Nurseries reopening
Many private nurseries have closed as they can’t operate only with key worker children. Thought needs to be on how these reopen.
The use of face mask, screens etc need to be set out so nursery owners start to procure and implement plans.
Particular guidance is required on how to manage under 2s
The use of face mask, screens etc need to be set out so nursery owners start to procure and implement plans.
Particular guidance is required on how to manage under 2s
Why the contribution is important
Workers cannot work from home with under 2s or smaller children. Too much of the discussion is focusing on schools reopening but early childcare is essential for preparing children for school.
Children who will be delayed joining nursery and socialising with other children will suffer setbacks in how they mix and socialise with others
Many mothers will not receive SMP after 9 months but currently have no childcare options or ability to return to work. Again putting this group at a disadvantage.
Children who will be delayed joining nursery and socialising with other children will suffer setbacks in how they mix and socialise with others
Many mothers will not receive SMP after 9 months but currently have no childcare options or ability to return to work. Again putting this group at a disadvantage.
by Afoggo on May 05, 2020 at 12:58PM
Posted by MairiMac3 May 06, 2020 at 14:56
In particular those with a focus on outdoors, Forest Schools & nature kindergartens .
The priority needs to be given to our preschool children who are simply not ready to commence school in August.
It worries me greatly that we’re even thinking of this for our early years children, whose neurological development at this stage is quite different from over 7’s.
“The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.” – Dr Maria Montessori
Children learn by touching, feeling and doing. They learn through movement, not just visually & must be encouraged to move around the classrooms they will be in and engage with the wide variety of activities available and make discoveries for themselves.
Perhaps someone has shown you how to put together some IKEA furniture on a video - It is generally easier to remember the steps if you have the opportunity to try it yourself.
Similarly when children move & work with their hands in the environments they are to spend time in, they gain a very concrete understanding of the setting & materials. When we can show children and let them touch and explore, they will make many more neural connections. And later, more abstract learning will naturally evolve from the concrete experiences they have had.
If ‘Realising the Ambition” is to be achieved, virtual transitions are a non starter for the under 5’s.
Realising our Ambition says it all really “Transition is a complex and dynamic process. In order to better understand this complexity we need to be aware that each child’s development is influenced by their direct and indirect experiences of particular social and cultural contexts. In other words, where they live and who they interact with as they grow and develop contribute to shaping who they are as individuals.”
We can’t achieve this virtually.
We do know that in the EY the child can only construct herself in an environment that she knows & meets her developmental needs. An environment which does not satisfy those developmental needs is one in which ‘deviations’ occur. We see this phenomenon in all the stages of child development but development is occurring so rapidly in the early years that when a child is placed in an environment for which they do not know through concrete experiences & are not ready - there is rapid deterioration in behaviour. To avoid creating a situation promoting deviations developing, the adults like us need to ensure we spend time with the child in an environment that will provide for them with a positive concrete experience.
We can then observe, plan, prepare and allow transition to occur naturally. We must continually ask ourselves: “For whom does the school function: for the needs of the adults or the needs of the child?”
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