This book is a comprehensive resource full of practical activities and games for the under threes. As well as providing a wealth of activities for pre-school children this book maps out exactly how each activity relates to the child's development. An essential guide to the importance of play, each activity also links to one of the Early Learning Goals.
Approved by SPRITO, this text is fully revised throughout to reflect the latest thinking and practice, and is based upon the National Occupational Standards.
The second edition of this bestselling guide shows how parents and practitioners can offer children adventure and challenge without risking their safety.
Interprofessional working is integral to an integrated workforce supporting children. This book turns interprofessional rhetoric into reality.
This fully updated edition helps practitioners in understanding the distinction in the 2012 revised EYFS between the prime and specific areas of development for one-year olds. It considers key issues in a well-rounded assessment of individual ones and includes a useful checklist to help practitioners prepare for the assessment of ones. This book gives advice on how to: use sensory materials to develop motor skills; best encourage communication skills, and the importance of chatting to even very young babies; and support babies when upset and along their journey towards self-regulation.
This title addresses the challenge of developing an awareness of each child's needs and interests in your setting, and planning accordingly. The book covers: supporting others in their planning and leading change, the reason for planning and how to develop professional planning skills.
The fully updated edition helps early years practitioners to: understand the distinction in the 2012 revised Early Years Foundation Stage between prime and specific areas of development for two-year olds; explore how the development of young children from vulnerable families may be affected by their experience; and consider key issues in a well-rounded assessment of individual twos.The book includes a useful checklist which breaks down the twos assessment for practitioners.
"Updated in accordance with the 2012 Early Years Foundation Stage."
Updated in accordance with the 2012 Early Years Foundation Stage.