Active Supervision
This means you are actively scanning, counting children, and positioning yourself where you can see and hear them.
What is active supervision?
This document must be completed whenever a child is injured beyond basic first aid.
What is an Incident/Injury Report?
The best approach when sharing a concern about a child's behavior.
What is being factual, respectful, and objective?
This is often more effective than telling a child to "calm down."
What is validating their feelings?
This should happen whenever supervision responsibilities change.
What is communicating a hand-off?
Leaving your supervision zone without informing another educator.
What is something you should never do?
This system contains emergency contacts, medical information, and permissions.
What is ePACT?
This should be avoided when speaking with families about difficult situations.
What is blaming, labeling, or making assumptions?
"I can see you're upset right now" is an example of this.
What is emotional validation?
Team members should address concerns directly with this person first.
Who is the person involved?
Knowing how many children are in your care at all times.
What is maintaining accurate head counts?
The first thing you should do when a serious injury occurs.
What is ensuring the child's immediate safety and assessing the situation?
Sharing one positive observation before discussing a concern can help build this.
What is trust and partnership?
This helps children move from a "big feeling" back to a learning state.
What is co-regulation?
Sharing important information about a child's day helps ensure this.
What is consistency of care?
This supervision strategy helps prevent incidents before they happen.
What is proactive supervision?
During an evacuation, these are essential before leaving the building.
What are attendance records and emergency information?
If a parent is upset, this skill should be used first.
What is active listening?
Children are more likely to use coping skills when adults do this first.
What is model the behavior?
This daily practice helps teams stay informed and organized.
What is a team huddle or check-in?
During outdoor play, leaders should spread out and not stand together because of this.
What is maintaining visual coverage of all children?
Parents should receive this after any significant injury or incident.
What is timely communication and documentation?
"I've noticed..." is an example of this communication technique.
What is using objective observations?
A child repeatedly escalating might be communicating this.
What is an unmet need or skill deficit?
The strongest teams consistently demonstrate this.
What is clear, respectful communication?