Level 3 Childcare Unit1 Essay

The expected pattern starts at 0-3 years where a child is expected to develop the most. They have little control over their bodies at 0-1 years and are dependent on their natural instincts eg: sucking, grasping.

Unit 027, 1.1 - Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services.

1.1 Explain the sequence of rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years.

In the initial few months babies will recognise familiar voices and faces, they will try to 'people please' and bay for attention by performing for their audience through laughter and giggles. They will enjoy playing games with others such as peek a boo.

Babies at three months have now grown in both height and weight. They are wearing new sets of clothes and have changed in many ways. Some babies have learned the difference between night and day and are able to sleep through the night, which is great help for parents. Babies are also crying less and most parents are getting better at knowing at what their cries mean. Babies are starting to sleep a little less and are far more alert. They may smile quite often and show that they know the sound of their parents’ voices and movements. Babies’ bodies are also developing. They are able to lift their heads up and look about when they are put on their tummies.

Language Development: Put words together in a sentence and beginning to ask questions (What? Why? How? Who? Where?) can join in well known songs or verses and put actions to words (Row-Row-Row the boat) Could possibly be using several hundred words by 3rd birthday, can scribble and make marks on paper with a crayon.

Children and young people should feel happy, safe, respected and included in the school or early years setting environment and all staff should be proactive in promoting positive behavior in the classroom, playground and the wider community. Policies and practice which make sure the safety and wellbeing of children should already be in place and it is this legislation develop through many years and experiences, and mistakes, that underpin the working practices that are used today.

A multi-agency approach is a range of professionals including speech therapists, Special Educational Needs Co-coordinator (SENCO) , key workers or physiotherapists etc. that all work together and support children and their families in provisions that need to be made in order to support a child with special needs. Working within close partnership with parents is expected for all babies and children within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

E1 Collate evidence which describes the role of the practitioner in meeting children’s learning needs.

Social and emotional development begins by showing affection and becoming attached to parents or carers and becoming what we usually call ‘clingy’. Young children may become distressed when a parent leaves the room or is not in sight. Slightly older children may demand attention and use tantrums to get their own way. They will generally be easily distracted from unwanted behaviour.

A child first starts to respond the moment she is born. Responding is her way to communicate with you at first. A baby’s main form of communicating at first is crying. Soon after she will learn to babble and smile as other forms of communication. By one year, the baby will start saying her first word (“mama”, “dada”, etc.).

1.1) Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19 years.

Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years.

Three key components of the developmental process are biological, cognitive, and socioemotional. Biological processes bring change in individuals physical nature such as development of the brain, height, and weight gains. Cognitive processes refers to the changes in individuals thoughts, intelligence, and language. For example memorizing a poem, to imagining what it would be like to a actor. In many instances all three of these terms are said to be bidirectional which means one can influence one another. In today’s news developmentalist have described the human lifespan in terms of four ages as well a distinction between the oldest-old and the young

From the beginning, babies are born with their own personalities. Crying is the first sense of emotion and is used to communicate many different things. Psychosocial development increases, as they are able to express more emotions. Between zero to three months of age, babies can smile. They start to become curious and show interest in certain things. By three to six months, infants can