The Early Years Foundation Stage contains all the principles to help achieve positive outcomes for children and breaks them down into smaller units. The four main areas include;
» Unique child – Every child is a unique child, who is learning and can be resilient, confident, self-assures and capable.
» Positive relationships – Children learn to be strong and manage feelings through positive relationships.
» Enabling environment – Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, which their experiences respond to the own individual needs and there is a strong partnership between the practitioners and the child’s parents/carers.
» Learning and development – Children embrace learning and development in different rates and ways. The framework covers education and care of all children in early years’ provision, including children with special
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These can include; race, gender, ethnicity, sex and sexuality, economic status, disabilities, religious beliefs, age, political beliefs etc. It’s the examination of these differences in a positive, safe and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple acceptance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual.
Inclusion;
Inclusion is the state of being included, it is used by disability rights activists to promote the idea that all people should be freely and openly accommodated without restrictions or limitations of any kind. It is defined by some as the practice of ensuring that being feel as though they belong, are engaged and connected. It’s a universal human right whose aim is to embrace everyone, irrespective of their; race, sex and sexuality, disability, religious beliefs or anything other quality which can be perceived as different.
Every Child Matters has positive outcomes for children and young people, which