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In this essay my intentions are to focus on different policies in childcare settings and how they are important when working with children. It will explore Vygotsky’s (1934) theory in relation to working with children and how they learn through social interaction with others. The essay will then present how surroundings of childhood and experiences of children have transformed in significant ways.
All childcare settings should use policies with the purpose of providing healthy and safe surroundings to ensure children develop and learn. Policies are part of the law so they should be followed and have procedures in place to make certain the policies are followed correctly. OFSTED (The Office for Standards in Education) inspect settings and
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