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Good Practice in the UK

Good Practice in the UK. Preschools, nurseries, children's centres, family centres, childminders. Definitions of Qualified Roles. Nursery nurse / early years practitioners - qualified at level 3, to work with children aged 0-8. Two years training

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Good Practice in the UK

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  1. Good Practice in the UK Preschools, nurseries, children's centres, family centres, childminders

  2. Definitions of Qualified Roles • Nursery nurse / early years practitioners - qualified at level 3, to work with children aged 0-8. Two years training • EYTS (early years teacher status) - qualified at degree level, 4 years training • Childminder - person who operates a childcare business from their own home, qualified at level 3 minimum

  3. Parent Partnership • Open honest relationship • Open door policy • Sharing ideas • Respecting cultures and preferences • Explaining the importance of play and early education • Home visits

  4. Diversity • Respecting each other's culture, ethnicity, faiths • Celebrating all cultural events • Relationships with community partners • Recognising the need for multilingual workers • Sharing experiences and information concerning cultural differences

  5. Community partnerships • Understanding the individual child's world • Identifying the needs of the child and the family • Sharing information with other agencies with the permission of the parents • Know and meet the needs of your local area and community

  6. Safeguarding • Rigorous training for all working with children, including staff, volunteers, students, support staff • Regularly updated training • Trusted relationships with parents which enables them to get help in a crisis • Policies and procedures for everything • DBS checks

  7. Inclusion • DDA means that no child can be excluded from the setting • All children treated equally • External advice and support can be sourced • All children, regardless of ability, together in the same setting

  8. Multi agency working • With social services, police, speech therapists, SEN services, health professionals, health and safety, etc. • Sharing information confidentially to improve the lifestyle of the child and family • Provide additional family services where appropriate, e.g. Stay and play, benefits advice, midwife, baby massage

  9. Key workers • Building a close relationship • Working closely with the child's family • Understanding the individual needs and interests of the child • Particularly important for babies' emotional well being

  10. Observation, Assessment and Planning • Plans based on individual children's development needs, preferences and interests • Wellcomm screening - measuring progress in English • Daily diaries - link between home and nursery • Following the EYFS and identifying children's achievements

  11. EYFS Prime Areas • Focus on the areas of: • communication and language • Physical development • Personal, social and emotional development • Other areas include maths, literacy and knowledge & understanding of the world

  12. Staff ratios • Children aged 0-1 one adult to two children • Children aged 1-2 one adult to three children • Children aged 2-3 one adult to four children • Children aged 3-4 one adult to eight children • if you have someone qualified to degree / early years teacher level, can have 13 children to one teacher

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