Question

Give a short note on the follwing topic :- the decesion of schools about socialization issues of children

Answer 1

In an early childhood service it may seem simpler and quicker for educators rather than children, to make many of the day-to-day decisions. However, allowing children’s decision making provides many opportunities for children to practise their skills in the day-to-day activities of a service. One way of including children in decision making is for educators to make a list of daily events they make decisions about and discuss which ones children might be able to contribute to, depending on their age and ability.

These could include (within a list of possibilities): what and when they eat, when they rest, which room they play in, whether they want to be in a group activity, when they have their comfort toy or dummy, or how long their parent or carer stays. If this is a new idea for your service you could start on a small scale, for example, children could be involved in decision making for only one part of the day.

The Early Years Learning Framework encourages parents and carers and staff to view children as capable contributors to their world, which supports their sense of agency - initiating choices and decisions to influence events and impact their world.

Make sure there is a space and props such as dress-ups for symbolic and group play.Involve children in planning and following through so they can experience successful outcomes.Take some time afterwards to reflect with children on how their plan worked, what went well or what they might do differently next time.Ask children’s opinions where possible and follow through with what they suggest.Use stories to talk about wise and unwise choices (eg The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood).Encourage children to understand that mistakes and challenges are part of learning.