Learner Hayley Miller
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Plan around the required items first like set meal times and nap times and outdoor times, after that fill in the gaps with circle time/small group activities and free play. Using big transitions like outside to inside or the end of a meal as signals for the more organized activities to help with transitions like as soon as we come inside we go straight to the carpet for circle time. Transitioning to outside is fun so that goes well after free play since kids don’t have to stop doing the fun things they love to do something low energy like circle time.
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All the components of a good early learning center are important and work together like a puzzle to make a room safe, secure, welcoming, and engaging. I think that a quiet corner is very important for children to have access to so that they can learn to take space and regulate their emotions, I am also a fan of the big carpet where multiple types of toys can be taken out and played with as it provides opportunities for kids to combine the games they are playing and learn important skills like sharing, listening to ‘no’, working together and sharing ideas. All spaces should be clean and organized.
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Have supporting documents to show what you mean as well as the guidelines of where the child should be for their age. Practice with a peer so you are prepared and know what to say. Always come from a place of love and concern for a child, both you and the parents want what is best for the child. Explain that just because children are developing differently doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. Sometimes kids need a little extra help to get to the levels they should be at or even a visit to the doctor just to make sure everything is ok. Come from a place of knowing that the parents know their child better than you do and it takes a village to keep children happy and healthy, we are all in this together. You can’t force people to get the help that you think they may need but you can share your concerns and hope that they listen.
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Observing and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers to get to know and understand the child’s strengths, struggles, and developmental level. Documenting also helps us to remember things that with observation alone could be forgotten about. I know that I’ve had days where a parent comes in to pick up their child and all observations that I had made throughout the day completely leave my brain as soon as they ask me a question, by documenting we have a written record not only for ourselves to improve our teaching, but also for guardians to know and feel proud of their child for.
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Screens are rotting everyone’s brains (not just children) and making our society as a whole less adaptable, less sympathetic, and more prone to boredom. I have seen many children who are just plopped in front of a tablet and those children are almost always testing below their peers that have no or limited screen time. I-pad parents are harming their children and bringing down society. If spending quality time with your child is too challenging then maybe you should stop having children.
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Being aware of the children around you and what they are doing can create a serve and return environment in the classroom. when you notice children interested in things, get involved.
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I would remind the parent of what time the center closes and then try to figure out what we as a center can do to make her more successful and help everyone’s day go by smoothly. If this was truly a regular thing then I would get help from my other resources like my center director as it’s a bit above my pay grade right now but also I am very understanding that life happens and sometimes we have hardships. It is important for the parents to know we are all on the same side and we all want what’s best for the child.
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1) The main thing that I discovered through the WACs was the specific time frames for requirements. I knew documents needed to be kept for a period of time and now I know how long, I know how frequently inspections need to occur and how long those documents should be kept for, the timing of trainings etc.. Otherwise the information presented was not new to me. I also discovered just how tedious it is to read multiple WACs consecutively and how if english is not your first language or you have information processing difficulties how hard it would be to read these and understand exactly what they mean for you.
2) I was not surprised by any of the WACs as I was already familiar with the concepts presented in them.
3) These WACs are used in my day to day everyday. I have behaviorally challenged students that I follow the WACs for restraints for, I am just finishing my onboarding so I use the requirements in the WAC for having a child abuse course and all my proper documentation, I maintain an active CPR license, I file paperwork related to the children I serve etc..
