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Understand the role of the Early Years practitioner

View this video from ICAN, the children's communication charity. It gives top tips for early years practitioners.Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting? What can you learn from watching the video?

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

Laser Reading Text: ‘The role of the early years practitioner'
'Early Years Educator (Level 3): Qualifications criteria’ from the National College for Teaching and Leadership.
‘Early years policies and procedures’ from Slough Borough Council’s The Link website

Presentation

Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's first presentation on 'Ensuring a safe and stimulating setting'.
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's second presentation on 'Settings which provide early years care and education'.

Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click on the icon to the left to look at the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Guidelines and consider its impact on your role.
‘Early Years Educator Job description’ was produced by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Click on the link to read this example of the role of the early years educator. Think about the skills, knowledge and attributes they reflect.
This article from the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) looks at ‘Types of childcare’.
Doncaster Council Council have produced guidance documents for some of the policies and procedures for early years settings. Look at this list, and at the policies and procedures in your own setting, and consider the relationship between these and the legislations that govern childcare.

Extended Learning
Think And Challenge