Policies and Procedures 101
A form of physical child abuse that occurs when an infant or small child is violently shaken and/or there is trauma to the head.
What is Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma?
How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about his or her development.
What are milestones?
Children are observed for signs of abusive head trauma including irritability and/or high-pitched crying, difficulty staying awake/lethargy or loss of consciousness, difficulty breaking, inability to lift the head, seizures, lack of appetite, vomiting, bruses, poor feeding/sucking, no smiling or vocalization, inability of the eyes to track and/or decreased muscle tone. Bruises may be found on the upper arms, rib cage, or head resulting from gripping or from hitting the head.
How to recognize signs of abusive head trauma?
Supporting Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood
What is the purpose of the book "from babbles to books?"
Random Acts of Kindness Day was initiated in 1995 in Denver, Colorado by a non-profit organization called The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation.
When and by whom was the Random Acts of Kindness originated?
Shaking or jerking a child, tossing a child into air or into crib, chair, or car seat, pushing a child into walls, doors or furniture
What is prohibited behaviors?
When you are knowledgeable of milestones you can help a child learn and grow and get early intervention, if needed.
Why are Milestones important and useful?
Call 911 immediately upon suspecting SBS/AHT and inform the director. Call parents/guardians. If the child has stopped breathing, trained staff will begin pediatric CPR.
How to respond if there has been SBS/AHT?
Children who hear more words in their earliest years are better prepared when they enter school. Early talk and interactions with children matter. Shared reading matters even the youngest child benefits from storytime. They learn that reading is important, reading to children is a critical connection to develop emerging literacy skills.
Why is language development important during everyday interactions?
Random Acts of Kindness Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated each year on February 17. The purpose of this special day is to urge people to be kind to each other.
What is the purpose of Random Acts of Kindness?
Rock the child, hold the child close, or walk with the child; Stand up, hold the child close; Sing or talk to the child in a soothing voice; Gently rub or stroke the child's back, chest, or tummy; Turn on music or white noise. Take the child for a ride in stroller; Distract the child with book, toy, etc.
What are some prevention strategies for staff to use for a distraught child once it has been identified that the child does not have any physical needs?
SE-enjoys doing new things
LC - Sings a song or says a poem from memory
C - Names some colors and numbers; Understands the idea of counting
What are the milestones for a 4 year old?
Suspected child maltreatment in childcare are reported to the appropriate authorities. Suspected child maltreatment in the home are reported to Child Protective Services.
What are reporting requirements SBS/AHT?
Toddlers are little sponges, eagerly absorbing the words and conversations around them. Young children should be engaged in real conversations, Use every opportunity a book, a toy, classroom routines, self-care times this is a great way to expand their vocabulary and promote language skills.
How to talk to Toddlers?
Ask someone if they need help; tell someone why they're awesome! Smile in the hallway.
What are examples of Random Acts of Kindness/
Allow staff who feel they may lose control to have a short, but relatively immediate break away from the children. Provide support when parents/guardians are trying to calm a crying child and encourage parents to take a calming break if needed.
What are some ways to support staff that feel they may lose control?
SE - Is shy or nervous with strangers; cries when mom/dad leaves; LC - responds to simple spoke requests; uses simple gestures, like waving bye-bye
What are milestones of a 1 year old?
Staff is considered not supervising children if they are texting or speaking on a cell phone while on duty.
What is WCP cell phone policy?
Preschool is an exciting developmental stage - not only are children's conversation and language skills expanding rapidly, but they're also acquiring important skills that pave the way for reading readiness.
Why is a print rich environment important?
Princess Diana, Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, Mother Teresa
Preventing, recognizing, responding to and reporting shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma is an important function of keeping children safe, protecting their healthy development, providing quality childcare, and educating families.
What is WCP Belief Statement?
SC - copies others, especially adults and older children; LC - Points to things in books; C - Follows two-step instructions such as "Pick up your shoes"
What are the milestones of a 2 year old?
Two weeks in advance with approval
What is WCP policy for requesting time off?
Cozy and Comfortable area where children can look at books of their own choice; variety of writing materials; Teacher encourages children to talk about their experiences.
What are some examples of a classroom environment that supports early literacy?
Act of Kindness spread to New Zealand in 2004
Where did the Act of Kindness spread after it originated in 1995 in Colorado?