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2. Term Planner Attendance Assignment Guidance Evidence Methods

3. Today We will be looking at the scope and purpose of the early years sector.

4. Today Explain how the range of Early Years settings reflect the scope and purpose of the sector. Describe how current policies, frameworks and legislations have influenced practice. Identify factors of reliable research sites and documents. Analyse the term evidence-based practice.

5. Scope and Purpose What does this mean...

6. Scope and Purpose of the Early Years Sector What is the history of our childcare provisions?

7. Scope and Purpose of the Early Years Sector Have we always had nurseries?

8. Scope and Purpose of the Early Years Sector Why do we need early years settings?

9. Scope and Purpose of the Early Years Sector Do all families use a childcare setting, what might the reason be for this answer?

10. Research Activity- Homework Research the early years provision made by your local authority What kind of provision is offered to most 3 year old children and their families?

11. Range of early years settings A statutory service is one that is provided by the state. Some statutory services are provided by central government and funded by central taxation such as the NHS. Others are provided by local government and funded by a combination of local and central taxation, such as education and social service departments.

12. Range of early years settings A voluntary service is one that is provided by an association or society and is created by members as opposed to being created by the state, such as a charity.

13. Range of early years settings The Private Sector comprises of business that make profits. In education, this includes private nurseries, child minders and other professionals that charge for their services, such as a private educational psychologist.

14. List all the Early Years provisions that you can think of

15. Maintained nursery schools Nursery classes Children England Nursery Units Department for Education Local authority day nurseries Childminders  Children's Trusts Barnados Children’s Centres Pre-school learning alliance community schools Family information services Children services Early Years Sector

16. Which ones are private, voluntary or statutory? What about the one you work in?

17. Considering all the services we have listed and discussed how do they meet the scope and purpose of the sector? (meet the needs of the parent, the government and the child) Handout

18. How have current policies, frameworks and legislations influenced our practice? Complete the handout on influences and how each has influenced your practice and the practice in your setting.

19. How does the past influence the present and how do you think the present will influence the future?

20. Evidence-based practice Practice which is influenced by objective evidence derived from research. Facebook What do we mean by the term objective?

21. Please read page 280

22. Kavitha’s Research Read through the case study on page 281 of the text book.

23. Evidence-based practice What are the drawbacks of research?

24. Evidence-based practice Research- Find out about the EPPE project a good website is: http://eppe.ioe.ac.uk Other suitable websites https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOr deringDownload/NESS2007FR023.pdf https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOr deringDownload/NESS2007FR022.pdf http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?stor ycode=305020

25. Theorists who have influenced our practice You could research these people and their ideas Rudolf Steiner Susan Isaacs Tina Bruce Maria Montessori

26. For both pieces of research you will need to show how the outcomes have influenced your practice or the setting you work in.

28. How have we done? Explain how the range of Early Years settings reflect the scope and purpose of the sector. Describe how current policies, frameworks and legislations have influenced practice. Identify factors of reliable research sites and documents. Analyse the term evidence-based practice.

29. Homework Section 1 of the assignment- I really recommend that you stay on top of work set. It’s divided out over the term to make it more manageable. Do not leave it till the last minute, you will run out of time, and typing it up and checking your work always takes much longer than you think!

30. Next Time Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion.