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: 4. Understand best practice for meeting the individual needs of young children
Assessment criteria: 4.1 Explain the importance of the voice of the child, parental/carer engagement, the home learning environment and their roles in early learning to meet the individual needs of young children with SEND
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- Voice of the Child
- All children should be treated as individuals and their voice should be heard
- This helps practitioners provide resources and learning opportunities that meet their individual needs
- It also means that the interests and preferences of the child are taken into account, which will make learning opportunities more stimulating for them and encourage their participation
- When a child’s voice is heard, acknowledged and valued, it can promote the child’s confidence, self-esteem, self-worth and overall well-being
- Parental/carer engagement
- By working with parents/carers, practitioners can ensure that they have as much information as possible about the child’s needs and preferences and how best they can support them
- Parents/carers will have had meetings with health professionals such as GPs and specialists in their child’s condition, so they will have a lot of knowledge about how best to support their child
- The home-learning environment
- Practitioners can provide information and advice to parents/carers about how to support their child’s learning and development at home
- Some settings may also provide resources that children can take home, such as books or toys
- Where possible, it is important to maintain consistency between the home and Early Years settings
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