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I would start this conversation by helping the parent or caregiver understand that constantly being late to pick up their child can result in negative emotions like anxiety to be experienced by their child, even if its just 20 minutes. I would then try to create a plan with them for this situation to not happen again.

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Incorporate important aspects for a child’s development and wellbeing into the daily schedule like having main activity times, breakfast, snack time, and lunch, play time, and sleep time.

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Some components of a good early learning environment that I think are especially important are having a space where children feel secure. For instance, having cubicles where toys are stored in a way that is easy for the, to reach.

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* Practice what you want to share with the parent with a co-worker.

* Maintain good documentation of observations and knowledge of typical child development to assist with being objective.

*Be knowledgeable of community resources centered around child development.

* Maintain confidentiality

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Observing and documenting a child’s development can help an early child provider by enabling them to present concrete information to a parent/guardian if we are focusing on a specific developmental scaffold and to present concrete evidence for a referral to address a developmental delay.

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I believe that screen time in childcare can be appropriate if it enhances the learning of the child and if it is done in an effective amount of time.

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An activity that promotes serve and return is reading a book to a child.