Having pictures of emotions that they can point out and relate to. Letting them release their emotions and having a conversation afterwards to find out why and what they’re feeling.

Take a breath, communicate your feelings to coworkers and family, take some time to spend with pets.

Being at their eye level, listening and conversing with them, acknowledging their presence, and including them in activities or conversations

Taking some breaths, stretching, playing music, or taking a walk.

Spend as much time as possible interacting with them. Have little discussions about items they see or let them tell you stories. They’ll feel more comfortable when they know they can talk to you.

Yes, like emergencies, illness, unexpected situations or behavior problems, like biting.

You should use a crib with only a firm mattress in it.

We could have dance parties or go on treasure hunts. Basically taking the lead on an activity and having them mimic you or at least develop a game that they feel excited to be involved in.

You can make heathy habts fun by making games out of it or singing songs about it or during it.

I would highlight our health and hygiene practices, our child locks and storage for teacher only items, our safety go bag for outdoor time, our differenty safety drill plans, and our practices for supervision.

I would document any kind of evidence I have, check in with my lead to collect our thoughts, and then contact CPS.

My biggest worry is missing something when considering safety. I know that you can’t cover everything and there will be unexpected situations but it’s hard to know that some things are out of your control.

My advice is to be friendly and consistent so that it really feels like there is a connection.

The three things I would want from my child’s provider would be safety, cleanliness, and be attentive towards my child.

The three fears I have are my child being left out of activities, my child not being able to get along with other children, and my child not feeling secure in the environment.

I like using art to help express and tell stories. We can also use stickers, stamps, and crayons and talk about why they decided to choose those materials and which they think I should use. I also like picture books and having them explain how things work in the pictures they see.

It’s important to make sure that there is plenty of time during transitions, make it fun and exciting to move on to the next activity so that they’re interested in moving on.

It is important for the environment to be well organized and safe, but still appealing and interesting to encourage creativity and curiosity.

Have a list of key points you need to hit during the conversation. Make sure to have different types of supporting documents to solidify your argument and make sure to still reassure the parents during the conversation. Have references and resources ready that you trust and let the parents know that you are here to help and support.

Observing and documenting a child’s development is helpful as it can help keep track of interests and best ways to connect to the child. It also helps to inform families of current events and can have clues for ideas in assisting with the child’s growth.

I’m not a fan of screen time and I don’t think it’s necessary for when a child is in childcare. I think screen time at home with families is fine, but while in childcare I think it’s really important to be present in the moment and developing with other methods.

I think it’s important to be able to share different kinds of interactions with the child during the serve and return interactions. Maybe with stations, like a reading station or building station, so that it’s easy to shift interests to share and focus.

<div>First I would ask them why this keeps happening, if it’s going to be a regular thing or if it truly is coincidental one-offs. Then I would explain the importance of being on time and how it can affect the child when they show up late. Afterwards I would work with them to see if there was a way to adjust their schedule or we could implement… Read more

WAC 110-300-160 addresses diversity.

WAC 110-300-0085 addresses collaboration with the family.

The big message is that we need to be accepting of and adaptive to different cultures in order to provide the best growing environment for the children.

1. A multicultural education curriculum should be in place in every school. – strongly agree
2. Families should not be expected to be involved in classroom activities. – disagree
3. All learning programs should accommodate all children with special needs. – strongly agree
4. Some extended family members may confuse children, so they should not have a voice…

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Singing songs and playing a game like whose hands are soapier today or who can scrub more today?

1. What did you discover about the WACs while completing the activity? – There are a whole lot of WACs that cover a variety of topics and situations that I didn’t originally expect to see and all of them are very in depth.
2. Were you surprised by any of the WACs? Not really, all of them appeared reasonable.
3. Can you see how the WACs will influence…

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