First to note is their facility. They provide an excellent classroom facility for babies and their families too. Before you enter the room itself, parents and selected employees especially infant caregivers have their own codes to enter the premises. Teachers were friendly greeting the parents with their babies. Children’s rhyme posters were everywhere the classroom. Pictures of the babies and their parents are hang-up at the back of their cribs. Changing areas is besides the washing area while each of the baby’s baskets with their label names is place under the changing area station for easy access of their wipes, diapers, ointments and tissues. The baby’s food supplies like cereals and packed biscuits are place in the middle top shelves beside the washing …show more content…
Of course, there are carpets everywhere for safety and convenience of the little ones. I must mention about the control of brightness inside the room that they purposely do especially if infants are into the nap time moment already. It’s really appealing even to me. Parent’s interactions with between caregiver were obvious to be seen. Upon arrival, mothers or fathers asked caregivers about their babies’ eating consumptions, into which they gladly provided meals/eating information. Families also stayed for about 5 minutes with their babies until settle down and leave the premises. That’s nice! Margolis, (2015), in her article suggested that parents should not try to sneak out of their babies’ sight when leaving them under the care of someone else like in a day care center. Although the baby will going to cry but, as the days go by, they will going to be use to the routine when mommy or daddy leaves the premises. Remarkably, with confident words from parents, they usually calm down because babies knows that when mommy or daddy says bye-bye to them, later, will come back and take them at
Overall, I was very impressed with the infant room I observed. To start off the day, the teacher warmly welcomed all of the children and parents. The teacher asked the parent how their night was since they left the daycare the night before, when they ate last, had a diaper change, and when did they wake up. I made me feel like the teacher really cared about the children even when they where not in her care and waited to make sure everything went ok at home. All of the personal care routines where fallowed and the teacher where constantly washing their ha...
In many ways, attitudes about babies and separation are cultural. In some other cultures, babies in Cameron age are rarely separate from their mothers. In addition, I believe that the mother may suffering separation anxiety. Parents worry when they leave their babies in daycare especially for first time. “They worry if the caregiver will really know how to care for their children. They feel loss because this may be the first time their children are away this long time. They may also feel loss because they work full time and cannot be to help their children adjust in person. They may feel guilty if they have to leave a crying child and go off to
This gestalt prompts the selected behavior to be maintaining the involvement with the infants while reinforcing the responsibilities to their health & hygiene during that time when she has charge of them. Furthermore, if she chooses to continue spending the vast majority of her time with them in a properly responsible fashion the minimum domestic responsibilities of her room, clothing & kitchen, cannot be ignored. Also she makes incredible messes when she indulges in extended play, her creativity will be encouraged without sacrificing a significant portion of the household to her extravagances.
In this assignment I am going to describe a child observation that I have done in a nursery for twenty minutes in a play setting. I will explain the strengths and weaknesses of naturalistic observation through the key developmental milestones based in Mary Sheridan (2005) check-list and provide a theoretical explanation to support the naturalistic observation.
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The facility I did my observation at was Tutor Time in Fairfield, and I arrived there at 3:15pm. When I arrived there, I could instantly see that it was a child centered program by the feel of the artwork the kids had made that were on the walls, the passing classrooms and it smelled like sugar cookies throughout the building. It was very quiet in the office area and in the halls when I was walking to the class of preschoolers.
It is important to visit different facilities to determine which facility is the best fit for your child. A quality day care facility should have an inviting atmosphere that is clean, well-organized with friendly staff that enjoy working with children. It may be a good idea to observe the interaction with the staff and children, to see how the children are treated and how the staff handle the children. It’s important to notice how the staff interacts with the children individually and in a group setting. Its a good idea to know How are the children are being discipline, and if you approve it. Knowing if the facility is a licensed facility or regulated facility, and if the parents are welcome to visit anytime during the day. The ratio of staff members per child should also be checked and should fall within the proper regulations required by law and It may be suggested to check with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). For the child- staff ratio.It may also be important to analyze the learning programs utilized by each facility and determine ...
I observed at St. Eve’s Learning Center location in their preschool room. The center has a naturalistic feel to the environment and all of the staff is friendly and welcoming. The classroom displayed best practices, modern theories and research, and followed expected standards set by their accreditations.
Observation is very important in young children because that is how you get to know a child better. While observing how a child interacts with their peers, adults, and how they behave in different settings, you are getting to know the child without speaking to them.
While walking through the front gates of County elementary school, you see children of all ages playing while they wait for the school bell to ring. Walking to the classroom that I will be observing you see students with their parent’s line up waiting to get signed in. The students are to be signed in by a parent or guardian for safety precautions, and shows that the child was signed into school. As a visitor, I am to sign myself in, this shows I was in the classroom, at what time was I there, and reason for visiting the classroom.
Each and every daycare has their own menu for the children’s breakfast and lunch. Through my observations, I have noticed that the “Don’t Worry Childcare” has a variety of food selections throughout the month. For example, the children could either choose from fruit loops cereal, or frosted flakes for breakfast. The children’s snacks eaten varies every day as well. For instance, the children ate milk and cookies one day, and cheese crackers another day. An example of lunch would be, milk, chicken fingers, French fries, green beans, and mixed fruit one day, and spaghetti, corn, peaches, and bread another day. I observed the children eat ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and peaches one day for lunch. All those food options seemed very delicious.
The environment of the children is another important aspect to look for in a program. The area that the children will be spending most of their time in should not be too overwhelming. This means that the area should be a calming and enjoyable place for the child. An infant and toddler program should have adequate space for a toddler to be able to explore around his or her surroundings. With a safe, child accessible environment the child should be allowed t...
I gave birth to a healthy, beautiful baby girl named Luna. Jeffrey has taken quite a liking to being a big brother. He likes to hold and rocker her and helps with feeding her. Jeffrey is still a slow-to warm child. He can communicate fairly well and is now using mostly complete sentences and seems to understand most of what I say. He occasionally makes errors of overregularization. He has taken an interest in music and singsongs even though he usually repeats a certain part a lot. I encourage this by taking him to local performances of children’s musicals. Jeffrey has learned the routines pretty well and is reasonably cooperative for his age. He is rarely aggressive to adults or other children. Jeffrey’s fantasy play has become more elaborate and sometimes includes superheroes or cartoon
When infants are born preterm, they are generally born prior to or during critical periods of development. The third trimester of pregnancy is a period were rapid brain growth occurs and as these infants born preterm are not in the uterus, the environmental influences such as noise or handling may impact on their development (Victorian State Government, 2015). Thus, developmental cares have been implemented into the care of preterm infants to create an environment that resembles utero life, to minimise stress and provide a developmentally appropriate environment (Victorian State Government, 2015). This essay will focus on five of these developmental cares; nesting, kangaroo care, lighting, cluster care and minimising noise. Infants in
The two children that I have interacted with this week at the Early Childhood Education Center from the Willows group is Emily and Harriet. I got a chance to interact with these two girls this week. They are both so much fun to play with and be around. With Harriet, we played in the dirt box and played with the musical instruments. We also played with her stuffed little gray and white cat and a toy tiger. With Emily, we played doctor and played in the kitchen area. Together Emily and I played nurse and doctor to make her little baby feel better and got to play dress up with it. We also played some in the kitchen to make food for the baby as well. From what I have learned from Harriet and Emily is that they have two different personalities.