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EYE L3 WF 2 Holistic child development
1. Understand the expected patterns of babies’ and children’s development from conception to seven years old
- 1.1 Identify stages of human development from conception to birth
- 1.2 Identify sequences of normative patterns of development in babies and children from birth to seven years of age, to include: • cognitive • neurological and brain development • speech, language and communication development • physical • personal, social, and emotional development
2. Understand key milestones for holistic development from birth to seven years
- 2.1 Define the term holistic development
- 2.2 Describe holistic development from birth to seven years, with regard to: • cognitive • neurological and brain development • speech, language and communication development • physical • personal, social and emotional development
3. Understand the influence of key individuals and the importance of attachments that shape babies’ and children’s social world and underpin their holistic learning and development
- 3.1 Summarise theories around attachment
- 3.2 Explain the significance of attachment in relation to the key person approach
- 3.3 Analyse how attachment influences babies’ and children’s social world, including maintaining relationships, and underpins their holistic development
- 3.4 Identify ways babies’ and children’s learning and development can be affected by their individual circumstances and significant events in their lives, including biological and environmental factors
- 3.5 Summarise the impact of planned and unplanned change, transitions and significant life events on babies’ and children’s current learning and development needs
4. Understand the significance of physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing for babies’ and children’s development
- 4.1 Explain the impact of physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing for babies’ and children’s development
- 4.2 Describe the role and responsibilities of the key person when supporting physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing for babies’ and children’s development
5. Understand coregulation and self-regulation in children
- 5.1 Explain the terms: • co-regulation • self-regulation
- 5.2 Use examples to describe how early years educators provide opportunities for co-regulation in an early years setting
- 5.3 Describe how self-regulation changes according to a child’s age and stage of development
- 5.4 Analyse the significance of co-regulation for self-regulation
6. Understand a range of evidence-based theories and research that underpin early years development
7. Be able to prepare and support babies and children through transitions and significant events in their lives
- 7.1 Develop effective strategies to support children’s ability to manage significant life events and daily micro transitions
- 7.2 Reflect on how early years educators prepare babies and children for planned transitions
- 7.3 Summarise processes used in an early years setting to support individual children through micro transitions, making reference to the role of the key person