Unit 23 Reflective account

• Childcare
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Unit 23 

Reflective account

Reflective account

• 4.2-Reflect on experiences to describe monitoring, tracking and assessment opportunities which may arise from enabling play environments 
• 4.4-Explain the impact of individual need, preference and personal circumstance on planning an enabling play environment
  
• 4.5- Describe ‘risk’ in relation to play within an enabling environment
  

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Explain the benefits of an enabling play environment for parents/carers.
• Analyse strategies to engage parents/carers in an enabling play environment.

Group Work

• As a group, you will discuss benefits of an enabling play environment for parents/carers.
• Consider previous lessons on enabling play environments and partnership with parents
• One person in your group will submit the answer on lesson up

What are the benefits of an enabling play environment for parents/carers?

Group Work

1. Each group will be given a strategy that engages parents/carers in an enabling play environment
2. 10 minutes to discuss and analyse the strategy
3. Record responses on paper
   
4. Nominate a group member to give feedback
   
5. 3 minutes for each group to feedback
   
6. Photograph response to share with group 

Strategies to engage parents/carers in an enabling play environment

1. Stay and play sessions
2. Information sessions
3. Communication through app, newsletter etc.
4. Meetings with individual parents
5. Resources for home

Have we met the Intended Learning Outcomes?

• Explain the benefits of an enabling play environment for parents/carers.
  
• Analyse strategies to engage parents/carers in an enabling play environment.