Summary
Contents
Subject index
Written for anyone working in the field of early years education and care, this book encourages students and practitioners to consider their own practice and to examine practice in a wide range of early years settings. The four sections link closely to the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and support the reader in developing a critical and reflective approach to their own work.
Issues covered include:
Play in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England; The Foundation Phase in Wales; Safeguarding children; The healthy child; Leading a team at a Children's CenteR; How caregivers are working with the EYFS; Leading and managing a multi-agency workforce; Continuing Professional Development for early years practitioners
Ideal for those working towards Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), this book is also a must-read for students on any early years course, and will help the professional development of all practitioners working with the Birth to Eight age range.
A Healthy Child – Direction, Deficit or Diversity?
A Healthy Child – Direction, Deficit or Diversity?
Chapter Objectives
This chapter explores concepts of health and attempts to understand what is meant by a ‘Healthy Child’. It suggests that a reflective, informed and critically aware practitioner can have a profound effect on children's well-being. However, to do this, they need to define and perhaps refine what they consider to be a ‘healthy child’.
It considers the following questions:
- Why is it important to support child health?
- What it meant by child health and well-being?
- What can be learnt from the experiences of others?
The true measure of a nation's standing is how well it attends to its children – their health and safety, their material security, their education and socialisation, and ...
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