Diploma in Pre-school PracticeThis 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. |
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 |
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