2.2 Explain the importance to children’s holistic development of: speech, language and communication, personal, social and emotional development, physical development, literacy and numeracy

Qualification: NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
Unit: EYP 11: Support the needs of babies and young children with Special Educational Needs and Disability
Learning outcome: 2. Understand how children learn and develop in the early years
Assessment criteria: 2.2 Explain the importance to children’s holistic development of: speech, language and communication, personal, social and emotional development, physical development, literacy and numeracy

• Holistic opportunities are activities that support a child to develop in two or more areas simultaneously
• E.g. reading a book with an adult can develop a child’s social, emotional and language skills
• E.g. playing football with other children can support a child’s physical, social and emotional development