Module One: Early Years Practitioner
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Why should Early Years education be successful?
Every child deserves a brilliant start to ensure that they can be ‘the best they can be’ regardless of their
needs, ability, cultural or economic background. Consequently, a successful and high quality early education
is vital to ensure that all children are:
- Successful learners,
- Confident individuals
- Able to work well with others
- Effective and positive contributors
- Eager learners who find learning fun
- Able to manage their feelings and moods
- Equipped early with problem solving skills
- Responsible and take ownership of their own learning
- Well prepared for the next stage of their learning
- Well equipped with the skills required to cope with the increasing high expectations in our rapidly changing world
In this module you will…
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of an Early Years Practitioner
- Be aware of the characteristics of an effective Early Years Practitioner
Activity 1
Watch the following clips and list the key roles and characteristics of an Early Years Professional
Key responsibilities of an Early Years practitioner
- Provision of a range of stimulating practical activities that engage all children of varied abilities
- providing high levels of care and support to children and ensuring that they access learning in a safe
learning environment - developing and producing visual prompts and teaching resources;
- schedule a range of activities and ensure children’s freely access resources to facilitate their play independently and as a group
- support children’s number awareness, problem solving, exploration of how things happen and work creative expression through using a range of media, stories, nursery rhymes, action songs, games, drawing and imaginative play
- providing a vibrant learning environment which encourages children to freely explore, investigate, observe find things out and discuss their findings with their peers and adults
Success tips
Can you recognise yourself as having the following qualities and the drive to undertake the responsibilities outlined below?
- Highly skilled practitioner with a passion for securing the best possible standards of teaching and learning
- Genuine commitment to provide exemplary quality of care and education
- Put children at the heart of what you do. The safety of children is top priority!
- Consistent promotion of the safety, care and wellbeing of the children
- Deep knowledge of each child and the consistent use of information to plan activities that move children forward in their learning
- Ability to undertake regular assessment of the children’s learning and reshape activities as required to ensure that children’s needs are effectively addressed
Key characteristics of an Early Years Practitioner:
- Fit and proper’ professionals who have passed the required (DBS UK) background and medical checks which makes them suitable to work with children
- Ability to positively interact with children to support, facilitate and extend their learning
- Excellent skills to communicate with parents, carers and external agencies to exchange vital information about the care, education and progress of the children.
- Reflective practitioner who regularly reviews and evaluate practice in order to ensure consistent improvement.