Daycare Case Study
In today 's working society, parents need to rely on quality daycare for their children. However, finding a daycare that will strive to nurture each child 's unique qualities and create a work environment that encourages professionalism, growth, and diversity can be stressful for a parent because of the realization of how important this decision may be.
A daycare teacher must focus on many different areas to provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. As a teacher in a toddler room, my girlfriend Christine needs to communicate to her peers, children and parents on a daily basis both verbally and non-verbally.
As I entered the room, early this morning, I noticed five children, each of them doing his or her individual …show more content…
The boy was pointing to where they keep the snacks so Christine bent down to his level and began to say "You are pointing to the cabinet, does this mean you want snack"? The boy grunted as if to say yes. Christine said, "Yes you are right, it is time for snack, but what do we do right before snack?" Once the rest of the children heard this, they began to jump up and down to show their appreciation of snack time. The children understood what had to be done by placing his or her hands in the air. "That 's right. We need to wash our hands first before we eat". Christine gave each toddler one direction at a time as to not overload them. She asked that they stand in a line in front of the sink so each of them could wash their hands, independently reinforcing with word labels as to how the child is washing his or her hands. She then played a game with them to find their appropriate place at the table. For each child, she asked them to sit in a colored chair that she announces for them to sit in, and then repeat back to her the color; this seating arrangement changes daily so that they learn their colors and as well as how to appropriately say them. This exercise helped them with speaking to others at a proper tone by not …show more content…
As the children began to eat the snack, there was one disapproving member of the bunch. This child immediately tossed her plate on the floor to show she was not satisfied with her snack. Christine immediately displayed her disapproval of this children 's action by saying to her "Please use your words. We do not throw the craisins on the floor. They are for eating". This child acknowledge what she heard by trying to speak the word "Sorry". Once the children were finished eating, they were notified that they would be going outside in 10 minutes. Again, the children showed their appreciation by jumping up and down in
A daycare teacher must focus on many different areas to provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. As a teacher in a toddler room, my girlfriend Christine needs to communicate to her peers, children and parents on a daily basis both verbally and non-verbally.
As I entered the room, early this morning, I noticed five children, each of them doing his or her individual …show more content…
The boy was pointing to where they keep the snacks so Christine bent down to his level and began to say "You are pointing to the cabinet, does this mean you want snack"? The boy grunted as if to say yes. Christine said, "Yes you are right, it is time for snack, but what do we do right before snack?" Once the rest of the children heard this, they began to jump up and down to show their appreciation of snack time. The children understood what had to be done by placing his or her hands in the air. "That 's right. We need to wash our hands first before we eat". Christine gave each toddler one direction at a time as to not overload them. She asked that they stand in a line in front of the sink so each of them could wash their hands, independently reinforcing with word labels as to how the child is washing his or her hands. She then played a game with them to find their appropriate place at the table. For each child, she asked them to sit in a colored chair that she announces for them to sit in, and then repeat back to her the color; this seating arrangement changes daily so that they learn their colors and as well as how to appropriately say them. This exercise helped them with speaking to others at a proper tone by not …show more content…
As the children began to eat the snack, there was one disapproving member of the bunch. This child immediately tossed her plate on the floor to show she was not satisfied with her snack. Christine immediately displayed her disapproval of this children 's action by saying to her "Please use your words. We do not throw the craisins on the floor. They are for eating". This child acknowledge what she heard by trying to speak the word "Sorry". Once the children were finished eating, they were notified that they would be going outside in 10 minutes. Again, the children showed their appreciation by jumping up and down in