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Pencil in times and obviously try to make it regular. I like to work with meal times first and then sleep times, and then depending on the time zone plan out which activity time it is.
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Everything should be easily accessible to children unless they are material that children shouldn’t touch. (in this case, it should be out of their line of sight). The environment should be warm, welcoming, and neat.
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Writing out a script and practicing with an experiences co-worker would help. Also to have your observational records ready so that your assessment has factual evidence is needed. When communicating this assessment with the parent, it is good to give them a list of resources they can go to if needed and show that you are willing/wanting to help the child and that it is a difficulty that can be solved.
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Observing and documenting a child’s development helps you understand the child better. And with better understanding, you can taylor their activity so that it matches the individual’s developmental stage. It also gives you backed-up sources when making decisions such as whether a certain friend is ready to move on a more challenging work or not.
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I feel like maybe 20-30 minutes of screen time once a week or two would be okay. Treat it as a special program day or something like that. But make sure it’s an interactive program that’s playing on the screen such as dancing along with the people in TV.
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I like demonstrating new works to the child. I’ll show how to do the work and let the child try it. When the child finishes the first step, I’ll demonstrate how to do the next step.
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First I would let the mother know that 20 minutes may not feel long to an adult, but for a child 20 minutes is a long time and it affects the child to always be the last one to get picked up. Then I will proceed to ask what the cause of her frequently late pick up is and see if it’s a thing that the center and the parent can work together to come up with a solution.
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WAC 110-300-160 indicates that an early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities and must demonstrate those activities. The activities may be equipped with materials such as diverse dolls, picture, games, and music in diverse language from different ethnic groups. It is also the providers responsibility to stop any kind of discriminating behavior or comments in the classroom (and in general)
The big message is that diversity and inclusion is crucial in childcare and that everybody should be treated equally and it is important to teach that equality.
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I learned a lot through WAC. The shear amount of regulations just made re-realize how big of a responsibility it is to take care of children. It has made me more aware of my actions when interacting with children, be more aware of my qualifications/requirements I need to meet to keep working with them, and gave me a guideline on what I need if I decide to pursue a higher level in this industry.
