What is written in Chapter 1 'General Provisions' of the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines? Key points to grasp for the childcare worker exam
You may have opened the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines to study, but many of you might be feeling confused, wondering:
"Where should I start reading?"
"What is written in Chapter 1?"
"Do I have to memorize everything?"
The Nursery School Childcare Guidelines consist of Chapters 1 through 5.
At the very beginning is
Chapter 1: General Provisions.The term "General Provisions" might sound a bit difficult at first glance.
However, Chapter 1 summarizes essential concepts that serve as the foundation for learning the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines, such as the role of nursery schools and the goals of childcare.
In this article, for those who have started studying for the childcare worker exam, let's look at what you will learn in Chapter 1, "General Provisions."
Chapter 1 "General Provisions" is the foundation of the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines
Chapter 1, "General Provisions," presents the basic concepts regarding childcare provided in nursery schools.
Examples include:
* The role of nursery schools
* Goals of childcare
* Methods of childcare
* Childcare environment
* Nursing and education
* Childcare planning and evaluation
* Matters to be shared as facilities providing early childhood education
and so on.
In other words, this is the chapter where the basics of "what is valued when caring for children in a nursery school" are written.
To understand Chapter 2 and beyond, it is important to first know the concepts in Chapter 1.
"Nursing" and "Education" should not be considered separately
When studying the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines, you will see the terms "nursing" and "education" many times.
In nursery school childcare, nursing, which involves maintaining children's lives and stabilizing their emotions, and education, which supports children's growth, are carried out in an integrated manner.
This concept is very important for understanding the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines.
Rather than just memorizing the words, try to grasp the overall image by thinking,
"In nursery schools, supporting children's daily lives and supporting their growth are considered as one."
"Desired images of children by the end of early childhood" also appear
Chapter 1 also indicates matters to be shared as facilities providing early childhood education.
Among them, the
"desired images of children by the end of early childhood"
appears.
Ten images are presented, such as a healthy mind and body, independence, and cooperativeness.
What is important here is not just to see the 10 items as things to memorize, but to understand them from the perspective of
"how children grow through their daily play and life."
Chapter 1 is long, so it's okay not to try to memorize it all at once
Chapter 1, "General Provisions," has a lot of content, and you might think,
"Is there this much just in Chapter 1?"
But you don't need to memorize everything from the start.
First, try to get a feel for it as if you are creating a map of the entire Chapter 1, such as
"It's written about the role of nursery schools," "There are goals for childcare," "Nursing and education are carried out in an integrated manner," "It's written about the 10 images."
If you read or listen to the original text many times after that, the expressions that make you think, "I've seen this sentence before," will gradually increase.
Let's also keep in touch with the original text
Reference books organize the points necessary for the exam in an easy-to-understand manner.
Of course, studying with reference books is important.
On the other hand, I recommend that you also keep in touch with the original text of the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines itself.
In the childcare worker exam, questions based on the content of the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines are asked.
Understand the meaning with reference books while getting used to the expressions in the original text.
Let's study by combining these two.
You can check Chapter 1 "General Provisions" by listening to it
On my YouTube channel, I have published the official original text of the Nursery School Childcare Guidelines Chapter 1 "General Provisions" as a video that you can listen to.
Since Chapter 1 has a lot of content, I have divided it intotwo parts, the first half and the second half.
You can also check the original text on the screen, so please use it according to your own life, such as:
* Listening only with your ears while commuting
* Listening repeatedly while doing housework
* Checking while looking at the screen when studying
* Listening again before the exam
📚 Nursery School Childcare Guidelines Chapter 1 "General Provisions" Listening
▶ Click here for Chapter 1 "General Provisions" (Complete Version)
Since Chapter 1 is long at about 27 minutes, I have also prepared videos divided into the first and second halves.
If you want to study in your spare time, click here
▶ Click here for Chapter 1 "General Provisions" First Half
▶ Click here for Chapter 1 "General Provisions" Second Half
It's okay not to try to memorize everything from the start.
First, try listening to Chapter 1 once and start by grasping the overall flow, thinking,
"The Nursery School Childcare Guidelines value these kinds of things."
Next time, I will introduce
Chapter 2 "Content of Childcare".