Education & Care in the Early Years
Completely revised and updated edition of this well-established textbook, which details all recent changes in Government policy and legislation within the area of childcare.
- New to this edition:
- Describes the implementation of Aistear, the NCCA curriculum framework for children from birth to six years
- Introduces Síolta, the quality assurance framework, which establishes the quality standards for the early childhood sector
- Describes the implementation of Aistear, the NCCA curriculum framework for children from birth to six years
- Includes essential information relevant to the Irish childcare situation
- Provides a strong and integrated focus on policies, laws and services within the context of Irish childcare
- Diversity is a central theme again throughout this new edition
- Contains class exercises in the form of case studies, scenarios, activities and discussion topics in all sections
WRITTEN FOR
- FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Childcare
- FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Community and Health Services
- CACHE, BTEC and City & Guilds qualifications in early years work
- FETAC Level 6 Certificate in Childcare
141 Available
ISBN
9780717149759Publication Date
April 2011Language(s)
EnglishFormat
Paperback, 370 pagesCountry of Origin
IRELANDPublisher
Gill EducationIndex
Introduction
Section One: Early Childhood Services
Chapter 1: Development of the Early Childhood Sector
Chapter 2: Pre-School Regulations
Chapter 3: Children have a Right to Quality Services
Section Two: Providing for Play
Chapter 4: The Play Environment
Chapter 5: Play – Ages and Stages
Section Three: Child Observation
Chapter 6: Introducing Child Observation
Chapter 7: Observations in Practice
Section Four: Legal Issues
Chapter 8: The Legal Framework for Families and Children
Chapter 9: Child Protection
Section Five: Social Issues
Chapter 10: Sociology: Key Concepts for Early Childhood Workers
Chapter 11: Social Services
Section Six: Equality and Diversity
Chapter 12: Looking
Dimensions
244 x 176 mmAuthor(s)
By Josephine Donohoe and Frances GaynorAvailability Status
AvailableJosephine Donohoe CQSW, DipASS worked as a social worker for 20 years and was also involved in social research during this time. She is currently the Social Studies tutor in Sallynoggin College of Further Education, teaching on the FETAC Level 5 and FETAC Level 6 Certificates in Childcare, the FETAC Level 5 Certificates in Community and Health Services; Applied Social Studies; and Youthwork.
Frances Gaynor MA (Equality Studies), HDipEd. was the manager of a Childcare Centre for many years before becoming the Early Education tutor in Sallynoggin College of Further Education, teaching on FETAC Level 5 and FETAC Level 6 Certificates in Childcare. She is currently deputy principal of the college.
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