TAFE SA Diploma Assessment 1: Planning Cycle Report - Part 1

This report, prepared by a TAFE SA student, focuses on the planning cycle in early childhood education, specifically for the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50113). The assessment involves noticing, recognizing, and responding to the learning and development of three children through various observation methods, including controlled, naturalistic, and participant observation. The report details the collection of information from multiple sources, including family information forms and consultations, to analyze children's behaviors, strengths, and needs within the context of active learning environments. The student applies Erikson's Psychological Development Theory to support the children's learning and development, planning active learning environments, and demonstrating the ability to make learning visible through documentation for families.

Assessment 1 Part 1: The Planning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and
Respond
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Report.........................................................................................................................................1
Controlled Observation –.......................................................................................................1
Naturalistic Observation –......................................................................................................1
Participant Observation –.......................................................................................................1
Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form..............................................................................3
Reply – Permission....................................................................................................................3
Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form..................................................................................4
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form.....................................................................5
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student currently
undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of my studies, I am
required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So that I can get to know your
child better, I request that you please share some information with me................................5
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and Respond...................7
Recorded by: Tomas Edison...................................................................................................7
Name of child: Sara Smith.....................................................................................................7
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7.......................................................................................7
NOTICE.................................................................................................................................7
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information...............................................................7
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory................................................................8
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting.........................................................................................8
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN.........................................11
Child’s Name: Sara Smith....................................................................................................11
Child’s Age: 7 years.............................................................................................................11
Appendix –1: Permission to Observe Form.............................................................................14
Reply – Permission..................................................................................................................14

Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form................................................................................15
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form...................................................................16
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student currently
undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of my studies, I am
required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So that I can get to know your
child better, I request that you please share some information with me..............................16
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and Respond.................18
Recorded by: Tomas Edison.................................................................................................18
Name of child: Lara Root.....................................................................................................18
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7.....................................................................................18
NOTICE...............................................................................................................................18
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information.............................................................18
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory..............................................................19
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting.......................................................................................19
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN.........................................22
Child’s Name: Lara Root......................................................................................................22
Child’s Age: 7 years.............................................................................................................22
Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form............................................................................25
Reply – Permission..................................................................................................................25
Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form................................................................................26
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form...................................................................27
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student currently
undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of my studies, I am
required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So that I can get to know your
child better, I request that you please share some information with me..............................27
COMMENTS FROM PARENTS........................................................................................28
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and Respond.................29
Recorded by: Tomas Edison.................................................................................................29

Name of child: Kara Holder.................................................................................................29
Age of child: years 5 months 7.......................................................................................29
NOTICE...............................................................................................................................29
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information.............................................................29
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory..............................................................30
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting.......................................................................................30
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN.........................................33
Child’s Name: Kara Holder..................................................................................................33
Child’s Age: 6 years.............................................................................................................33

Report
Introduction
Child development planning is very useful to new parents nowadays. By this development,
parents can measure the growth of their child. Many institutes did this development planning
procedure. With the help of their children are physically and mentally developed in a certain
way.
With the help of different dated observations of three selected children, it is visible that, there
are three methods of observations considered in this study.
Controlled Observation –
By this observation, I have noticed certain changes amongst the children. Seeking contact,
maintaining contact, children avoid proximity, increasing reliability (Mcleod, 2019).
Naturalistic Observation –
By this observation, I have noticed certain changes amongst the children. Children easily
studied spontaneous opportunities, willingly generate new ideas in all activities
(Verywellmind.com, 2019).
Participant Observation –
By this observation, I have noticed certain changes amongst the children. Here children
willingly take participate, accepting peer scaffolding in any situation (Mcleod, 2019).
Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form
Dear parent/guardian,
I am a student currently studying Certificate III/Diploma of TFAE SA
During my course studies, I am required to gather and analyze information about children in
an education and care setting to plan for their interests, wellbeing, dispositions, and
involvement.
As part of these requirements, I would like to ask you for permission to observe your child;
this may include collecting written observations and/or samples or copies of your child’s
work.

I will ensure your child’s confidentiality by only using your child’s first name or initials in
their profile and s/he will not be identified in any other way.
Before you give your permission, it is important for you to understand that I am still learning
about child development and planning for children. The profile and plans will only be used as
part of my study requirements.
If you give permission for me to record information about your child for the purpose stated
here, please provide your signature in the Reply – Permission section below and return this
completed form to me as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Tomas Edison (student name)
Tomas Edison (student signature)
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Reply – Permission
I, Steve Smith give permission for Tomas Edison (student) to observe Sara Smith (my child)
for the purpose of completing TAFE SA study requirements.
Signature: Steve Smith Date: …………………

Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form
Print full name in space provided below.
NOTE: only parent or guardian can give consent for people/children under 18 years of age.
I, Steve Smith, give consent for the following child/ren to be photographed/filmed and
consent that these photographs/films can be used as part of assessment tasks for TAFE SA
study purposes only.
Please write names below for all educators and child/ren where consent is given:
1) (NAME – 1)
2) (NAME – 2)
3) (NAME – 3)
4) (NAME – 4)
5) (NAME – 5)
I retain the right to withdraw my consent, in writing, at any time.
Should I wish to withdraw my consent, I understand that this will only take effect from the
date of receipt of my withdrawal in writing.
Signature: Steve Smith
Contact phone number: xxxxxxxx
Date: ……………………

Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student
currently undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of
my studies, I am required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So
that I can get to know your child better, I request that you please share some
information with me.
Child’s name: Sara Smith Child’s date of birth: 13/11/2011
My care history (including current days in care):
I have been very careful to my child till now.
COMMENTS FROM CHILD
People in my family:
There are three family members in my family. My father, mother and me.
Things I do with my family:
We are a very happy family. All the household works, we do together. In every summer
vacation, we usually go on a trip.
Hopes and dreams, significant events, values and beliefs that are important to our family,
family care practices (e.g. sleep, mealtimes):
My hope is, I will be a Doctor and it is my dream. One of the most significant events in my
family is, we adopted a puppy & it was memorable for us. We believe that early risers are
healthy people and people should rise early in the morning and people must maintain their
mealtimes regularly at the proper time.

My interests: Things I am learning to do:
I am learning to do swimming, playing chess and all other activities for a healthy body.
Friends/people I like to spend time with:
I like to spend time with my family members mostly. Besides that, I have two girlfriends. I
also like to spend my leisure time with them.
COMMENTS FROM PARENTS
Add comments that you feel would help me to build a relationship with your child and that
would assist me to support their development and belonging. What strategies do you use at
home that may help in the service? What is important for you in your child’s day?
I, Steve Smith, usually take Erikson’s Psychological Development Theory for my child at
home. This helps me in the services. The most important thing to me is to observe and
understand the actual need of my child’s day.
Parent /guardian name: Steve Smith
Signature: Steve Smith
Date……………………………………..
Student name: Tomas Edison
Signature: Tomas Edison Date…………………………………….
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Signature: Alfred Noble Date……………………………………..

Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and
Respond
Recorded by: Tomas Edison
Name of child: Sara Smith
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7
NOTICE: Gather your information about the child from a variety of sources (observations,
family information form, consultations with colleagues and others)
On your assessment sheet follow the Tasks 6-8 and then complete this section ‘NOTICE’.
List the dates you did the observations and the methods of observations you used (attach all
observations)
Date of observation: Type of observation:
1 6/5/19 Participant Observation
2 8/5/19 Naturalistic Observation
3 10/5/19 Naturalistic Observation
4 12/5/19 Controlled Observation
5 14/5/19 Participant Observation
Other relevant information from the educators, stakeholders and professionals:
Children is under observation by skilled educators. Children usually encourage their playing
skills.
Family information:
Families of the children were very happy for the growth of their child in a unique way for this
TFAE SA.

RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information
Write a holistic summary of all information gathered from the analysis of your observations,
family information, and other relevant sources and specifically identify the child’s learning
and development for the following:
• reactions to the play environment and routines, through their social interactions and
relationships (behavior)
• strengths, interests and play preferences
• learning and holistic development
• The child’s voice (within the group)
• The voice of the child’s peers
• Any individual needs (from the family)
According to information gathered from the analysis of observations, family information and
other relevant sources, specifically the child’s learning and development have reached a
higher level than the previous level. Most of the children are very interested in their
respective playing skills. They have grown their strengths and play references in a unique
way. When the child is in a group and alone, the voice of the child was different. There is a
common suggestion for all the families of the children to take care of their children as
instructed by this study. So, children can encourage them self.
What conclusions do you make about the child’s learning and development needs?
As per collected information, it is clearly visible that children have grown in a positive
attitude. All the things they have learned from this study is strictly increased their vocational
skills as well as inborn skills in the future.
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory
Considering your analysis, identify a theorist and their theory that supports the development
of this child. Reference your research on this.
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, basic psychological
development is needed within the ten to twelve years after born of a child. This theory

includes, by playing the most interest sports by the child is indirectly developed child’s
phycological scenario. As per the study, here children are also in supervision of this child
developmental theory.
How will you use this theory to support the child’s learning and development?
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, it is confirmed that children
like to play their favorite sport. By playing the sport they have got a developed phycological
scenario. Here all the children are free to play their favorite sports or to do their favorite
activities for phycological growth.
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting:
TASK 12:
Student-organized a time with lecturer/assessor to share and discuss their noticing and
recognizing of three (3) children prior to commencing the RESPOND: Planning section of
this assessment (Ass1 Part1), Appendix 4 Planning and Appendix 5 Active Learning
Environment Plan
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:
RESPOND: Planning an active learning environment and implementing & evaluating
learning Plan and implement an active learning environment that responds to your analysis of
this child’s needs. Use the Active Learning Environments Plan (Appendix 5) and attach it to
this document for marking.
Mind map or list your ideas for active learning environments for this child’s needs?
(minimum of two)
1- A Routine
2- An indoor experience
RESPOND: Implementing and Evaluating your Active Learning Environment Plan