National Quality Framework and for Early Childhood Education Assignment

Assignment Task

Question 1

a. What is the National Quality Framework?

b. List and define the 4 components of the NQF.

c. What is the interrelationship between the National Law, Regulations and the Framework according to ACECQA?

Question 2

Access the National Quality Standards. List and briefly outline the purpose of the 7 Quality Areas.

Question 3

Under the National Law, services must deliver an educational program to all children being educated and cared for.

a. List the 3 Learning Frameworks currently used to guide educator practice.

b. List your services’ policies or procedures (or use Blue Bay Policies) that relate to the educational program.

Question 4

1. Identify which Learning Framework is relevant to your role and/ or service.
2. What are the learning outcomes of the framework?
3. Who are all the people who should be involved in developing, implementing and evaluating the programs we provide in our services?

Question 5

Briefly summarise the following of your relevant framework:

• Vision
• Early Childhood Pedagogy

Question 6

• List the Principles from the learning framework and briefly summarise how the 8 aspects are reflected in your service, including daily practices, experiences, and routines
• Discuss these reflections with a supervisor and record the process and outcome

Question 7

• List the Practices from the learning framework and briefly summarise how the 7 aspects are reflected in your service, including daily practices, experiences, and routines
• Discuss these reflections with a supervisor and record the process and outcome

Question 8

• Provide 3 examples of how YOU have supported the EYLF within your service, linked to a learning outcome – include how the vision ‘being belonging becoming’ guides your practice

Question 9

According to the EYLF “Different theories, world views and knowledges inform early childhood approaches and practices to promote children’s learning, development and wellbeing.”

• Choose 2 theorists and briefly explain how their theories relate to learning through play
• How do your values and beliefs relate to one of the theories you researched in part a?

Question 10

Your personal educator philosophy will evolve and develop over time with knowledge and experience.

Write a short paragraph laying a foundation for your personal professional philosophy.

Question 11

For the following 3 sectors within Children’s Education and Care, list the role characteristics and responsibilities of the educator in:

• early childhood
• Outside school hours care
• Education support

Question 12

1. Where can you source information on employment in Children’s Education and Care?
2. List 2 professional agencies/associations which support early childhood educators and services in the NT?
3. Where can you source specific information around your work role responsibilities and limitations? Who would you communicate a concern to, according to these workplace documents?

Question 13

a. Describe why as an educator it is important to follow service policies and understand their role in relation to:

• Rights and responsibilities
• Duty of Care
• Code of Conduct

b. How could this assist an educator in reviewing and improving own practice?

Question 14

Identify the principles for creating a professional development plan.

Question 15

Explain what SMART goals are and how you could use this technique to develop your personal goals.

Identify two (2) strategies you could use to measure progress and performance of your goal plan.

Question 16

List and briefly outline the 4 common Learning Styles.

Which Learning Style best describes your preferred method of learning?

Question 17

Effective communication skills provide the foundation for successful teamwork. Match the communication techniques listed below to the example:

• Active listening
• Body language
• Conflict resolution
• Sharing information – orally and written
• Open questioning
• Closed questioning
• Verbal Cues
• Non-Verbal Cues
• Tone of Voice

Question 18

Reflection is an important daily part of your role as an educator.

• In your own words, describe what reflective practice is.

b. According to the EYLF, what is the intention of reflective practice?

c . In order for reflective practice to be meaningful, educators must take action to improve their practices or develop their skills.

What are two of the questions the EYLF suggests educators should ask themselves?

Question 19

Your wellbeing at work matters

It affects your health, outlook, personal life and how you build relationships with children, young people, families, and colleagues.

What are the six key areas we need to focus on to maintain our own wellbeing as educators?

b. Select three of these areas where you feel you could make changes to help improve your mental health and wellbeing.

For each of the 3 areas, list two things you could do to improve them. An example has been provided to help you complete this question.

Area for improvement

Things I can do to improve my mental health and wellbeing

c. Refer to ‘Be you’ website and list two resources that you could access if you felt you needed extra support.

Question 20

Access the National Quality Standards, Education and care services National regulations and service policies (or Blue bay policies) to identify the relevant obligations for each of the below areas .

• NQS
• Regulation/Law
• Policy

Question 21

• What is the purpose of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child?
• List 3 rights that all children have relevant to an education and care setting. Choose 1 article from your list, and give an example of how you uphold that right for the children.

Question 22

• Access the Early Childhood Australia’s Code of Ethics and explain what your ethical obligations are as an educator.
• List the 5 steps in ethical decision making

Question 23

1. How is the term “duty of care” defined?
2. What is your legal obligation in relation to the reporting of suspected child abuse?
3. What is the hotline number for reporting child abuse?

Question 24

1. Match the type of abuse to the possible indicators or signs.

Types of Abuse:

• Physical
• Emotional
  Neglect
• Sexual

Exposure to family violence

1. According to the Human Rights Commision who are the 4 groups most vulnerable to abuse

Question 25

What are five of the complex and long lasting impacts of abuse on children’s development?

What is trauma informed care in Early Childhood Education?

Question 26

Read the scenario and answer the questions below.

Imogen (4 months) attends the service four days a week. She has been absent for two weeks. Imogen’s mother, Tayla (17 years) is a single, unemployed parent living on welfare payments. Tayla has no family support. Tayla tells the educator that Imogen has been crying a lot and she ‘can’t shut her up’.

On her first morning back, educator Jade changes Imogen’s nappy and notices signs of severe nappy rash – red patches, spots and blisters on her bottom. Imogen scrunched her face and cried as if in pain when Jade gently wiped her bottom with a soft cloth and water to clean the area. Imogen seemed to have very low energy and felt lethargic in Jades arms, Imogen was sucking on Jades shoulder and trying to put Jades hands in her mouth. Jade made a bottle straight away which Imogen drank and gripped the bottle sucking hard even once empty. Jade made another small bottle.

At rest time, Imogen cried and wiggled when placed on her back. She settled quickly when being held and rocked in Jade’s arms.

Question 27

Considering the holistic development of children,

a) List 5 factors which influence development?

b) List 6 factors that may lead to poor development.

Question 28

Theories of child development

a) Why is it important to promote healthy brain development in the early years?

b) How does this impact on future educational success?

Question 29

1. Why is it important to foster childrens natural curiosity and problem solving to develop positive dispositions for learning?
2. What learning outcome supports children’s development of positive learning dispositions?
3. Provide 3 ways you could enhance childrens opportunities to be emersed in challenge, curiosity and discovery?

Question 30

What is the Australian Early Development Census?

Question 31

Access the ACECQA Developmental Milestones Document.

• List the 5 developmental domains
• List 1 key milestone for each age group.

Question 32

1. Children’s development will vary according to each individual child. How does the EYLF define this?

2. List 3 strategies to ensure each individual child’s development is supported.

Question 33

1. Briefly explain how the developmental domains are interrelated to support a holistic approach?

2. Provide an example of a game or experience that encompasses multiple domains to support ‘the whole child’. Explain how the game supports the identified developemental domains.

Question 34

Using the below 3 strategies, list 3 ways (1 for each) you have encouraged children to participate in physical play that will promote the development of fundamental movement skills including fine and gross motor

• Arranging equipment
• Offer choice and spontaneity
• Using daily routines

Question 35

Communication and language development opportunities with children are endless through play and interactions.

Briefly explain how you can provide meaningful and enjoyable ways to promote positive language and communication in relation to:

• Group play
• Individual interactions
• Valuing childrens linguistic heritage
• Self expression, views and differences

Question 36

1. What are the principles of literacy development?

2. List 4 characteristics of a literacy rich environment

3. Briefly describe one meaningful opportunity provided to develop pre writing skills.

Question 37

• Select and read a developmentally appropriate story for a group of children and answer the questions below.
• How old were the children and how many were there?
• What principles of literacy development were present?
• How did you allow questions and comments throughout, while also staying engaged and focused on the story?
• How did you elevate the enjoyment of the story to capture and keep your listeners attention?

Question 38

How can the environments be arranged to support and encourage social play while also accommodating for childrens need for privacy, solitude or quiet?

Question 39

Describe a situation where you have supported children to make an informed choice around expected behaviour in a social situation, in a way that they can understand while promoting fairness and empathy?

Question 40

1. What are some of the physiological responses experienced by children when emotions are heightened?

2. Record a dialogue between you and a child when assisting to express and regulate emotions.

Question 41

Encouraging children to experience pride in themselves while building resilience necessary to persevere with challenges is crucial to childrens emerging autonomy

1. What is the learning outcome that supports this development?

2. Choose 4 examples of each of the below that supports this development from the EYLF

3. This is evident when children..

4. Educators promote this learning for all children when they..

Question 42

Understanding the planning cycle process

The children in the preschool room are learning about symbol systems – Specifically numbers.

To intentionally scaffold the childrens learning of numbers and their use applied to the concept of money briefly complete the questions below.

Note: This is just an exercise to understand the cycle of planning

• Information gathering – what is the childrens current knowledge?
• Questioning – What do we want to learn/discover to begin extending on current knowledge?
• Planning – What experience, conversation or activity will promote this through play?
• Acting – Whats happeng inside the experience? - resources, provications and explanation provided to children
• Reflecting – How did it go? Where to next?

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