CDA Competency Goals Functional Areas I. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. 1. Safe: Candidate provides a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. 2. Healthy: Candidate promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness. 3. Learning Environment: Candidate uses space‚ relationships‚ materials‚ and routines as resources for constructing an interesting‚ secure‚ and enjoyable environment
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Goal 1 – To maintain a safe‚ healthy learning enviroment. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment I model safety practices and healthy routines in an environment that supports development and growth in these areas. To accomplish this goal I complete daily safety checklists that include ensuring exits and hallways are open‚ electrical cords are out of reach‚ evacuation procedures are posted‚ fire extinguisher is working‚ emergency numbers are posted‚ sharp objects and
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children/ toddlers are between ages of one and three years old. As toddlers develop physically their body start to mature. All the others don’t grow as quickly as infants they go through many important physical changes. Toddlers grow at different rates. Toddler go through certain stages such as‚ the physical development intellectual development‚ and social emotional development‚ and there are certain ways to care for toddlers. Most time is the game to walk without support within 2 or 3 months
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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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Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to professionalism Function Area 13: Professionalism As a professional‚ I promote child development‚ learning and build family and community relationships. I continue to attend professional development sessions and read articles about early childhood. I am a continuous‚ collaborative learner who demonstrates knowledge in my field from all types of sources. The Philadelphia School District provides the Head Start staff with many in-service training programs
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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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Competency Goal #-To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment. Functional Area #1 – Safe - In order to help provide an environment which is safe for the children in my care‚ As a teacher I will do the following to prevent and reduce injuries: I will keep all cleaning supplies and chemicals locked up and out of the children’s reach at all times to avoid any poisoning or other injuries. I am certified in First Aid‚ CPR and AED use which gives me the knowledge to handle any
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ability to act independently. Young infants need our interaction in order to feel secure and have a sense of self- confidence. Feeling safe in their environment and with you is very important. I make sure to constantly be there for the infant when the child needs me for feeding‚ diapering‚ play time and soothe the child when upset. Playing with the child allows the infant to grow in all aspects of self-development and other developmental skills. Young infants need the one on one and to be treated
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Infants learn best through everyday experiences and interactions with familiar people in familiar contexts. What this means is that‚ each child benefits from learning but when they have a familiar face to to interact with and learn around they are going to open up more than they would with a complete stranger. Having a bond with an individual will allow the infant and toddler to trust who they are around and with that allowing them to put their wall down to learn more. When thinking in these terms
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COMPETENCY GOAL I TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SAFE‚ HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. A Safe Environment In order for children to feel safe away from home they need a safe environment where they can learn and play comfortably. I am always alert and continuously observe the children at all times. Children must never be left unsupervised. In the class‚ safety precautions such as checking all tables and chairs for damage and sharp edges is done weekly. All electrical outlets that are not being used
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