Leading Through Transitions: Importance of Snack Time in Early Learning

LEADING THROUGH
TRANSITIONS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
“Snack time changing to an open bar rather than at a designated time”.....................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Transition are basically known as the moves of children and young people which they
make from home to the early learning stage, primary, secondary and beyond that stage (Uchenna
and et.al., 2021). Transition are part of the children and other people which helps them in
becoming the leader of their own life. The area of practice which is identified from the audit
findings and that will be discussed and explored in deep is “Snack time changing to an open bar
rather than at a designated time”. Snack time plays significant role in the life of children to learn
and practice various physical skills. This is also important for the parent to support their children
with the snack time so that they can play without any interruption and understand their own
responsibilities.
“Snack time changing to an open bar rather than at a designated time”
As per Early year foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, snack time plays
significant role in the development of the children and make them realize their own
responsibilities. Not only personal skills but snack time is also important for the development of
social skills in child. Snack time are always good for the child because it helps them in staying
focused and concentrated towards their study & homework. The snack time also gives proper
nutrients to the and keep the child hunger at bay. The impact of which they will never feel lazy
throughout the day and able to learn new things on a daily basis. Learning new things and able to
meet their self-care needs the snack time is very crucial such as within this snack time, parents
and educators can teach kids about changing nappies for their personal care & hygiene as per the
Nappy changing policy (Saxbe, Rossin-Slater and Goldenberg, 2018). However, on the other
hand, it is also critically analysed that too much snack time sometime distract the child from its
main work. Thus, it is important for the parents that should visualize the activities of their child
during the snack time. The parents and teachers have to encourage the children to serve their
own snack by their own because it helps them in becoming self-dependent. In case if the child is
not interest to eat snacks, it is the duty of parents and teachers that they should encourage them
to come to snack bar to drink some water. It will enhance their engagement.
Enhancing the voice of children is another most important part of the early stage learning
as per the EYES. The parents and staffs have to teach their children to speak more and more
during the snack time and also listen other viewpoints. It is the duty of the school staffs and

children that they should provide enough snack time to the children that they able learn different
languages and speak for themselves. Voice is the basic right of each and every people and kids as
per the UK fundamental rights legislation. This will help the children to improve their
communication skill, remain active at the time of listening others or lectures. Not only that,
raising voice during snack time will also allow the child to make proper decision. That’s why it
is the duty of the parents and school staffs that they arrange various activities such as circle time,
show and tell etc. during the snack time for the children which encourage them to speak and
express their own view points (Bernal and et.al., 2019).
During the Early stage setting and snack time, it is also important for childcare staffs that
they should give children voice through various options of emotions, feelings etc. If they fail to
do so, then the child will never able to learn how to stand and speak for the right and against the
wrong. The online education platforms such as YouTube channels helps the parents in teaching
their child how to speak new words (Bryce, and et.al., 2018). Not only that with the help of
online platform and apps, the schools and parents together help the children to identify and
understand what is good for their child and what is bad. The communication during snack time
will help the parents in enhancing their child learning and development.
As per the Childcare act, 2006 the childcare centre need to provide full security and safety
to the children at their place. It means they have to keep the record of the people along with the
photo who can meet and take the child during the snack time. The safety and security of children
is the most important part of the transition policy. That’s why it is the duty and responsibility of
nursery that they should maintain a ratio between staff and children stated EYES framework.
With this, they can ensure that each child is highly under the supervision of each staff and they
will protect the child from wrong things. During the snack time, children run here and there, so at
that time all staffs of nursery have to be keep themselves motivated in order to properly manage
the safety and security of kids. It is also important for the parents and nursery staff that they
should arrange around 30 to 60 minutes’ snack time for the children and encourage them to learn
good eating habits (Anderson, and et.al., 2018). This will help them to became independent and
do their own work by their own without any help. But on the other hand, it is also important for
the nursery staff that they should supervise each and every kid during the snack time period in
order to keep them secure. Further, providing lesson of how to clean own stuffs is also one of the
self-development session which the nursery and parents teach their kids during snack time.