Explain How Observations of Babies, Children and Young People Contribute to Planning.

Explain how observations of babies, children and young plenty contribute to planning. What are observations? An observation is a piece of ready in which the childs words and actions are recorded in great detail. This childs actions are then analyzed by the practician. It is some looking and listening to children. A bit like being a scientist we collect information or data process it and draw up conclusions from it. (Class lead out)An important part of a practitioners role is recording a Childs development and behaviour. Their are several reasons why early years practitioners slip away records and assessments of babies and children. To check a Childs general development Routine checks are important for detecting and diagnosing any problems earl on. This could be done but the help and living of a health visitor etc. To see if the child is progressingAssessments are regularly made to ensure that the children are progressing, not only in overall areas but specifically personal things as each child whitethorn not be as strong at a certain radical like the other but they are both none the less improving. To help planning Observations and assessments should be used when planning activities for example if a practitioner observes a lack of physical development then they could decide on doing some throwing and catching exercises. Practitioners need to keep track of every pupil and their exceptional needs.Children suffer different strengths and weaknesses. So the practitioner must locate these and help the child for example after a couple of assessments a child may show that their language skills arent as great as they could be so a practitioner may refer hem to a spoken communication therapist or plan some activities that would encourage the child to talk and interact a bit more with others. The practitioner needs to report rear to the parents and other fellow practitioners. This is simply because the parents need to know how their child is progressing an d whether or not they need extra help.They tell fellow practitioners so they can overly observe the child and work towards helping them. Their are many different professionals who can observe a child these are Educational physiologist Child shrink Family doctor Speech therapist Play therapist Health visitor 1998 Data Protection Act The data protection act came into force in March 2000. It states anyone processing personal information needs to register with the data protection commission. Anyone who registers must comply with the 8 enforceable principles or a favourable practice. ConfidentialityThis is an important issue on keeping records on children. The records and any information can only be used for the best interest of the child. The records should be stored safely and only appropriate staff and other professionals have access to them. This means parents can never be given information about other peoples children. Observing the child is so you can find their stage of de velopment, their likes and dislikes and their strengths and weaknesses. Assessing a child is when you carry out specific activity to see whether they have improved on a certain area or if they are doing well overall.