Introduction:
In this essay we will discuss the various obstacles faced by children, families and teachers during a child’s transition into an early childhood setting and school.
What Is Transition?
Transition is a “passage from one learning setting, program, or experience to another. Young children face many such transitions in their lives” (Houston, 2007) and an adaption between different places and spaces, people around them, experiences the will be exposed to, expectations put upon them and routines of the centre (Kennedy, 2013)
In the early childhood setting transition happens when children have a change of caregivers, from one place to another or change between activities (The University of Montana Rural Institute, 2007).
Environmental and Social Transitions:
Home to early childhood centre involves a different social contexts children are used to. Children must learn to adapt to the new expectations placed upon them, the practices of the centre and how the centre functions (Perry, 2014).
In the transition between home and centre, children must move from a family-controlled setting to a cultural context that is set up for educational purposes. They will face new experiences and challenges that they will need to overcome. Things like being in a new situation, learning the expectation that will be placed upon them, form relationships with the teachers and other children (Perry, 2014).
During my placement, I observed the teacher’s communication with the parents and the
When considering a child’s needs and routines in your setting, it is important that we communicate with the parents and find out a little about the home setting so we can carry it on when they come into our care, the more we talk to the parents the more we can help the child’s emotional needs and routines.
During their lives children and young people all experience some sort of transitions. These could be either common transitions or less common transitions. Common transitions include; being left with an unfamiliar carer, changing schools, starting puberty. Less common transitions include; them, a family member or friend becomes seriously ill, or dies, them or a close friend moves away, their parents split up and get divorce meaning they have to live with only one parent or between the two.
Some parents or practitioner may think of this as a negative thing, some people may believe that if their child is getting effected by their transition they would want them to come out of the setting. For example if a baby was starting a nursery and was very upset by it, some parents may think its better to take the child out of the setting. On the other hand some parents may keep their child in
This could make the child or young person frustrated because they are being torn away from either their favourite place or even their friends, when a child or young person moves away they may feel lost or scared lonely or even anxious this could possible end in depression and the child or young persons behaviour in nursery or school.
13. Home environment – Research and other evidence tells us that some children, particularly those from low income homes, do not experience the rich, well-planned communication and language provision in their settings that is necessary to support their development.
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