Topic > Supporting children through care and education

This assignment will explore children's services and the range of settings that provide care and education for children. It will examine the professional practice, principles and values ​​that underpin working with children, including the promotion of their rights. The statutory sector, the voluntary sector and the private sector are three different types of sectors that support children and their families. There are many different types of facilities that provide care and education to children that connect to the different sectors. Statutory sector services are provided by the government and funded through taxation. Statutory sector services include health, social care and education. The government is required by law to ensure that all children receive an education and to ensure that settings make reasonable accommodations for all types of children. Examples of statutory sector settings are nursery and primary education. Drove Primary School is a statutory service, located in the center of Swindon and overlooks the magical roundabout and County Ground. The school has been in existence for over fifty years and continues to be a focal point for the local community. Drove Primary School caters for boys and girls aged between three and eleven. The aim of Drove Primary School is to provide children with the best education and have a safe environment. Their greatest ambition is to give children who go to school ''the roots to grow and the wings to fly''. Drove Primary School offers children's activities and clubs in the morning and afternoon which support parents and carers of children who need to go to work. Services in the voluntary sector are not for profit or funded by the government... middle of paper... treated fairly and who can participate in activities and be involved. It builds on trust with the professional and allows the child to open up to the professional if they are worried about anything. Works Cited (Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage) (2012). Available online at: http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2012/03/Development-Matters-FINAL-PRINT-AMENDED.pdf. Accessed 29 October 2013. The Early Years Foundation Stage. (2010/11). “Setting standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old.” Department for Education and Skills: Every Child Matters, Change for Children.http://www.cache.org.uk/Qualifications/CYP/CYPL3/Documents/DCCEL3_V5.1.pdf [Accessed 21/10/2013 ]Meggitt, C., Bruce, T., & Grenier, J. (2012). “Childcare and education.” (Second edition). London: Hodder Education.