[valley valley valley]

1. i found out much about the history origins of the different parts of WAC

2. i was surprised to find that it is required that children practice passing serving bowls during mealtime and serving themselves.

3. it would influence me by providing specific guidelines to follow at all times through big and minor tasks.

[Jessica H]

There is a ton of information in the WACs. I can see how this will be used as a reference tool in my day to day life in Early Childhood Education.

[Meigan Luong]

What did you discover about the WACs while completing the activity?<div>

• What I discovered about the WACs is how specific and individual each one is. I’ve had previous experience referencing WACs, but hadn’t done a deep dive to see how specific each piece is.

Were you surprised by any of the WACs?</div><div>

• I wasn’t really surprised by any of the WACs. There’s coverage and expectations for pretty much everything across the board within professional child care.

Can you see how the WACs will influence your day-to-day practice in caring for children? Why or why not?</div><div>

• Yes. WACs influence everything when it comes to caring for children. The WACs give clear and specific outlines for what is or is not supposed to be occurring with children and around children. There were specifics surrounding attitude, health, safety, etc.

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[Janet French]

1. What did you discover about the WACs while completing the activity? I learned the amount of detail that has been put into each WAC.
2. Were you surprised by any of the WACs? I wasn’t really surprised by any, but WAC 110-300-
   

   0005 included some definitions that I didn’t know applied to early learning.

3. Can you see how the WACs will influence your day-to-day practice in caring for children? Why or why not? Yes, it will affect how day-to-day practice goes, due to trying to be in compliance with the requirements.

[Mia]

<div>1) I discovered that the WAC’s is not only a wealth of valuable information, but also a guideline to work by in order to keep your establishment and credentials in good standing, as well as support and protect the children you work with.</div>

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[Mia]

1) I discovered how necessary the WAC’s are to maintaining good practices in the field of Early Childhood Learning. It’s the road map or blue print to good practices on how to maintain and attain your credentials to best practices for a quality outcome to all who are involved or utilizing facilities that we trust to provide quality care. Just a wealth of information and every word I read was invaluable.

[Mia]

1} I discovered the importance and necessity of the WAC’s and how it helps build a foundation and bridge to the best practices in early learning for children. It was truly a wealth of information. The “Bible” of best practices and the importance of following the guidelines to not only run a successful business to ensure the quality of care and services for all children and families.

2) I wasn’t really surprised by the WAC’s but I was impressed by the details in each section that read as a blueprint. It was very detailed oriented and helpful in answering questions I may have had.

3} I can absolutely see how the WAC’s will influence my day to day practices and I’m so grateful to have this guideline to go by. Some would think this is common sense info but in reality, there is a lot more detail instruction on how to fulfill your obligation with respect, dignity and absolute best practice care for all, including co-workers, parents, children and community. It was really good to see how inclusive it is of all races, languages and disabilities etc. Again, I was very impressed and glad to see that a great team of people worked very hard on putting together this extensive outline. I also like to note how much i appreciate the links and resources to achieving your educational goals.

[Lucinda]

I discovered that there were a lot of guidelines to follow and to keep in mind.

[Linda]

What did you discover about the WACS while completing this activity?

WACS are in place to keep Children, staff, parents and anyone else safe, and to give children a safe and healthy space to learn and grow.

Can you see how the WACS will influence your day to day practice in caring for children?

Yes because the wacs are used everyday to make sure programs run smoothly and safely. Also to keep early learning centers open and operating.

Were you surprised by any of the WACS?

No not really most of these are self explanatory, but need to be set in place to keep everyone safe, and to help children be able to learn in a happy enviorment.

[Vlada]

1. I discovered that, as was said by other colleagues, it is extremely extesive and detailed, which is fantastic! //It overlooks every area you could ever imagine and need help in.

2. The toothbrushing one? I didn’t realize that was a WAC and required daily, in childcare.

Also, when reading through definitions, I didn’t realize how many LGBTQ+ words would be included. This observation is not negative; just made me wonder why it was needed for children under 4. There were some words I was not even aware of myself.

3. Majority of the WACS were common sense for the common person, but also a great reminder for all of us that will be caring for children and guiding them in the early years.

[Aleecia Renderos]

A lot of little guidelines to always follow

its easily accessible

yes

[Kari]

1. What I discovered about the wacs is that there are a lot of requirements to become a childcare professional for early learning.

2. What surprises me is the section on physical restraint see kids in pain or in danger I immediately won’t to take them out of that situation so that was something.

[Audrey]

1. I discovered a lot of rules and regulations and knowledge that needs to be retained which is understandable for the profession.

2. I was not surprised by any of the WACs as they all seem necessary for safety reasons and thus far.

3. I do think that these will influence me with my day-to-day as I’m performing some task I’m sure they will pop in my head and they do pertain to daily activities as well.

[Audrey Hamblett]

1. While completing the activity I found that all of the WACs were incredibly detailed. I found this level of detail to be incredibly helpful in understanding them.
2. I was surprised by the WAC discussing room arrangement because I think that really shows the level of detail the WACs go into.
3. I can see how the WACs will influence your day-to-day practice in caring for children because they can apply to many different possible scenarios in the child care center.

[Bethany Spalding]

1. What did you discover about the WACs while completing the activity?
   While completing the activity, I discovered that there are many more requirements/regulations than I expected to see. All of them make sense when reading through them, but I never realized how in depth each one was.
2. Were you surprised by any of the WACs?
   No, I was not surprised. Although I had not thought of some of them before, such as the pets and animals and pest control regulations, it makes sense to have those in place.
3. Can you see how the WACs will influence your day-to-day practice in caring for children? Why or why not?
   Yes, I can see how the WACs will influence me because it shows the rules and regulations that I must follow and that my daycare director must enforce.

[Yuliana]

<font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>Descubrí que el WAC es la orientación para llevar a cabo siertas funciones actividades del programa principalmente nos ayudan a medir las habilidades de cada niño establecen atención. </font></font>