Personal Care Routines
Two times during the day that can be used to exchange information with parents.
What is arrival & departure?
A wide selection includes fantasy, factual information, people, animals, nature/science, and those that depict a variety of races, cultures, abilities, ages, and non-traditional gender roles.
What are books and pictures?
What types of music are offered in your program?
We use a wide variety of music within the center. We also encourage parents to share music from their home.
Staff talking during playground, backs to children
What is inadequate supervision during gross motor play?
1/3 of a child's day is spent in this.
What is center-based play or free play for a substantial portion of the day?
A product that destroys or inactivates germs on an inanimate object. It may be appropriate to use on non-porous surfaces such as diaper change tables, countertops, door & cabinet handles, and toilets and other bathroom surfaces.
What is the three step system?
At various times during the day in addition to scheduled story times (free play, naptime, when requested by child), one adult with a small group of children, must be observed at least once to give credit.
What is informal reading?
How often are the children taken out doors?
We have morning and afternoon recess. If the weather permits. If for some reason the weather does not permit us to go outside we always prepare the children for the schedule change and offer an indoor gross motor activity.
Activity encouraged, organized games but not mandatory, staff playing with children, staff spread for more playground coverage, gross motor materials provided
What is effective supervision during gross motor play?
Limited to short periods, suited to age and individual needs of children.
What is a whole-group activity?
Relaxing music, children are encouraged to rest, soothing such as back patting is offered, quiet activity is offered after 20 minutes
What is nap-time?
Asking questions; reminding children to listen to each other; use of a picture schedule; use of puppets, animals, and small figures; linking spoken words to written; teaching basic sign language.
What are ways to promote communication among children?
Play dough, clay, recycled materials, wood, pipe cleaners, model magic.
What are examples of three dimensional materials for use in the art center?
Appropriate supervision during transitions to and from bathroom.
What is keeping children within adult view (on steps, in and out bathroom, etc.), control is usual positive with very few negative examples, and non-punitive?
Making sure children & adults wash hands properly, checking that toilets are flushed, engaging children while waiting, & ensuring paper towels and soap are available
What is the adult's role during bathrooming?
Stop. Don't do that. Quit it. I've told you "no" three times!
What are negative interactions?
What do you do if you have a child whose behavior is extremely difficult to handle?
Do you ask for help?
We try to solve the child behavior in the classroom. If we are unable to help the child we do ask the director for help.
What is that smell? Go to the bathroom and take those clothes off. Man that stinks! Make sure you get all the way clean. You are too big to still be doing that.
What are inappropriate responses to a child's accident?
Before meals, after toileting, and when hands are visibly dirty.
When is hand washing required?
Ways to promote using language to develop reasoning skills.
What are talking about logical relationships while children play with materials that stimulate reasoning? And, encouraging children to talk through or explain their reasoning when solving problems?
Do you have any additional play materials for the children to use?
Yes, We use our study buckets that are FILLED with additional materials
Getting at the child's eye level, listening to the situation, validation of feelings given, offering positive choices, time given for an appropriate response, choices re-offered, buddy system utilized for lack of response or validation for making a positive choice.
What is an effective interaction during conflict?