Early Childhood Education Community | Mila | Activity https://ececommunity.org/members/mila/activity/ Activity feed for Mila. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:03:23 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 706b0eacb0604609d01c2efe96b43b3f Mila replied to the discussion Serve and Return in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/serve-and-return-5/page/5/#post-29530 Tue, 27 May 2025 23:21:52 +0000 Reply to Serve and Return

Early learning providers can create a “serve and return” environment in several different ways. Something as simple as pointing, giving responses, looking, being patient, are all ways of showing the child you are there to help support them in this environment. That can help the child feel validated, understood, listened to. It can be great… Read more

]]> 7f0325ad775f6cf15b45fb2d4b3c4850 Mila 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/50/#post-29519 Tue, 27 May 2025 21:59:39 +0000 Reply to What to do when parents are late to pick up their child?

Explain to the parent that there are laws and regulations that restrict a child staying in a care facility for over a certain amount of time. 20 minutes doesn’t seem like a big issue, but it can and will affecting staffing and also the child who has already been there for over their allotted time.

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