CYPW children and young people's workforce
CYPOP 3 Lead
and manage an early years community based setting
This is a level 4 unit used for anyone who is involved with
leadership and management of a community based setting at level 3.
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Outcome 1expects you to .. Understand the purposes, benefits and key features of community
based early years provision
1.1 Explain
the purpose and features of community based setting
eg. look at how settings offer
a different selection of services eg how each type meets and serves local
need. Each provides learning opportuinities and a quality of care for
children.
1.2 Explain how a community based early
years setting can be an agent of community development
1.3 Describe the benefits arising from
community based early years provision for
children
parents/carers
the early years setting
the local community
Key features might include:
Outcome 2 expects you to .. Be
able to lead the team in a community based early
years setting
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2.1 Demonstrate leadership skills in own practice
Leadership skills may include:
effective communication
Involves maintaining confidentiality
unless doing so conflicts with a legal requirement or places the child
at risk, and respecting parents who enquire and are interested in finding
out about their child/ren's daily activity.
negotiation and empathy
consistency and fairness
leading change and modeling good practice
effective conflict management
coaching and facilitation skills
2.2 Implement activities
with the setting’s staff team to share and promote their understanding
of good practice - ie. how is good &
best practice shared in the setting, what meetings happen, events
and workshops to explore ways of doing things.
2.3 Implement strategies to create
and maintain a team culture among all of the staff and parents in a
community based early years setting - eg. update meetings,
understanding each other workshop,
2.4 Examine the effectiveness of own
practice in implementing the principles of community based early years
provision - self appraisal sample
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Outcome
3 expects you to .. Be able to
engage parents as partners
in the community based early years setting
3.1 Establish and maintain a relationship
of partners with the parents of an early years setting
3.2 Exchange information with parents about the progress
of their child’s learning and development
3.3 Involve parents in decisions about plans and activities
to progress their child’s learning and development
3.4 Involving parents in activities
of the early years setting
Involving parents
in activities may include:
providing the parent with an overview of the planning
for activities
giving guidance to the parent on which activities in which
to participate
explaining the purposes of the activities in which
the parent participates
working with a parent to enable them to share a specific
interest or skill with the early years setting’s children
creating opportunities for parents to contribute
to the play materials provided for the children by the early years setting
supporting parents to participate in the early years
setting’s curriculum provision for its children
Outcome
4 expects you to ..
Be able to engage parents in the management/decision
making processes of an early years setting
4.1 Explain the role of the parent
management committee/support group in a community based early years
setting
4.2 Demonstrate support to parents’ involvement in the parent
management committee/support group of a community based early years
setting
Outcome 5 expects you to ..
Be able to provide learning opportunities
to support parents’ participation in a community based early years setting
5.1 Utilise the informal learning opportunities
arising from parents’ participation in activities to promote the learning
and development of their own child and the setting’s children
5.2 Give a detailed account of a learning
activity provided by the setting for its parents to develop their understanding
of its early years curriculum, to include
why the activity was appropriate for the setting’s parents
how the setting encouraged parents to participate in the
activity
5.3 Provide parents with information
about resources to enable them to develop the knowledge and skills
to participate effectively in the parent management committee/support
group of the setting
Outcome
6 expects you to .. Be able
to manage the resource, regulatory and financial
requirements for a community based early years setting
6.1 Explain the regulatory requirements of the work setting
and the lines of responsibility and reporting
... registering as a data handler
... registering with an inspection body eg. ofsted
... securing support - PLA, PACEY, LA early
years department,
6.2 Explain how human resources are managed within the setting
6.3 Demonstrate how systems of resource management operate
in the work setting
6.4 Demonstrate how financial systems in the setting are
operated and accountability maintained according to appropriate standards
National occupation standards for practice, performance, knowledge
and understanding
CCLD 311: Provide leadership for your team
CCLD 317: Work with families to enhance children’s learning
and development
CCLD 324: Support the delivery of community based services to
children and families •
CCLD 329: Work with a management committee
CCLD 338: Develop productive working relationships with colleagues
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International
perspectives on leadership, planning and being involved with the
management of an early years setting
Good reading from PENN STATE's USA website
Rediscovering the joy in our work article
Intentional early years educators article
Partnering with each other article
Why
be an advocate.pdf - professional
confidence and what makes a beautiful day.pdf
Parents count and best practice tips articles -
these are an outstanding collection of tips and partnership ideas that
support you in supporting your parents, immensly important where they
in turn are helping to extend and develop practices for their own children's
care & learning and development.
Using reflection to inspire children's learning.pdf
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