Sample Assignment on Childcare

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Name of the student
Name of the university
Author note

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Task 1: Personal philosophy statement
The Right to education and the right to pursue the course of interests of the children helps
to take effective steps to bring in changes in the education systems. I believe that the children
must be given the chance to choose from their interests, which will be helping them to inculcate
positive learning experiences. According to me, the chief function of the early childhood
educator (ECE) is to ensure that the children find their most proffered pathway and thereby bring
in progression in the academic fields. The view of Reggio Emilio clearly portrays that the
children must be given a chance to choose their viable subjects as it will be helping the same to
maintain positive growth in their processes (Hewett, 2001). Therefore, I believe that the four
elements that will be helping to enhance the learning experience of the children are being
discussed in this section of the report.
A. Setting goals for children
Setting the goals for the children helps in providing the same with a vast scope of
opportunities for growth and achievement. McLeod and Bleile, (2004) stated that the
enumeration of the goals for the children helps in delivering them with a purpose for undertaking
the specific educational activities. The identification of the purpose for education helps the
children in understanding the value for the education they receive and the manner in which they
can implement the same on their academics. The setting of the goal helps in the effective growth
of the children in the academic fields. It also helps the children in identifying the future aspects
of the education they undertake. The enumeration of the goals helps in maintaining the
competency of the early year childhood gains. While acting as an early life educator for the
children I must take steps to make the education more competitive to enhance the education
systems through the enumeration of both short and long term goal setting for the young. goal

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setting also influences the curriculum and its smooth functioning depending on the needs of the
children.
B. Focusing on children needs
Focusing on the needs of the children helps in identifying the different skills that are
inherent in the children and thereby guiding the same to bring in improvements in the set of
skills. The identification of the specific needs of the children through the preferences of the same
will be helping me to formulate a proper curriculum for the kids. It will be helping me to
redesign the different aspects of the curriculum and thereby incorporate different factors that will
adhere to the needs of the children. Identifying the issues that are faced by the children helps the
early life educator to formulate strategies to undertake steps to bring in changes in the
curriculum. Issues like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit
disorder (ADD) affects the natural responses of the children and it is responsibility of the early
life educator to identify the issues to plan the curriculum that sits the purpose of the
children(Dale, 2008). On the other hand, the interest of the children is again another factor that is
required to be processed by the early childhood educator to adhere to the changes in the
curriculum based on the identification of the interest of the children. I believe that I have the
capability of understanding the needs of the children and thereby formulate strategies to bring in
change in the education systems.
C. Encouraging children participation
The participation of the children in the education process is a crucial step that is required to be
taken by the educator. The involvement of the children in the processes helps in maintaining the
different aspects of the change in the curriculum. the children must be included in the decision

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making process as it will be helping to enhance the involvement of the same in the processes that
are planned by the educator. I believe that the participation of the kids in the processes of
education helps in boosting their self-confidence and security. School is a centre that helps in
boosting the child’s mental growth and maturity through the interchange of ideas and thoughts.
Involvement of the students is an enriching activity that is undertaken by the educator to bring in
efficiency in the educational processes (Wien, 2015). Development of internal motivation and
guidance helps in maintaining the efficiency of the functions of the module that is adapted by the
educator. I believe that the empowerment of the children can be undertaken through the active
participation of the same in the activities through innovative experiences, which helps in leaving
a everlasting trail on the lives of children in my care.

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References
Dale, N., 2008. Working with families of children with special needs: Partnership and
practice.Routledge.
Hewett, V.M., 2001. Examining the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. Early
Childhood Education Journal, 29(2), pp.95-100.
McLeod, S. and Bleile, K., 2004. The ICF: A framework for setting goals for children with
speech impairment. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 20(3), pp.199-219.
Wien, C.A., 2015. Emergent curriculum in the primary classroom: Interpreting the Reggio
Emilia approach in schools. Teachers College Press.

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Task 2: Curriculum Approaches
The differences in the approach to teaching are dependent on the functioning of the early
childhood educators and the manner in which they evaluate the needs of the students. The
teaching method is developed through the study of different resources and the study of the
philosophical contexts that fits into the systems of educating the children more efficiently. The
identification of the different flaws in the previous curriculums helps in identifying the key
issues and thereby bring in changes in the systems. The three examples of pedagogical
approaches include the Reggio Emilio Approach, the Montessori Method, and the High/Scope
Approach.
Activity Daily routine
Introduction of the students with one another helps in integrating
the class
Encouraging the engagement of the students by asking the same
to share their intro to make the class aware of the fellow class
mates
Students also demonstrate art work.
Tutor introduces themselves in the snack sessions to make them

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identify themselves
Introduction of new ideas and activities to the children
Teacher involves students to teach them of the discipline and
ethics
Tutor facilitates interaction between the students to improve their
communication ability
Analysis
The Montessori style of education created by Dr. Montessori is a method of child
education, which is based on scientific observation and reasoning of the growth process. the
method that was applied by Dr. Montessori’s approach is being tested in the different modules
and thereby has brought about changes in the systems of education. the identification of the
approach helps the teacher in providing the students with the best classroom atmosphere that will
be helping to enhance the studying abilities through enumeration of a sense of order,
independence, and freedom without limits (Giovannini, 2000).
1. How the Willow Oak Montessori curriculum reflects on my personal standpoint of
the child and educators.
The Willow Oak Montessori approach helps me to understand the different aspects of the
change in the educational environment that helps in the inducing efficient learning attributes
based on the identification of the needs of the students.

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2. How individual and group strengths, interests and goals in conjunction with the
Framework’s Learning Outcomes are planned for
The Willow Oak Montessori Method helps in maintaining the different roles to the
students through breaking them down in multi-ageing groups. The elder students are given the
post of leadership (Cossentino, 2005). It has helped in maintaining the proper functioning of the
educational systems. The different bonds that are shared by the educators and the students are
based on the identification of the needs of the students and the manner in which the learning
cycles are enhanced. The proper enumeration of the classroom environment helps in maintaining
the different levels of change in the systems and the functioning of the students (Sobe, 2004).
3. How the curriculum planning format records each child’s participation in the
program and the opportunity for children and family to comment on and provide
feedback about the curriculum. How families and children can actively contribute to
future planning in order to support the learning, development and interests of the
children.
The curriculum that is devised by the Willow Oak Montessori education helps teachers to
observe the children during work and play and thereby record their interactions. It helps th4e
teachers to understand the psychologies of the students. On the other hand, the active
participation of the families helps in bringing in changes in the schedule of the children through
the better understanding of the children and their capabilities. The active participation of the
parents helps to bring in changes in the systems that are undertaken by the Montessori teachers
(Elkind, 2003).

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4. How the program format is accessible, flexible, easy to use and interpret by staff
and families.
The respect of the youngsters and the understanding of their needs relating to education is
facilitated through the understanding of the needs of the children and thereby devising strategies
to bring in changes in the systems.
5. How documented assessment and critical reflection and evaluation by educators is
included. Does it include what children know, say and can do? Is there evidence that
shows how this assessment/evaluation leads to future curriculum decision making
that extends children’s learning?
Documentation of the child’s experiences helps in maintaining the different levels of change in
the curriculum that helps the teachers to bring in changes in the systems of education.
2. The High/Scope Approach
The HighScope approach is based on the assumption of the involvement of the students in the
learning practices and the manner in which the practices helps to enumerate learning materials,
ideas, and people.
Example of a daily curriculum plan for Alderwood Early childhood Centre
Activity Daily routine
Greeting Time Asking the students to pick a color as they enter the class
Segmentation of the children based on their choice of color

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Planning time Segmentation of the children in groups and thereby introducing
them to the value of sharing
The instructor asks the students to hold hands which symbolizes
the cooperative action of the students
Work time Teacher involves the students through different toys that helps
in enumerating the formal learning discourse
Empathy of the teacher helps in the identification of the issues
that are faced by the students
Analysis
1. How the format reflects or does not reflect your view of the child and educator
I find the HighScope idea to be contradicting with my philosophy as the idea portrays light on
the materials that will be helping to bring in changes in the educational systems whereas my
philosophy focuses on the goal centric approach that helps in the progression of the students.
2. How individual and group strengths, interests and goals in conjunction with the
Framework’s Learning Outcomes are planned for.
The constructivist theory helps in delineating the fact that interactions helps in the better
identification of the issues and thereby bring in changes in the educational systems. However, the
HighScope approach is aimed at understanding learning attribute rather than teaching.

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3. How the curriculum planning format records each child’s participation in the
program and the opportunity for children and family to comment on and provide
feedback about the curriculum. How families and children can actively contribute to
future planning in order to support the learning, development and interests of the
children.
The daily observation of the kid’s improvements is facilitated through the KDI’s which helps in
the identification of the issues that is faced by the students and the manner in which they can be
outnumbered. It helps in the proper identification of the change needs in the educational systems.
4. How the program format is accessible, flexible, easy to use and interpret by staff and
families.
Parents and families must take part in the different activities of children as it helps in maintaining
the proper progression of the children in the education problem. The education program is
accessible to the parents to bring in changes in the systems of the children’s education.
5. How documented assessment and critical reflection and evaluation by educators is
included. Does it include what children know, say and can do? Is there evidence that
shows how this assessment/evaluation leads to future curriculum decision making that
extends children’s learning?
The welcome packets has helped in integrating the interest of the parents and bring in changes in
the education systems through the identification of the needs of the students through subtle
observations. it helps in maintaining the different levels of change in the education systems.

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3. Reggio Emilio Approach
Reggio Emilio principle breakdown for Parkview children’s center
Principle Breakdown
Child’s image The student’s right to choose their own interests
The students are a source of inspiration and strength
Children’
relationships
and interactions
Undertaking conversations with parents during group activities
Parent’s role Open door policy helps in undertaking steps to engage the parents of the
students to involve themselves
Classroom
environment
Well organized shelves helps students to find learning materials at ease.
Analysis
1. How the format reflects or does not reflect your view of the child and educator.
The approach reflects my understanding of the teacher’s role which helps in maintaining the
goal oriented functioning of the students.

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2. How individual and group strengths, interests and goals in conjunction with the
Framework’s Learning Outcomes are planned for.
The enumeration of the social teamwork, as per the approach helps in maintaining the different
aspects of changes in the educational frameworks.
3. How the curriculum planning format records each child’s participation in the
program and the opportunity for children and family to comment on and provide
feedback about the curriculum. How families and children can actively contribute to
future planning in order to support the learning, development and interests of the
children.
The observation of the teachers helps in maintaining the different levels of change in the systems
of the learning attributes. it helps in identifying the issues that are faced by the children and
thereby bring in strategies to mitigate.
4. How the program format is accessible, flexible, easy to use and interpret by staff
and families.
Parents contribute to the approach through providing their views with the teachers for making
them better understand the psychologies of the students. It will be helping the teacher to bring in
strategic changes in the systems.
5. How documented assessment and critical reflection and evaluation by educators is
included. Does it include what children know, say and can do? Is there evidence that
shows how this assessment/evaluation leads to future curriculum decision making that
extends children’s learning?

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The Reggio-Emilio curriculum documents is based on the identification of the child centric
philosophies through interactions with the same. Documentation of the child psychologies and
observations of the same has helped in maintaining the different levels of change in the
education systems.
Proposed curriculum planning format implemented across a five day learning period.
The proposed curriculum is a philosophy designed for preschool and primary education. The
pedagogical technique bases its assumption based on the views of self-expression, active
learning, class arrangement, daily schedule, and assessment.
Day Activities
Self-expression Dynamic
learning
Class
arrangement
Daily
schedule
Assessment
1. Teacher asks
students to introduce
themselves
Tutors
introduce
children to
the learning
modules.
Arrangement
of materials
to ensure that
the students
find the study
materials
Tutor draws
up an
evaluation
manual
depending on
the level of
interaction
with the
Observation
of student
behavior

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students
2. Teaching the proper
communication
methods to the
students
Picking up
learning
materials
The teachers
provide
teaching
materials to
the kids.
Usage of
presentations
and charts for
making the
topic more
viable to the
students
Correction of
the mistakes
done by the
students
3. Children learn the
manner in which
communication on
paper can be
promoted
Children
engage in
group
activities
Identification
of the
learning
capabilities of
the children
Children
watch
educational
film to
enhance their
understanding
Children
interactions
4. Identification of the
needs of the students
through interactions
Children
engage in
practical
skills
Testing the
children
Children go
for an
educational
field trip.
Teachers
through
photographs
document
Analysis

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Self-expression
Self expression is a method where the teacher encourages students to involve in interactions with
the peers where the teacher uses less off hands-off tutoring and more off explanatory teaching
which helps students to communicate with one another.
Dynamic learning
The dynamic learning principle helps in identifying the responsibility of the students to engage
themselves in the learning and thereby assess in the manner in which the learning can be more
efficient. It helps in the proper functioning of the education systems through the active
participation of the students and the teachers in the process.
Class arrangement
The class arrangement and the equipments functions like props which helps in maintaining the
extensive learning attributes of the students in the context. The key elements of the change is
based on the following factors:
• Child interests (for instance kindergarten kids are fascinated by art, housekeeping, or blocks.
• Enumerating different Opportunities for supporting concepts and skills and practical use of
those abilities
• Teachers choose materials on the basis of encouragement
Daily Schedule

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The daily scheduling helps in undertaking the plan-do-appraisal, which helps in the proper
functioning of the educational aspects of the change in the structure and the functioning of the
education systems. It helps the teachers to enumerate plans for the children and thereby lookout
for its implementation and afterwards it analyzes the results of their operations. Assessment
Teachers record unusual behaviors, statements, and things that help them to comprehend a
child’s way of thought and learning. Teachers make use of twofold mechanisms to assist them in
compile data, portfolio and important experiences note form. This curriculum’s observation
record is further used to evaluate children’s development.
1. How the format reflects or does not reflect your view of the child and educator.
I believe that the involvement of the students in the particular activities will be helping the
teachers to understand the different aspects of the change in the systems of education and
thereby bring in modifications in the same. It reflects the model that I might apply for my
students.
2. How individual and group strengths, interests and goals in conjunction with the
Framework’s Learning Outcomes are planned for.
As per my personal philosophy and the attributes of dynamic learning children are to an extent
responsible for their education. Education is dependent on the curriculum plan where instructors
provide learning materials to children and observe the manner in which they utilize the same.
3. How the curriculum planning format records each child’s participation in the program
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the curriculum. How parents and children can actively contribute to future planning to
support the learning, development, and interests of the children.
My curriculum plan is based on the valuation of the need of the students and thereby delivering
them with the same to enhance their educational experience.
4. How the program format is accessible, flexible, easy to use and interpret by staff and
families.
The involvement of the parents in the educational structure helps in identifying the capabilities of
the students and thereby brings in modifications in the systems of education. It helps in
maintaining the steady performance of the students and their progression.
5. How documented assessment and critical reflection and evaluation by educators is
included. Does it include what children know, say and can do? Is there evidence that shows
how this assessment/evaluation leads to future curriculum decision making that extends
children’s learning?
Documentation of child behavior helps in identifying the issues faced by the child and thereby
formulate strategies to mitigate the same to bring in efficiency in the functioning.

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References
Cossentino, J., 2005. Ritualizing expertise: A non-Montessorian view of the Montessori
method. American Journal of Education, 111(2), pp.211-244.
Cox, M.V. and Rowlands, A., 2000. The effect of three different educational approaches on
children's drawing ability: Steiner, Montessori and traditional. British Journal of Educational
Psychology, 70(4), pp.485-503.
Elkind, D., 2003. Montessori and constructivism. Montessori life, 15(1), p.26.
Giovannini, J., 2000. The Montessori Method. Architecture, 89(6), pp.116-121.
Sobe, N.W., 2004. Challenging the gaze: The subject of attention and a 1915 Montessori
demonstration classroom. Educational Theory, 54(3), pp.281-297.

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Task 3
Developing a learning curriculum that incorporates children from Aboriginals and Torres
Strait Islanders people
The education and healthcare of the Aboriginal people are often hampered through the
different racist policies and statutes. It has affected the livelihood of the people living in the
external regions. MacNaughton and Hughes, (2007) stated that the inclusion of the different
early childhood learning programs will be helping the communities to grow and thereby bring
forth changes in the lifestyle. The programs will be helping the community to take part in the
different functions that are planned by the government to ring in changes in the nation. The
Educators Guide to National Quality Standards for Australia helps in identification of the
different cultures that are inherent among the Aboriginal communities (Sumseon et al., 2009).
The HighScope method portrayed an improvement in the learning attributes of the children from
underprivileged backgrounds in US. The introduction of quality education to the children has
helped in maintaining the balance in their growth and development as responsible citizens of the
nation (Currie, 2001).
The development of the early childhood curriculum for children from Aboriginals and
Torres Strait Islanders people helps in the identification of the position of the Native Australians,
which is affected by exploitation and colonization. The cultural competence that is portrayed in
Early Years Learning Framework for Australians requires knowledge, skills, and attitude to
cope in various situations of the deficiencies that are faced by the indigenous communities
(Vinson, 2009). The different aspects of the change in the educational systems are dependent on
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improved healthcare and educational practices. It has helped in the assimilation of the different
political interferences in the functioning of the education systems while operating as per the
needs of the aboriginals. Australian Institute of Family Studies (2011) offers the different
contradictions to the beliefs as it highlights the following points:
• The non-aboriginal teachers must have a knowledge of the different cultures of the aboriginal
children to facilitate the best practice of providing proper education.
• Diversity management is again a consideration that must be taken by the teachers in order to
work with the diversity in the culture of the students without affecting the different aspects of the
sentiments
The transforming nature of education has helped in identifying the issues that are faced by the
aboriginal people and the manner in which strategies can be formulated top bring in changes in
the approach of teaching (Neegan, 2005).
Respect Respecting the beliefs and the cultures of the aboriginal people (Battiste, 2002).
Love Demonstrating of the faith that the Aboriginal students also can prosper through
the proper execution of the education systems (Castagno, 2008)
Truth Development of result based teaching which will be portraying the success of the
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References
Aikenhead, G., 2001. Integrating Western and Aboriginal sciences: Cross-cultural science
teaching. Research in Science Education, 31(3), pp.337-355.
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES, INFORMIT, & RMIT PUBLISHING.
(2011). Families & society collection.Melbourne, Vic., Australia, RMIT Pub.
Battiste, M., 2002. Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy in First Nations education: A literature
review with recommendations. Ottawa: Apamuwek Institute.
Castagno, A.E. and Brayboy, B.M.J., 2008. Culturally responsive schooling for Indigenous
youth: A review of the literature. Review of Educational Research, 78(4), pp.941-993.
Currie, J., 2001.Early childhood education programs. The Journal of Economic
Perspectives, 15(2), pp.213-238.
MacNaughton, G. and Hughes, P., 2007. Teaching respect for cultural diversity in Australian
early childhood programs: A challenge for professional learning. Journal of Early Childhood
Research, 5(2), pp.189-204.