ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING -
Wednesday 26 September 2007
7.30pm -
and a free BCMA sponsored seminar
Introduction to the Early Years Foundation Stage
UPDATE
This event was fully booked.
77 delegates attended and the feedback was very positive. Ann Glover, was voted in to remain Chair of BCMA and the special resolutions were passed unanimously.
Thank you to everyone who attended and all those who helped make the event such a success.
Introduction to
The Early Years Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards for learning, development
and care of children from birth to 5. It builds on, and will replace, the existing
Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, Birth to three matters framework and
the National Standards for Under-
Introduction to The Early Years Foundation Stage provided registered Childminders in the London Borough of Bromley with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the new framework.
The long introduction to making the framework mandatory provides Childminders with the opportunity to try out different types of planning and recording observations prior to the official introduction.
Presented by Jane Cole
Jane Cole is an independent early childhood consultant working
with practitioners, settings and local authorities. She has had a varied career in
many aspects of education including headteacher of a nursery school which offered
extended services including a range of provision for children up to three with their
parents and carers in a high quality family room.
Jane was also the early years adviser in Croydon working with the partnership team and staff in the voluntary, independent and private settings as well as school improvement services. She acted as support headteacher to the Forum for Maintained Nursery Schools based at Early Education supporting a website and producing a termly newsletter. This post offered many opportunities to work with colleagues across England and in the DfES.
In March 2004 she was appointed as one of the new team of Regional Directors, Foundation Stage, part of the Primary National Strategy. This post involved working on a number of national projects including, ‘Celebrating Young Children and those who live and work with them’ in partnership with Early Education, and with sixteen Local Authorities in London. As part of this team Jane contributed to the production of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.
BCMA’s Annual General Meeting was held during the evening.
DELEGATES AT THIS
FREE EVENT RECEIVED A
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE AND A COPY OF
BCMA’s EYFS OBSERVATION
RECORD BOOK
Early Years Foundation Stage
In our Newsletter we suggested that Childminders could
start to implement the new EYFS framework now in preparation for the official implementation
in September 2008. This statement has been challenged and it was implied that Childminders
implementing it early would fail an Ofsted Inspection.
Ann Glover, BCMA Chair, has contacted both the Department for Education and Skills
and Ofsted seeking clarification of the position. BCMA has received email responses
from both Departments. DfES response states ‘After all the principles of EYFS are
the essence of all good quality early years provision so there is no need to wait
until next year to implement them.’ and they went on to say
‘I commend you for seeking
to help childminders familiarise themselves with the EYFS through your website.’
Ofsted will be producing an official statement on their website shortly also confirming that it is acceptable to implement the framework before September 2008. We hope that this will clarify the position for all Childminders and those who support them.
We have now produced an observation booklet based on the new EYFS. Each book is designed
to record short observations on a child, links to the framework and next steps. It
includes information on doing observations, the EYFS and Early Learning Goals. It
will be a great way to share the child’s development and progress with Parents and
to evidence to Ofsted at inspections that you are implementing the framework effectively.
The booklets are available to Bromley Childminders and to others outside the Borough.
To purchase copies please visit our online Payments Centre
Bromley Childminding Association
Annual General Meeting
Jane Cole
UPDATE
This event was fully booked.
77 delegates attended and the feedback was very positive.
Ann Glover, was voted in to remain Chair of BCMA and the special resolutions were passed unanimously.
Thank you to Jane Cole, to everyone who attended and to all those who helped make the event such a success.
Together
we are already making
such a difference
to Childminding in Bromley