Chapter 1

• What is a voluntary provision?

  A provision that has been set up by donations and voluntary Cook contributions. It may be run by charities church groups, the local community and parents may have to give donations to cover the cost. parents/carers may have to stay to supervise. If children, I left alone with staff, the setting will have to be registered and inspected by OFSTED.
• What is a private provision?


  Parents need to pay for the provision. Setting needs to be registered and inspected by OFSTED. The settings could be a créche, workplace, nursery, Private Day Nursery, or childminders home.
• What is a statutory/maintained provision?


  The term is used for settings that a government funded as they have to be available by law. They are registered and inspected by OFSTED.
• What is an independent provision?


  It is not paid by the government/state funding. Parents are usually charged for them. Schools have to follow the EYFS framework. Inspected by OFSTED.
• What is homeschooling (provision)?


  Parents have the right to educate their children at home. Education act 1996.
• Definition. What does OFSTED stand for?


  Office for standards in education, children, services and skills.
• What does OFSTED do?


  They inspect and regulate services that provide education and skills for all ages.
• What does holistic mean?

  The idea that the parts of something are interconnected, so looking at the whole rather than individual parts. So all round Kenneth, with an appreciation of the contribution of each care need to overall well-being.
• What does DBS stand for?


  Disclosure and barring service. Part of the suitability checks made on individuals caring for CYP under 18.
• Childminders

  • Work in their own homes.
  • Look after other peoples children, while also caring for this.
  • Work alone.
  • Choose the hours they work and the services they provide.
  • Provide lots of care for the children. Holistic care and learning experiences.
  • Some employ people, so they can look after more children and stay in ratio.
• Childminders part 2

  • Need to do training.
  • Early years register is ages 0 to 5. Inspected by OFSTED in terms of the early years statutory framework.
  • Childcare register:
  • Compulsory registration ages 5 to 8.
  • Voluntary registration: ages 8+ years.
• Nannies

  Usually care for babies/children belonging to one family in that families home.

  Sometimes nannies live in the family’s home.

  Carry out some of the rules to Childminder.

  work alone.
• How do you know the agencies help?

  1. placement: bring the and nannie and family together, so they have a positive relationship.
  2. Contract: ensure they have a valid and reasonable job.
  3. Suitability checks: recruitment and safety checks (DBS), first aid, employment history.
  4. Legal obligations, offer advice about contracts, pensions and tax.
• Nursery provision – Day, Nursery

  Care for 0 to 5-year-olds. Private parent pay. Open all year long. must stay in ratio. Inspected by OFSTED. Children mepet a criteria the government pay.
• Nursery provisions – statutory/maintained


  Part of a school. Don’t have to pay. OFSTED inspect them. Only open in term time. Take ages 3 to 4.
• Preschools


  Provide three hours of sessional care. Similar to daycare. Voluntary setting so there is no cost. Parents involved a lot. Ages 2