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Evidence Methods
Today
We will be looking at the scope
and purpose of the early years
sector.
Today
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Explain how the range of Early Years settings
reflect the scope and purpose of the sector.
Describe how current policies, frameworks
and legislations have influenced practice.
Identify factors of reliable research sites and
documents.
Analyse the term evidence-based practice.
Scope and Purpose
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What does this mean...
Scope and Purpose of the
Early Years Sector
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What is the history of our childcare
provisions?
Scope and Purpose of the
Early Years Sector
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Have we always had nurseries?
Scope and Purpose of the
Early Years Sector
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Why do we need early years settings?
Scope and Purpose of the
Early Years Sector
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Do all families use a childcare setting,
what might the reason be for this answer?
Research Activity- Homework
Research the early years provision made
by your local authority
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What kind of provision is offered to
most 3 year old children and their
families?
Range of early years
settings
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A statutory service is one that is provided
by the state. Some statutory services are
provided by central government and funded
by central taxation such as the NHS. Others
are provided by local government and
funded by a combination of local and central
taxation, such as education and social
service departments.
Range of early years
settings
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A voluntary service is one that is provided
by an association or society and is created
by members as opposed to being created by
the state, such as a charity.
Range of early years
settings
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The Private Sector comprises of business
that make profits. In education, this includes
private nurseries, child minders and other
professionals that charge for their services,
such as a private educational psychologist.
List all the Early Years
provisions that you can think
of
Early Years Sector
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Maintained nursery
schools
Nursery classes
Children England
Nursery Units
Department for
Education
Local authority day
nurseries
Childminders
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Children's Trusts
Barnados
Children’s Centres
Pre-school learning
alliance community
schools
Family information
services
Children services
Which ones are private, voluntary
or statutory?
 What about the one you work in?
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Considering all the services we
have listed and discussed how
do they meet the scope and
purpose of the sector? (meet
the needs of the parent, the
government and the child)
Handout
How have current policies,
frameworks and legislations
influenced our practice?
Complete the handout on influences
and how each has influenced your
practice and the practice in your
setting.
How does the past influence
the present and how do you
think the present will influence
the future?
Please read page 280
Kavitha’s Research
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Read through the case study on page
281 of the text book.
Evidence-based practice
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What are the drawbacks of research?
Evidence-based practice
Research- Find out about the EPPE
project a good website is:
http://eppe.ioe.ac.uk
Other suitable websites
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https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOr
deringDownload/NESS2007FR023.pdf
https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOr
deringDownload/NESS2007FR022.pdf
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?stor
ycode=305020
Theorists who have influenced
our practice
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You could research these people and
their ideas
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Rudolf Steiner
Susan Isaacs
Tina Bruce
Maria Montessori
For both pieces of research
you will need to show how
the outcomes have
influenced your practice or
the setting you work in.
How have we done?
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Explain how the range of Early Years
settings reflect the scope and purpose of
the sector.
Describe how current policies, frameworks
and legislations have influenced practice.
Identify factors of reliable research sites
and documents.
Analyse the term evidence-based practice.
Homework
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Section 1 of the assignment- I really
recommend that you stay on top of
work set. It’s divided out over the term
to make it more manageable. Do not
leave it till the last minute, you will run
out of time, and typing it up and
checking your work always takes much
longer than you think!
Next Time
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Understand the importance of diversity,
equality and inclusion.