{"id":246,"date":"2021-10-06T16:37:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:26:51","slug":"cf-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/cf-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"CF OVERVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_53\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last has-background builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-2 layout-3\" style=\"background-color:#ddb333;background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/01\/12123856\/background5.png&#039;);background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_53-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7714\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/01\/12121944\/L1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/01\/12121944\/L1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2022\/01\/12121944\/L1.png 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_53-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Child First<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Each child needs to be at the heart of the setting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every child and their rights must underpin all practice within the setting.<\/p>\n<p><cite>&#8220;The United Nation has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance&#8230;..Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/cite><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/UNCRC_united_nations_convention_on_the_rights_of_the_child.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)<\/a>,\u00a0 1989.<\/p>\n<p>This means practitioners know each child individually and respond to their needs and interests.\u00a0 Practitioners use this knowledge of each child to understand how they learn, providing them with a unique and meaningful curriculum experience.<\/p>\n<p>Children need to be deeply involved in their learning and seen as co-creators of knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Early Level:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children need to be engaged, interested and challenged.<\/li>\n<li>Children must be actively encouraged to question and ask questions.<\/li>\n<li>Practitioners must provide a supportive, relevant learning environment that supports higher-order thinking.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The practitioners must know each child as an individual, understanding their needs, interests, and background to tailor the environment, interactions, and experiences to their individual needs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><cite>&#8220;A young child&#8217;s voice is interpreted by our observations of their actions, emotions and words.\u00a0 These observations are central to assessment and inform us what children need.&#8221;<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/media\/3bjpr3wa\/realisingtheambition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Realising the Ambition<\/a>, Education Scotland, 2020, p. 46)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child First Each child needs to be at the heart of the setting. 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