Early Childhood Education Community | tess contois | Activity https://ececommunity.org/members/tess_contois/activity/ Activity feed for tess contois. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:02:32 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 047725a4c5d54ad4acd410ca88a86efc tess contois replied to the discussion Trainer Monitored Discussion - Safest place for a baby to sleep in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/safest-place-for-a-baby-to-sleep/page/35/#post-18134 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:48:21 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion - Safest place for a baby to sleep

single child crib with a firm mattress, or a playpen

]]> 30b0c7f7f4b4393a0de6308bcfaa30f6 tess contois 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/41/#post-18090 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:29:42 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion - Observing and documenting a child's development

Observing a documenting a child’s development helps to keep track of each child’s individual development. This allows the teacher to structure appropriate activities.

]]> 10a3cdfa57bb8292015982c311d22b43 tess contois replied to the discussion Trainer Monitored Discussion -“Serve and Return” in classrooms in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/trainer-monitored-discussion-serve-and-return-in-classrooms/page/37/#post-18046 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:43:03 +0000 Reply to Trainer Monitored Discussion -“Serve and Return” in classrooms

I think one way to facilitate a serve and return classroom is by creating a child forward environment where they can begin and end activities as they please. This allows us to follow and respect the natural ends and beginnings of their play.

]]> e7998f114323e5f2b7613cd5d45a344f tess contois replied to the discussion Going on a WAC Hunt in the forum Child Care Basics-WA https://ececommunity.org/groups/child-care-basics/forum/discussion/going-on-a-wac-hunt-2/page/50/#post-17962 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:54:28 +0000 Reply to Going on a WAC Hunt

  1. What did you discover about the WACs while completing the activity? I discovered that the WACs are pretty extensively explained so that they are easy to find and very clear. I saw the direct improvement of the current WACs as compared to previous versions.
  2. Were you surprised by any of the WACs? I was not particularly surprised by any WACs
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