Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Apparently the government have accepted recommendations by a commission - led by Dame Clare Tickell - to introduce compulsory testing of all 2 yes TWO year olds attending nursery or pre scholol as it's now called.The curriculum will focus on personal, social and emotional development, physical development, and communication and language.
When will kids ever be allowed to just play again and enjoy life.
Marek
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Keith Sansum1
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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This happens already in the best nurseries (I've read my grandson's end of term report!)
The kids DO get on and play and enjoy life without knowing they are being monitored but the records made of their behaviour can help spot physical and behaviour problems at an early stage, or even spot physical abuse and would have stopped some of the disasters we have seen recently.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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I agree with Ray on this one!
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Blimey, I think that's first!
DT1- Location: Dover
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What does this even mean???
As it is not compulsory to send children to nursery or pre-school and funding to do so is only available for 3 and 4 year olds, this does very little. The paradoxical concern is for those that do not send their children to nursery at 2 because they are staying at home with their children, but may not realise anomalies in development.
Jan Higgins
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I think those parents that look after their own children will know more about their child's development than those who only see their children awake for a couple hours a day because they are in full time employment.
Maybe that is why a report is needed, so full time workers know how their child is developing.
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Jan, there are children on Folkestone Road shouting all day long from one end of the road to the other, and all up Malvern Road, and loudly whistling, piercing ones ears, on into the night.
Their parents do exactly the same. The thing is, I never understand a word they are shouring.
DT1- Location: Dover
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My point is that most parents already know how their child is getting on. But here we intervene in a group that are probably already conscientious enough to care. My concern is for those children that can develop in relative isolation. A yearly visit from the health is not quite the same.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I agree DT1.
There are also many young parents who stay at home with their babies/toddlers, who don't care too much about their offspring; many of them walking around Town spending child-benefit money on cigarettes and burgers etc. with the occasional slap and swear-word to their little one.
Alexander, do you ever see the PCSO, Ryan Burrows ? If you do, let him know about the noise, he'll investigate, he's a good guy.
Roger
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I agree DT1.
There are also many young parents who stay at home with their babies/toddlers, who don't care too much about their offspring; many of them walking around Town spending child-benefit money on cigarettes and burgers etc. with the occasional slap and swear-word to their little one.
Alexander, do you ever see the PCSO, Ryan Burrows ? If you do, let him know about the noise, he'll investigate, he's a good guy.
Roger
DT1- Location: Dover
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Exactly Roger.
2 questions that should be constantly asked: is the child happy and are they being looked after? This should be irrespective of whether or not they are in nursery.
This obsession with testing shows us little more than we already know. The current descriptors used in pre schools eg. dominant hand, tell committed parents little more than the establishment is paying attention to your child.
As for more essential skills, the parents ultimately provide many of the answers. For example, literacy is linked to parents that read to their children and have literature in their homes.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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bring back powers and welfare officers, all children should be in school unless with good reason not to be end of
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Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I think ''one'' (and there are many) problems is that by virtue of the kid attending nursery this already allows outsiders to check the childs progress. It those behind closed doors that are being neglected and abused that require 'our' help through inobtrusive checks.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
