An early learning provider can make heathy habits fun by engaging in simple activities such as taking walks outdoors, dancing in the Movement Room, and encouraging sports (kicking the ball to one another, throwing a ball, jumping rope, bouncy balls). Create fun food board games as a means to teach children.

If you were giving a prospective parent a tour through your program, what safety procedures would you highlight?

A. Emergency Evacuation Plan

B. Food Preparation

C. Three step cleaning procedure

D. Accident Report Policy

Q1. If you suspect a child is a victim of abuse or neglect, what are your next steps?

A. You must contact CPS if you even suspect that certain injuries or bruises may be accidental. Also, you must contact CPS if you see signs of emotional or sexual abuse or physical neglect.

Even if you have made a report earlier, you must report each new…

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Q1. What is your biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe?

Keeping the children healthy and safe is a part of my responsibility as a caregiver. But it is also the parent’s responsibility. Sometimes they are under stress, job/home life, and send their children to school when they are unwell and should have been kept home. The…

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Trust: Once trust is established, a positive relationship can deepen into one of shared decision-making, paving the way for positive conflict resolution. A good partnership between caregivers/parents and childcare providers is based on confidentiality, kindness, and respect. Open communication, positive communication, and involvement are also…

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Q1. If you were the parent of a young child, what three things would you want most from your child’s provider?

A1. a. Knowledge of child development, b. Respect and support, c. Trust and confidence

Q2. What are three fears you might have when leaving your child in someone’s care?

A2. CONCERNS: a. Their ability to be a caring, (nurture)…

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The routine and schedule is vital. The children need and want to know what to expect and when. If the schedule is to be changed it should be known to the children so there will be no confusion.

It is all important, because they all are interconnected. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to details due to variences,

The child care program should be safe and secure, It should be effectively laid out for quiet spaces and interactive spaces for more stimulating activities.

First, working with a co-worker to script your discussion is a good way to start.

Good documentation of your observations and knowledge of typical child development will help you to share the information objectively, (based on evidence, not opinion).

Knowing the local resources for referral is essential to help families understand what their next steps are.

Through careful and intentional observation the early learning provider will be able to learn about each child’s development strengths and challenges. With on-going careful and intentional observation of the children, the care giver will obtain the information needed for documentation. Then, with the information/documentation in place,…

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I agree that screen time should not be utilized at childcare programs. Children learn best by playing and interacting with their peers and caregiver.

Early learning caregivers can provide a “serve and return” environment in their classroom by interacting with the children in their care. This interaction happens when children reach out to adults and the adult, caregiver responds in kind.

Meet her with a professional , respectful approach: Tell her you are glad to see her, and that her child did a great job waiting for her. Respectfully, mention she must be having a long couple of weeks with work. BE EMPATHETIC! (Most likely she will respond she is. And she is sorry to be late.) Gently, and respectfully, tell her the…

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Q.1 The WAC that addresses Diversity is 110-300-0160. It states an early learning provider must provide culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities. Diverse Learning opportunities must be demonstrated by the provider’s curriculum, activities, and materials that represent all children, families and staff.

The WAC that…

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