Explain why the Early Years practitioner plans to meet individual needs of children

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 3.8: Understand how to plan to meet the needs of the developing child
Learning outcome: 1 Understand approaches to planning when working with children from birth to 7 years
Assessment criteria: 1.1 Explain why the Early Years practitioner plans to meet individual needs of children

• Every child is different and so the Early Years Practitioner must plan to meet the individual needs of each child
• All children will have different strengths as well as areas that they need to develop and so the practitioner should take a child-centred approach to ensure that all children can reach their potential
• Similarly, each child will have different needs, such as likes, dislikes and dietary requirements
• Children may also have special eductional needs and disabilities (SEND) and so require additional support inparticular areas of their development