what are the 5 main types of childcare provision?
preschools
childminders
nannie
nurseries
nursery classes
is a voluntary setting maintained or not maintained?
maintained
what does maintained schools mean?
a school that is funded by the local authority
what are the two types of voluntary school?
voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled school
what is a voluntary aided school?
a school which is where the foundation or trust pay to help upkeep the school and is influenced by the foundation or trust
what is a voluntary controlled school?
usually have foundation or trust, a church it has some influence on the school but does not fund it.
what is a foundation school?
function in same way as maintained schools but more pressure put on governing body as it has it’s own governing body that employs staff and sets admission policies
what is a maintained community school?
must follow national curriculum they are funded by local authority
what is a trust school?
A school that is funded by a trust
what is a day nursery?
usually private and run by non profit making charities
paid for by parents or carers although their are also government funded places 3-4 years olds
often take babies to 5 year olds.
follow EYFS
what’s a nursery class?
usually attached to primary school. maintained.
3-4
follow EYFS
what’s a nursery school?
maintained or independent depends on nursery
not part of a primary school
what’ a pre-school?
pre school’s are often a voluntary setting often run by volunteer led parent groups
usually children of 2 years old
often in village hall or church hall
sometimes privately run
what is a children’s centre?
support children 0-5 years old and families
they are community based hubs often linked to a school or health care service.
they offer services such as: parenting classes, health visitor clinics, speech therapy, baby groups
help families in more disadvantage areas
what’s a childminder?
work in their own homes and look after one or multiple children. provides them with food, drinks, and resources. care for their welfare learning and development.
parents pay
need to follow correct ratios.
What does a nanny do?
they work in the families home. They can be a live in nanny or not.
care for children’s need throughout the day
parents pay.
what changes do government want to make to home-schooling?
greater local authority powers to do suitability check of education
limits on withdrawing children if their a safeguarding issue
possible requirements for annual review and contact with home educated children
What’s a community school?
. They are run by local authority which employs staff, owns the land and buildings and sets out what child is eligible for a place. follow national curriculum
what is an academy and free school funded by?
directly from government
what is an academy?
They can decide if they follow the national curriculum as they have more freedom than community schools but they do have to do GCSEs and SATS. academies can be apart of a multi academy trust
What’s a free school?
Government funded but not run by local authority. can set term times and if they follow national curriculum and pay for staff.
what’s a private school?
They charge fees to attend. Do not have to follow Government funding do need exams at 16. Sometimes depending on situation local authorities can pay for a child to attend.
No OFSTED
what are the different occupation roles for teaching?
early years educator
early years practitioner
room leader
teaching assistant
teacher/lecturer
head teacher
special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo)
designated safeguarding lead (DSL)
mental health lead
physical activity and nutrition coordinator (PANCo)
counsellor
careers advisor
mentor/pastoral support
