Integration In Childcare

In this essay I will be considering how innovations in theory, policy and research have influenced the development of coordination, partnership and integration in childhood practice in my childcare setting in Scotland.

I will analyse the development of policies concerning children and young people in relation to my setting and the professional groups involved within my setting. This will include the introduction of building the ambition and the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, which from 2016 will enforce the need for the named person to take any concerns seriously and report as required. It will also increase provision to 600 hours which in turn will help to safeguard vulnerable two year olds by placing them into early year’s

It needs to have an identity which is defined by a shared matrix of interest.

The Community - In chasing their interest in their matrix, the members will engross each other in joint activities and discussions, help each other, and share information. The group will build relationships that enable them to learn from each other and they will care about their ranking with each other.

The Practice - A community of practice is not just a shared interest. Members of a community of practice are generally practitioners of some description and they will develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, and ways of addressing recurring problems, which in the childcare profession is called a shared

Previous to this Act there was no legal ruling to protect children from any forms of abuse. After a case in New York where a child’s family was prosecuted under animal cruelty laws the proceedings to forming the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in England and Scotland began. The charter made any sort of cruelty to children illegal. In 1989 the children’s act was the most meaningful piece of legislation and principles were formed based on the children’s right codes which are now called the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). One of the principles used within the nursery is Article 12 on children's voices being heard. Within the Fife Council Nurseries a learning wall is created from what the children are talking about and learning giving any visitors and enriched sight of what the children are doing within their time at nursery. This is also very useful for any other professional’s that come into the nursery as the individual children can choose to show professional’s/parents/carers their work at any time. Thus aiding communication and reflection with all parties