I would advise another early learning provider to be present. The kids will appreciate and benefit from active listening, engaging with them in play or activities, and showing them how much you care.

-The safest place for a baby to sleep is a single-level crib, infant bed, bassinet or playpen.-Mattress must be firm and snuggly touch on each side of the crib or bed to prevent the infant from becoming entrapped between the mattress and crib side rails.-Each child must have their own separate bedding, and it needs to be stored without… Read more

Making healthy habits fun is incorporating songs, schedules, and charts. Children need schedules to feel safe and secure. Healthy habits, such as washing hands and cleaning up, can easily be made more fun for children if you make them. For example, if you sing the song, “clean up, cleanup”. Or having one of the children tell the class it’s time… Read more

My biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe is how many children are under my care all at once. Kids require lots of attention, and find themselves in new parts of the room within matters of seconds. This is worrisome since I will be in charge of watching all of them at once. I know I am more than capable, but I will have to… Read more

What is your advice for creating and maintaining a good partnership between caregivers/parents and childcare providers? Part of supporting children and families is recognizing, valuing, identifying, and referring to community resources when needed. A child care provider must remember that their role is not that of a counselor or a… Read more

Are there any components of a good early learning environment that you think are especially important?It is important to have a nurturing, fun, organized, and functional environment for the children to play and learn. Safe spaces for group activities, such as a soft carpet. And children’s size tables, chairs, for crafts, and a room filled… Read more

Approaching parents about the developmental screening of their child will be a hard discussion, but it is necessary to improve the child’s growth. Having good documentation, informing objectively, and basing it on evidence, not opinions. Being non-judgmental and using objective words without bias or feelings. Writing out a script and… Read more

How does observing and documenting a child’s development help early learning providers?Observing and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers know how each child specifically learns, if they need to slow down, and better equip them for what to teach that child regarding any specific developmental domain.

Creating a serve and return environment in a classroom looks like shared interests. Whatever the toddler is doing, playing with them, watching if they’re done with a toy, asking questions about what they’re doing, or want to do. Giving the children space, yet support, while they navigate their world, is important for their development.

The WAC has many regulations to ensure the well-being and safety of the children. Through reading, I have discovered that the WAC requirements are much more extensive than I had realized. I had already suspected that there would be regulations for safety when playing, sleeping, or mandated reporting of abuse. But there was much more… Read more