Numeracy in Early Years

• Mathematics
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Measure in Early Years

Minimum standards of clear space required per child

Learning objectives

• Review work on mini-project to date
• Understand that area is square measure and evaluate the formula for the area of a rectangle/square
  
• Review minimum standards of clear space required per child in each age group and discuss health and safety 
• Apply knowledge of minimum standards to solve problems involving area and decide if a space meets the legal standards. 

Sketch of the room

Sample exam answer where drawing a sketch was required

Table to show spending of £3000

Exam question on creating a table

Scale drawing calculations using the scale 2cm =1m

Exam question using the same scale

Scale drawing of the early years suite

Sample question on scale drawing on exam

Understand that area is square measure and evaluate the formula for the area of a rectangle/square

• You have been given a number of square units. 
• Create a rectangle with these square units on the mini-whiteboard. 
• Write on the mini-whiteboard the total number of square units that there are and label the length and width of your rectangle
• Level 2 challenge question: create an L-shape (instead of a rectangle). How could you work out the area of an L-shape?

Upload a picture of your rectangles.

How can we work out the area?

• Area= length x width
• Let's write this as a formula. 
• Let length be 'l' and width be 'w'
• A= l x w
• Do we need the multiply sign?
• A=lw

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Area

• Square measure
  
• Counting in squares
  
• Measuring surfaces
  
• Answer is in cm², m² etc.
  
• Area of rectangle/square is length x width
  

Minimum standards of clear space required 

• The setting provides a minimum clear space for each child as follows:
  
• 0-2yrs – 4.2m2
• 2-3yrs – 2.8m2
  
•  3-5yrs – 2.8m2
  
•  5-12yrs – 2.3m2
  
• Clear space is usable floor space – i.e. space that can be used either for children to play in and the equipment that they use for play and other activities.
• There is a separate sleeping room for babies and suitable sleeping arrangements that are safe and appropriate to the age and developmental needs of all other children.
• Toilet facilities for children are designated for their sole use.
  
• There is 1 toilet and 1 wash hand basin per 10 children aged over 2 years

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What do you think are the health and safety considerations for these minimum space requirements?

Apply knowledge of minimum standards to solve problems involving area and decide if a space meets the legal standards. 

• Minimum space required for 0-2yrs is 4.2m².
• This means:
  
•  1 baby = 4.2m²
  
• 2 babies =8.4m²
  
• 3 babies = 12.6m²
  
• 4 babies = 16.8m²
  
• So, to work out the minimum space we: number of babies x 4.2m² = area
  
• How would we work out the number of babies allowed if we had the area?
  
• Area divided by 4.2 = number of babies

Let's take another example

• Minimum space required for 2-3 years is 2.8m²
  
• This means:
  
• 1 child = 2.8m²
  
• 2 children = 5.6m²
  
• 3 children = 8.4m²
  
• 4 children = 11.2m²
  
• So, to work out the minimum space we: number of children x 2.8m² = area
• How would we work out the number of children allowed if we know the area of the room?
  
• Area divided by 2.8 = number of children

Self-assessment

• You will now get an answer sheet to mark your own answers. 
• Were you able to spot how you made any mistakes? 
• Can you write feedback to yourself on these mistakes?
• Any questions unfinished can be completed as homework. 

Learning objectives

• Understand that area is square measure and evaluate the formula for the area of a rectangle/square
  
• Review minimum standards of clear space required per child in each age group and discuss health and safety
  
• Apply knowledge of minimum standards to solve problems involving area and decide if a space meets the legal standards. 
• Next week you will identify how many children from each age group would be permitted in the Early years suite.

Today's problem was: how do we know if a space meets the legal standards? What age group do you work with?What is the area of space needed for each child? How many children are there in the room? What is the total area required for this number of children?