Early Childhood Education Community | Leela | Activity https://ececommunity.org/members/leeks/activity/ Activity feed for Leela. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:03:23 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 25627e708163df08f55765f2e94cab82 Leela replied to the discussion How to approach a parent about developmental screening of their child? in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/how-to-approach-a-parent-about-developmental-screening-of-their-child/page/35/#post-19211 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:30:26 +0000 Reply to How to approach a parent about developmental screening of their child?

I would practice my approach with a coworker and have an outline with clear, concise, gentle information and resources that I would be presenting to them. I would have concrete examples of the student’s progress and discuss with them how we can make an action plan that would be in the best interest of the child.

]]> c7bd672bd4c3265847f214aa4c95a257 Leela replied to the discussion Trainer Monitored Discussion - Observing and documenting a child's development in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/trainer-monitored-discussion-observing-and-documenting-a-childs-development/page/43/#post-19209 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 02:35:57 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion - Observing and documenting a child's development

Observing and documenting a child’s development is an important information-gathering component of an educator’s educational approach to that particular child, as well as being a method that can inform progress reports and related documentation that can be included in a child’s portfolio. It also can be useful to assess where the child is…

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]]> 2b4ea7aad95d7127310df30b7e624b3c Leela replied to the discussion Trainer Monitored Discussion -“Serve and Return” in classrooms in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/trainer-monitored-discussion-serve-and-return-in-classrooms/page/39/#post-19202 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:38:07 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion -“Serve and Return” in classrooms

Early learning providers have so many good opportunities to serve and return! A lot of a provider’s interactions with the child provide opportunities to observe, listen, model behavior, and engage with the child about their learning. For example, introducing a new work to a child can offer great opportunities to model and then observe, and…

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]]> 29699ccca3f8e7772351e307867d1cdc Leela replied to the discussion What to do when parents are late to pick up their child? in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/what-to-do-when-parents-are-late-to-pick-up-their-child/page/38/#post-19182 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:51:25 +0000 Reply to What to do when parents are late to pick up their child?

Using compassion and empathy, highlight how the late arrival has been affecting their child and discuss solutions. Listen without judgement. Consider what external factors could be contributing to being late for pick up.

]]> 646c6fee67e0b8aae52a1cdceb6ae443 Leela replied to the discussion Trainer Monitored Discussion - Diversity and Colloboration in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/trainer-monitored-discussion-diversity-and-colloboration/page/43/#post-19181 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:29:20 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion - Diversity and Colloboration

WAC 110-300-0030 Nondiscrimination

WAC 110-300-0160 Promoting acceptance of diversity

WAC 110-300-0325 Creating a climate for healthy child development

The above is some of the WACs that reference diversity and collaboration with families. Some of the big messages that these WACs convey highlight the essentialness of providing diverse…

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