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When I am helping to support healthy eating in my setting they may not want to eat the food that is laid out for them, which is fine but they have to have a drink. But for the children that have something to eat I would ask the placement if I could take one if they know there is enough food for me and I would sit down with them on the table that they are eating at and I would eat it with them and if they ask me about the food or why I am sitting there I would tell them I am having this food because it is good for me as it will help me to keep growing and be tall and it will help to get smart.

Once I have had my snack I would say that it is a very good idea that I eat all of my food because it gives me all of the right amount of vitamins and things inside of the food that will help me to become tall and help me learn new things, also when I am with them with the snacks I would ask them if they knew whether the food was healthy or unhealthy.

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In placement we get out some dresses and some things like pirate outfits and police outfits, and child B who is a little boy puts on a  "girls" dress then all of the children go up to him and ask why he is wearing a girls outfit so I say to them that he can wear anything he likes its not only for girls, boys can wear them to. I also say that I sometimes wear boy clothes (I don't really). Im just trying to make sure that they all understand that they can wear and do what they like but they need to know some boundaries when It comes to what they should say and what not to say to other children that can possibly hurt the other childs feelings.
I would allow the children to do which ever activity they want to whether it was a space themed, a home corner or even just reading, I wouldn't tell them what they should do as what they are doing might be apart of what they might feel passionate about like going into space or like to look at images about it.

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When I am in my setting I have suggested that we should try and do an activity that should get them to talk such as 'what's the time Mr wolf' they seemed to enjoy this and this will also get them to talk to one another as one at a time they would say a number for the time.

when they are outside they have access to a small area to be able to run around they are able to run around on some concrete and plenty of grass but also they have access to hide behind the grave stones to play hide and seek. But not only this they have another field where it is very open and they can have a lot more space to run around and play games but there isn't many things that they have access to unless we bring out some hoola hoops or some balls. I feel they the placement should find a near by park and ask for the parents confirmation that they are able to do this. If they are able to take a trip over there and give them something different to do other than just run around on the grass. I also feel that they can add some other things such as a climbing frame but this will also cost them money to find the space or expand the little outdoor area.

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When I am in placement me the teachers and the all of the children go out onto rather large field and we set up some cones yo make sure that they don't go out of them then we set them all into groups for example we would say anyone who is wearing blue then once we have them they would run to the other side. then it will be another group until all of the children have gone to the other side with the other teachers as there would be two up one end with me then 2 or 3 up the other end. we would keep doing this until it is time to go back inside to get them ready to go home.

With this activity it helps the children to know the importance of keeping healthy and have regular exercise, this will also try get the children into a routine of regular exercise but with the food we allow them to have it is a healthy option for them whilst they are trying to keep themselves healthy in and out the setting.

This activity is helping them by showing them how they can keep healthy with exercise every day where ever they are even if it is in school or outside of school with friends or family, when we are doing running in my placement we are allowing them to have the freedom they want to have with friends and play what they want so the more they run the less they may think it is actually helping them to keep healthy.

With the activity that I had planned it helped them by showing them that they should be having at least some type of exercise a day but also we would encourage them to keep running by saying come on you can do it keep goingand it looked like they was having fun because they liked to race against each other.

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When I was thinking of what to suggest to placement about what to bring up about what to suggest about healthy eating I had thought about a fruit bowl, this would include cut up apples, sliced grapes, a couple of strawberries and a few blueberries. this will also allow the children to try something different maybe a child might not have had a blueberry before. This will also give the children a variety of vitamins. This is a good idea because i thought it would halp the child to develop better. Giving them a mixed amount of fruit will give them a healthy choice in foods.

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In my setting if there was a risk such as if there was a plug socked without a plastic cover in it I would ask one of the co-workers if they have any of them left or if there is anything that we can just put over it to avoid a child from getting seriously injured or could even cause death.
I will then be able to make sure that the manager knows about it so something can be done about it and not just left un-covered. If the placement would need me to I would write up about it and to make sure that someone knows about it afterwards but I would also try and fine something to go round it so the children wont be able to put anything in them.

But a risk that I have done in the placement is when a child spilt a drink I had made sure that no one had gone near the puddle by putting a chair over it then I would get a few tissues or the mop depending on how big the spillage was, then I would get the majority of the mess cleaned up, just enough so that the children wont be able to slip over and get hurt. where I have cleane up the puddle on the floor I was able to stop and accidents happening such as children slipping over and bumping their heads on the floor or table.

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When I had done all of my observations I had learnt how I can identify ways of their development instead of just watching them I could know where their weakness is and find activities that will help improve them for when they go to a primary school. I also learnt that I am able to write the placements observation sheets and have gotten a better understanding of some of the different observations that can be written in very different ways and can give you a better understanding on how well the child is developing and how they are interacting with other children and adults. * Also when I get feedback off of my reflections I can understand where I am roughly on how I am progressing in my placement. When I get the refelections back I also will learn how I can improve on activities which will help improve their development.

when I am looking at my reflection of my work I will then be able to see what I have done well on or what type of things I would need to improve on such as when a situation occurs with the children and i'm not sure about what to do my supervisor can talk to me about it at the end of the day and tell me how I can try and solve it on my own.

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When I did my risk assessments in placement I got a better undertanding of how to write them and how I can improve on them because then I will be able to see how it can affect someone if they are noted then see if there is any actions that may concern someone such as the child's setting. It also helps me because then I case if there are anything else that I can add or that won't be relevant to the assessments. I have learnt completing these activities is that is that I can react I the right way when something happens of it something needs to be done because I would of had all or most of the information I need to do this.

Doing all of these observations and risk assessments havent really changed my mind on what type of setting I would like to be in but also these have helped me a lot with going into a setting because I will know how to do all of this for when I get a job in a setting that I want to go in and I think it has opened some opportunities that May happen because I know how to write up observations and risk assessments as I have done it before.

What I find hard in the early years settings is that I have to keep track of all the children's development because if they are falling behind on some things then I have to be able to get them up to their age range. But I must know most of the development stages that I have been given in order for me to tell. But what I found easy was just taking care of them and I know the dangers that may occur so I change it a little bit so there is less of a risk that that can happen I don't think really affects anything because I know how to change it so nothing happens to them.

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I have learnt so much whilst I have been at placement because I have learnt how they appreciate a child's effort at an activity because at first I thought you just tell the how well they did or just wrote in their books for parents to see but my placement gives them stickers that has a brief saying of what the child did so I get a better understand of what I can write for when I do it for them.

A second thing I have learnt is that I now know how to write their observations. This can be very useful because if they are all busy they may ask me if I can do one or two, so now that I have done 3 types of observations I can do them in my setting if they really need me to I will be able to do it and understand what type of things to look out for because I have been given a development sheet in months of ages. So I will know roughly where a child should be in their age groups.

Thirdly I have learnt that risks can happen in any place at any time. In my setting that make sure that everything that is or could be dangerously toachild is either put up high or away in places where children aren't aloud to go. I also understand the because our setting is between 2 and 5 years we have to have toys that aren't that small because some of the kids still put toys in their mouths that shouldn't be in there because they are to small such as toy foods. They lay foods out like this but they aren't small enough to swallow and get stuck.

I have also learnt how to properly approach the parents if their are any concerns, it isn't me that does it but if I need to do it then I would speak to them away from all of the other parents about a situation that has came up with their child and what they want done about it or if they need help sorting this situation out at home, maybe the placement can give them good ideas on how they can make what happened stop for next time.

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I feel that my progress towards personal development has very much improved because I have more understanding on how to work in a setting such as a pre-school because at the beginning I was shy from not knowing where stuff is and how I should act in a setting like this but the more as I got into the setting the better I understood the do's and don'ts on what I can do with the children. Also I know how to react when some plans change such as going into the church room was a change so I knew how to get myself and the children ready to move to different areas in pairs.

My professional development has changed a lot because before I started college I didn't really know much about what children go through and all the amount of stuff children go through such as emotions and having to learn new things every day. But now I know that children need to be supported every day all the time. I knew a few things because on my 5 year old cousin ,niece and nephew but I wasn't around gem enough to understand the things that a child can go through at a young age. I also now understand about what type of activities help them be improved on speech, social and controlling their emotions

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When I get in in the mornings I will go straight to the kitchen put my stuff away and then ask someone what they want me to and today they gave me an activity that I had to set up a "zoo" with a bowl of water for the sea creatures a part of stump from a tree for the toy monkeys and snakes stuff like that and a shelter for any types of animals I want to put under there this was all put on a massive black tray I set out as many animals as I can but I also put down a few sea shells and stones just to get a good variety of textures.

At the end of the day we went into the church next door and we had all practised their nativity songs for the nativity play that is in a few days.i could improve with enabling play environments by getting my activity done more quickly so I can get more done. My strengths in creating a play environment is that I can create an eye catching activity this will draw the children in but when they play this activity they all end up play the game to get her so this develops their speech more but my weaknesses is I can't get the activity done just before the parents and children come in so I just about finish when they all start coming into the room. What I find hard is helping decide what they want to lay out because they have already discussed about what they want to lay out also I wouldn't know what develops the children more. The parts I find easy is when I get my activity and I know how to lay it out in a good way so it looks fun to play with.

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Communication will effect all the aspects of my placement because we're I haven't been where I am very long I won't know as much as what the staff will know Sony communication with others will help me get guided. Into the right path of the do's and don't of the workplace but not only that but how to work with a child during a transition or through a conflict. They would be a quick scenario then they would tell me how they would resolve it so it will give me a better understanding on what can be done. If they haven't of done stuff like this then I wouldn't know how I could solve a situation.

When I was communicating with the children then I would speak in a calm way because if I just go straight at them with an angry tone they may not build trust in me and they may start getting angry and confused about why I just done that so I just keep a calm voice. And because now I haven't kept calm they have trust in me and now they can come to me and talk to me about anything they want. A little girl at my pre school is happy to talk to me about her family. You can tell by the way she acts when she walks in the door if she has something to say or not by how bubbly she is when she looks at you.

With the staff we would have a laugh when the children aren't there but we still focus on getting the activities planned out and asking advise on how to get the activities more interesting for the children. The advise that we get is putting labels on things or shuffle things around more so they are  more spacious on the tables. We listen to music in the room as we sort everything out. We just all talk to eachother about everything that we can do. We discuss the activities that we should lay out for the day.

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There're so many reasons why you must talk to people because our must tell them what you need. When I was in pre-school there is a child that just pokes or taps you on the shoulder. But they just show you what they have in their hands, but I have to ask them to use their words to tell us what they need or what they are doing. You don't have to talk because if you are deaf then you got to be able to communicate in some way or another this goes for anyone.

You must be able to communicate is some way speech, gestures, or sign language, you got to be able to because if you are hurt then you got to be able to let someone know what's wrong. Let them know when it hurts so they can find out either by doctors or just by looking to see if it is a bad thing. This also links in with any type of accident that has happened because someone could be in a critical condition or just. Little scrape to the knee or hand, but no matter how bad it is you must be able to tell someone because it could be very important.

You also must be able to communicate because if you are in a job or student in any school you got to be able to understand your progress in a lesson. This Is important because then you will know where you can improve on anything that they feel could be better

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When I was at the Pre-schoo I had to set up my activity by covering the table with a plastic table cover than put my laminated work, 2 either side of the table then split the play dough up into four pieces

When all the children came in I sat down with 3 of them and showed them what they had to do. When I made sure that they were okay and made sure that they understood enough of what they have to do. When they had finished with that one I let them pick another number for them to do. If they got stuck with what they had to do I would ask them what was wrong or what they didn't understand and help them with what ever it was. I also helped them with their numbers by counting on my fingers and they had to tell me when to stop when I reached the number. This would help them with how many balls to put onto the activity.

I felt comfortable with this because I knew what I was doing and that let me get a better understanding on how I can help them if they got stuck.

When the activity got started other children had seen us as they walked by asking if they can join in but I had to Write their name down so I would remember who was next it as I was watching them I would ask them what numbers they had and if they didn't know I would show them with the play dough or I would show them with my fingers then they would tell me when I got at the number.

I felt that every child that had joined in was being very well behaved and had patience when I was with someone else such as another child or a teacher.but I feel that I could have improved my activity by adding more words such as "tree" this could or helped with the children because then they would know how to spell the word and properly understood what they was looking at.

I feel that I have learnt that I can run and produce my own activity so It gave me a larger amount of responsibility towards the children because this is going towards their learning. Also I have learnt that I can really be focused on something that I know and that I know how to control something that can go wrong, such as behaviour. I feel that I can apply my theory lessons in the Pre-school because I will be able to understand more about how I can apply more imaginative thinking into this.

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There was a child that was being naughty by pushing another child. In order for them to know what they have just done is not a good thing was to tells hem face to face about the issue. I was wasn't comfortable with telling off a child but I had to. I wasn't comfortable with this because I have not had to tell a child off before so this was a new experience for me. I was saying to the child they can't push anyone but as I was saying this the children was slowly moving forward towards us so I asked politely for the children to carry on playing or if they haven't had it then have their snack.

When I was telling them about not pushing anyone they was trying to get the other persons attention. I said to the child they could always ask for their attention not just tell them to look. I feel like I was stern just enough to make them realise that what they had done was wrong. I think that if I had come across this situation again I will say what I just said, also I wished that I had gotten to the issue quicker than what I had done. I was with a child doing an activity to do with numbers and I had seen the issue happen but I took 4seconds to respond, I should have gone there a little quicker. I feel that I have to be a little bit stern in order for the child to understand how wrong it was for them to do that.

I can apply my theory lessons in the situations because I can always try different different ways of talking to the children and that i the children take everything differently to others