meaningful change towards a more equal, diverse and inclusive society.
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