Early Childhood Care and Education: Planning and Evaluating Playdough Activity

Early Childhood Care
and Education

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Early childhood care is very important for children because the first six of the life is very critical in comparison to others. In
this report, some layout of Irish frameworks principle and underpinning policies are going to discuss which effect the planning
process. Early year,s practitioner will illustrate the regulation and legislation which strengthen the early childhood curriculum, Aistear,
and national quality frame work, siolta development that direct practitioners to stimulate the child holistic development. As a
practitioner of early year he has evaluated and planned the “ playdough' activity to represent this knowledge. This report will
transparently illustrate the process of planning of a activity which is child-led, presenting stakeholders inclusion at the same time
giving a appropriate learning experience (Wiltshire, 2018). Some point which is highlighted in topic is, practitioners role in directing
the learning process and staging future development by evaluating and planning a learning experiences and producing understanding
to the frameworks and theorists which are basic to the growth of the child. In this report some social policies like ready steady play
2019 , ready to learn 1999 are going to analyse and will also describe the way through which they assisted the process of planning
involved in practitioner activity plan. This report will follow the provision of the data protection act 2018 and the GOL 2018 (general
data protection regulations) (Brady, & Gilligan, 2018).
Rationale
Quality early education given to the children, makes a vital contribution to their growth and development. It is very important
for their physical, emotional, psychomotor and social development. Early age care and education contributes to better learning and
health outcomes. Early education provides a strong foundation for learning abilities, consist of social and cognitive development.
Early education is very vital for children's future development. Early education builds up confidence in children to develop their skill.
It is required to plan it very carefully as children are very sensitive at their early stage. Early education is vital to make children a
responsible citizen in future. Therefore, as a practitioner of early year, he developed playdough activity. The ' playdough' activity is
targeted at providing knowledge to children on appropriate use on their environment via a abstract, child-led activity in a interactive
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and funny approach. Collecting and gathering the substances included the family and involved the home culture in the classroom,
matching Aistear needs of 'well-being', 'thinking and exploring' and 'belonging and recognition'. Children were in lead or in charge of
their own activity and learning experience through identifying the different use of clay and representing it to their observation, also
stimulating the appropriate communication chances (Byrne, & Lundy, 2019).
Context
As an early year's practitioners, they work in Urban early years' service which had been establish in1986 and running till now.
The care services have two premises where they offer early education and sessional pre-school services. These care services are
provided to 3 years old children on daily basis for 3 hours. Pre-school learning facilitates play activities to children to improve their
learning skills. Early child education and care services provides five different classes to children at alternative time. Recently, teachers
and children with different languages and nationalities are present at the school. Children below the age of six are being provided
education to develop their cognitive and social skills. There are approx 20 students of 3 to 6 year's age group are attended the day of
the activity like playdough and to provide support two teachers also present in that activity. Montessori method is applied for child
centred approach for children learning. Guidelines of Aistear and Siolta are incorporated to assist and support children for their
leaning and development. Caregivers work collaboratively with parents to facilitate play activities and other programs for their
development (Casey, et. al., 2019).
Activity plan for early age children
Date: 15th April
2022
Room: Pre-
school
Practitioners: 2 Children; 21 Age range: 3 to
6 years
Area of
provision
Sense of
belonging
Key area of
learning
Areas of Aistear Siolta reflected Regulations and
legislations
Identification
of playdough
Actual life
skills. Learning
Getting
independence of
Principles
Connection of children
Principles
 in early
2006 DCYA, 2019
ready to learn,
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