Early Childhood Education Community | Sherafym | Activity https://ececommunity.org/members/sera/activity/ Activity feed for Sherafym. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:02:28 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 eeaef072aa06ab40780ffe5b9db0d4a4 Sherafym replied to the discussion What would you do if you suspected child abuse or neglect? in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/what-would-you-do-if-you-suspected-child-abuse-or-neglect/page/34/#post-26858 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:44:10 +0000 Reply to What would you do if you suspected child abuse or neglect?

If suspected child abuse I would immediately gather all of the important information a CPS intake person would need – full name, DOB, family information, and my observations the indicate abuse/neglect. I would bring this to my supervisor for support and we would make the report.

]]> 629e4d00ca2452d20c9c3a44f9d51786 Sherafym replied to the discussion Positive relationships with families in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/positive-relationships-with-families/page/37/#post-26857 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:56:17 +0000 Reply to Positive relationships with families

What is your advice for creating and maintaining a good partnership between parents and childcare providers?Always greet the family with empathy and try your best to understand their perspective.

]]> ea1e92848ebfbdb65145fc6d81fcf3f9 Sherafym 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/43/#post-26853 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:17:08 +0000 Reply to How to approach a parent about developmental screening of their child?

It is also important to Highlight the child’s strength and relay the areas the child excels in.

]]> 823d1a79e6c95f3f526d5397113c31ef Sherafym 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/43/#post-26852 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:16:31 +0000 Reply to How to approach a parent about developmental screening of their child?

What are some good ways to approach a parent about developmental screening of their child?Prepare before you have the conversation – have documents ready to share with the family, know it might be an emotional conversation for the families, have strategies or ideas to help/support child and family. Approach with empathy and kindness and non judgmentally.

]]> 40784e78840fe0215ad5f3bd8fb274e2 Sherafym 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/53/#post-26849 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:30:28 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion - Observing and documenting a child's development

How does observing and documenting a child’s development help early learning providers?observing and documenting a child’s development helps to document a child’s progress to see where they are at so you are able to scaffold teaching to be developmentally appropriate to a specific child. It also allows you to take that information to document if… Read more

]]> 645c02f631cba6287a990509bca2694e Sherafym 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/47/#post-26846 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:12:58 +0000 Reply to What to do when parents are late to pick up their child?

I would schedule time to have a sit down. I would first invite her to share what barriers are there that are causing her to be late and if possible come up with a goal together so that she is abled to work on arriving on time. If there are things that she cannot move that is causing her to be late consistently I would invite her to look… Read more

]]> 73b13e15c5a788f4ae80e3fec695977b Sherafym posted an update: Four Points Activity https://ececommunity.org/news-feed/p/15395/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:37:30 +0000 Four Points Activity

]]> 0 f13bfe0ecbccb113bae61370ac348931 Sherafym replied to the discussion WAC Promoting Diversity and Collaboration in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/wac-promoting-diversity-and-collaboration/#post-26841 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:34:22 +0000 Reply to WAC Promoting Diversity and Collaboration

Which WACs address diversity and collaboration with families? WAC 110-300-0160 highlights promoting diversity and equity in childcare centers. What big messages do the WACs give regarding diversity and collaboration? All people should feel welcome in a childcare center through classroom materials, interactions with the staff.

]]> 846d31ed4c40712196c4478bda84c2f2 Sherafym posted an update: https://ececommunity.org/news-feed/p/15342/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:38:22 +0000 0 d799fda6ae26c817ec5c2806f5fa3dc0 Sherafym posted an update: https://ececommunity.org/news-feed/p/15267/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:43:57 +0000 0 1d3cb6febd4fb34dbffcf1269bb54ef9 Sherafym replied to the discussion Understanding the Impact of WAC on Early Childhood Education in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/understanding-the-impact-of-wac-on-early-childhood-education/page/2/#post-26533 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:57:45 +0000 Reply to Understanding the Impact of WAC on Early Childhood Education

What did you discover about the WACs while completing the activity? I discovered that the WACs are very complex and thorough to be able to clearly any questions or eliminate room for error. Were you surprised by any of the WACs? I wasn’t surprised by any of the WACs in specific but I was surprised by the fact that there are so many and they… Read more

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