Diploma in Pre-school Practice

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Heinemann, 2004 - Education - 316 pages
This coursebook matches the specifications of the CACHE/PLA award. It covers the three core and three option units of the award, providing everything the reader needs to prepare for work at supervisory level in a pre-school setting, playgroup or nursery.

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Contents

Expected physical development 1 to 5 years
4
Expected social and emotional development 1 to 5 years
11
Expected language development 1 to 5 years
18
Effects of developmental delay
28
Personality development
35
Learning theories
41
Theoretical perspectives on language development
50
Observation and assessment of development
59
Further reading and references
131
Providing a safe secure and stimulating environment that promotes
144
Applying an understanding of childrens physical needs to all aspects of
167
Polices and procedures in preschool settings to protect children
191
Further reading and references
212
Using Individual Education Plans to progress the learning and
231
Strategies for working with other professionals
239
Further reading and references
245

The role of adults
68
Further reading and references
82
Creating curriculum plans
90
Providing an early years curriculum that enables children in
97
The importance of play in enabling childrens progression and learning
105
Promoting imagination and creativity
114
Systems for maintaining records
123
Identifying and meeting the physical needs of babies
256
Meeting the social emotional and learning needs of babies
272
Further reading and references
283
The contribution of an effective adult team to community development
298
The contribution of activities to involve parents in preschool settings
306
Index
313
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