Practitioners/Teachers 

It is not the aim of these Guidelines to be comprehensive but to provide basic information as set out in the different chapters. In essence, these Guidelines are divided to focus on three aspects namely, the policy and legislative provisions (Part One) and the actual service delivery (Parts Two and Three). It is important to keep up to date with the latest policies and legislative developments that affect children, in particular young children (from birth to five years). These Guidelines only accommodate those policies and legislation that were in effect on the date of completion of this document. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 were written in such a manner that they could be used as separate entities in service provision. It is hoped that this will facilitate easy reference for practitioners. For example, if you run an after-school care centre, you only need to refer to Chapter 7 in Part 2 to find all the information you need. These Guidelines also have a number of Appendices that contain more in-depth information on the needs and rights of young children and their caregivers. These should be used for reference and in-service training in accordance to the needs of the practitioners. 

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