Q&A

What are the current challenges within early years?

What are the current challenges within early years?

10 biggest challenges you face working in childcare

  • Not enough time in the day to do everything.
  • Too much paperwork.
  • Not enough time spent with the children.
  • Difficulty recruiting staff who are qualified.
  • Not getting enough support.
  • Difficulties in communicating with parents.

How does the EYFS influence practice?

The EYFS is a major influence on practice: The EYFS framework received high levels of support from all practitioner groups, and there is a broad consensus that it influences many aspects of daily practice, and improves the quality of experience for young children and their parents.

How can EYFS be improved?

Tips on Helping Your Early Years Setting Stand Out

  1. Know your parents. Outstanding service can only be achieved by understanding the people you are providing for.
  2. Make time to listen.
  3. Monitor your continuous provision.
  4. Support your staff.
  5. Don’t forget…
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What is the most difficult aspect of childcare?

“I find disciplining bad behavior the most difficult aspect of child care, but I understand it takes time to gain control and respect of the children.”

What are the 4 themes of EYFS?

Four principles of EYFS

  • A unique child. Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self assured.
  • Positive relationships. Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
  • Enabling environments.
  • Learning and development.

What does the Eyfs say about continuous provision?

Continuous provision describes all of the different provision areas which are available for your children to use every day. Within each of these areas of provision there should be a core range of resources that children can use all of the time, throughout the whole year.

How do you ensure effective learning?

Five ways to make your learning more effective

  1. Set your goals. Setting goals is a great way to keep you focused on what you want to achieve.
  2. Make lists. Lists are a great way to keep organised.
  3. Ask questions.
  4. Relax.
  5. Schedule Your Time.

What is the National Strategy for early years?

The National Strategy’s Early Years Consultant’s Handbook refers to the importance of local authorities and children’s trusts planning for continuous quality improvement in the early years. The National Strategies’ Early Years field force has a remit to work alongside local authorities in planning

How does challenging practice improve learning, playing?

Challenge is crucial to improving the quality of learning, playing and interacting which children experience. Challenge needs to be effective and not appear to be confrontational or negative. It should be viewed in the context of ways of getting settings and practitioners to look at, reflect on, question and improve practice. The aim is to have

What are the national standards for early learning?

Meet national standards of quality! Equip your program with tools that provide the best learning experiences for young children, and provide student educators with the highest quality professional preparation. Become the active, engaged, and informed early learning advocate that you want to be!

How do early years practitioners help their children?

Early Years practitioners do this by selecting from a range of strategies, matching what they do to the needs of the children and identifying the best way for them to learn at that time.