Not being thick but ....

[lorri]

What is Birth to Three? Will I find out about it on my ICP course because I've not heard of it and now I'm really worried that I'm supposed to have and that I've got even more work to do!

HELP!!!!!

Lorri

[angeldelight]

Hi Lorri

You obviously have not been looking through the posts on here

If you stay in this section and go through them you will see lots of advice on birth to three

Hope you find it if not give us a shout

Angel xx

[susi513]

For ease of reference:-
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/foundation_stage/940463

When it came out we were issued with a printed version.

If you have follows angeld's suggestion you'll see a few references to the new EYFS too. As always the world of childminding is ever changing! But don't worry, if you haven't done your ICP yet it probably all seems a bit daunting. Ask your ICP tutor when you go, other people on the course most likely don't know either.


(angel, I love angel delight; reading your posts makes me peckish!)

[angeldelight]

Yeah Susi I love angeldelight too light and fluffy - wish I coud say the same about myself haha

Lorri - Susi is correct there is information on EYFS too

Maybe it would be a good idea to read through the Birth To Three first and get that in your head though
It is just going to confuse you othewise

Birth to Three and Foundation are still going to be used in EYFS - the planning etc - so you could still do with knowing how it works for future reference

Did you find all the information about it?
I posted a lot of it myself explaining how it works and some activities to help everyone along

Let us know how it is going

Angel xx

[lorri]

Thanks Angel and Susi, I have briefly read through it before but I'm still confused - well, more worried about it really which makes me put on a mental block!

I'm going to read through it again over the next few days and see if it gets any clearer, would be easier if I had it in paper form (maybe an idiot's guide!) as I always find it easier to take info in from a book.

I will let you know how I get on but I this has really worried me and I'm getting quite stressed!

Lorri

[angeldelight]

First of all Lorri stop stressing
It is not that difficult once you know how

Stop concentrating on it so much lots of people still do not know how to use it

Explain to me which part of it you do not understand and I will try to explain if I can

If you use the activities that I put on here for Birth to Three it is a good start

Then there is another section of separate posts eg A healthy child etc when I did try to explain what stage / what you should be looking for

Once you know how it is not that difficult I promise you

Why don't you invest in a few tracker books so you can use them for a guide instead of panicking and stressing yourself about it
They are only cheap and are still being used

Just an idea

www.qed.uk.com/sure_start.htm#B2T

If you scroll down the page you will see the tracker books for 0- 3 years

You could use them as a guide to help you

If not let me know where you need help - loads of childminders have difficulty getting their head around this so do not worry that you are the only one - because you are not !!!

Angel xx

[luciawak]

Hi

Angel is right - I still haven't got my head around it and i have done the ICP course.

Lucia
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[angeldelight]

Lucia

Use the ideas that I have put on here
I have had lots of the ladies contact me and say they did not notice the birth to three stuff and how easy they found it and how they understand it now

It is in this section things that you should be looking for and also some activities

Simple when you know how

Hope you find them if not give me a shout

Angel xx

[mel]

Just to say that it really is worth using what Angel has put on the site. It has given me a great start and helps to put theory into practice (thanks angel ;D)

Mel x

[angeldelight]

Thanks for that Mel

Angel xx