Study in Early Childhood Education and Care

Running head: DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
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DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE1
1. The concept of Partnerships with Families and Communities is embedded in the
Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standards. Explain how
these documents guide educators to work collaboratively with families in early
education & care. Support your response with one example from each document.
The Early Years Learning Framework explains the principles, practices and
outcomes which an educator should follow to support and improve in early education of a
young child. The framework provides a vision in which every child is able to learn and
become successful in life. For example, educators include diversity into this service by
providing a lot of opportunities for the families and their children by sharing their
personal stories, thus creating an atmosphere of cultural acceptance.
The National Quality Standards define the national benchmark to offer quality
services in the fields of education and care. It aims to promote wellbeing, safety and
health of children. An educator, for instance, can focus on attaining outcomes through
high-quality educational programs for children. It also gives a better understanding of
collaborative partnership with families and communities at large (Moss et al 2016).
2. “The sociocultural view of child development encourages us to look at the child in their
social context – as a product of their family, their neighbourhood and their culture.”
(Nixon & Gould, 2005) Give one example of how socio-cultural theories could influence
partnerships between educators and families.
Sociocultural theories are an important tool which states that an educator must
need to address the development of a child within their own communities. The educator
assures a child’s education system in which they interact with others and get an exposal.
The social environment is essential for a child’s learning as several cultural practices are