Competency Goal II To Advance Physical and intellectual Competence Functional Area 4: Physical In today’s society there is an increase in obese children. I make sure that each child gets the proper exercise that he or she needs. I try to teach the children to stay healthy by getting the proper exercise that is needed for them. I take the children outside everyday if it’s not too hot‚ or too cold. I practice forms of yoga in the morning and the evenings with the children. This is
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Chanae Butler March‚ 12‚ 2012 CDA Class Competency Goal I To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Safe Young Infants: To have a safe environment for infants it is very important that you keep objects out of there cribs. Make sure all swings are safe and stable. Also be very sure to keep all tummy time objects clean. Try to keep them safe and close from mobile infants. Mobile Infants: I keep mobile infants safe by keeping all small choking objects off the floor
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reach in high cupboards (as children do for the sink) and explain it is safest to use a stool. To provide safety for young infants I ensure the side rail is locked in the up position and I always lay infants on their back to reduce the risk of SIDS. For mobile infant safety I ensure that toys and supplies that may create a choking hazard are removed. Knowing that mobile infants enjoy pulling themselves up and climbing I check these areas potential hazards and plan accordingly; such as moving a shelf
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according to the theme plan for the week. A lesson plan will be posted for the parents to view each week. At the end of the day there is a daily event note posted on the door to let each parent view what we did during the day. Also‚ a “toddler gram/infant gram” note will go home with each child stating the art activity‚ the science/sensory activity‚ the gross motor activity (outside play)‚ as well as diaper change/potty time‚ what we had for a snack and lunch‚ and any reminders for the following
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CDA COMPETENCY STANDARD -1 Functional Area 1- SAFETY Children do not understand what is safe and what is not and therefore adults have the responsibility to teach‚ reinforce and protect children from risks. I look around the classroom for potential safety risks and hazards‚ ensuring that cupboards have child-safe locks put in place at all times; detergents and chemical cleaners are out of children’s reach by storing them on top of cabinets or locked away. Toys are regularly checked for broken
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Observation: Infant and Toddler Development There are various factors that play a role in a child’s development. Based on several articles I will be discussing the physical‚ cognitive‚ and social development of infants and toddlers. The level of exposure to these various factors will determine how successful they develop in years to come. All children develop at their own rate and no two children are the same. The development of the child is based solely on child’s caregiver to provide these essential
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understand children‚ you need to assess all children including infants and toddlers. But there are challenges with infants and toddlers because you can’t do a one-on-one traditional assessment like you could with older children. They have short attention spans‚ they have limited language skills‚ so you are not sure what they are feeling or asking. The teacher must figure out what is going on. Despite the challenges assessment of infants and toddlers‚ itis very important and beneficial to assess them. The
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Competency Statement #1 To establish and main a safe‚ healthy learning environment I believe it is important to establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment by keeping my center and play ground area clean and free of the things that are harmful to my children. I believe the first steps to encourage learning is to keep a clean and safe environment‚ that my children’s minds will be stimulated and will meet there individual learning styles. My goal is to encourage my children
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EDUC 23329 Infant and Toddler Development and Programming In Class Assignment #1:Experiences for Infants and Toddlers 5% Student names: Comparing the Infant-Toddler KDIs to the Preschool KDIs How are they the same/different? Why are they the same/different? *Using Developmental Rationale Approaches to Learning Initiative Reflection ( only in Preschool) similarity: Initiative is listed on Pre-school and Infants /Toddler KDI’s. Both age groups have the desire the display
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Competency Statement II To advance physical and intellectual competence Reflective Statement To advance physical competence‚ I allow children the opportunity to use their large and small muscles in various capacities. With young infants‚ I allow them the space to kick‚ roll over‚ or have tummy time. Playing music or singing to them allows them to use these skills more adequately. With mobile infants and toddlers‚ I give them activities that allow them to walk or run to use their gross
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