I do my part to maintain a well run purposeful program‚ responsive to participant needs. On their first day in our program‚ I make an effort to meet and greet our clients‚ the parents as well as the children. I ask the parents if they need any special requirements‚ accommodations or modifications to better service their children. I also ask the children which games they enjoy‚ and see if they have any questions for me about the program. This gives them an opportunity to know we have familiar
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environment -FUNCTIONAL AREAS- safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment SAFE- To maintain a safe environment for infants I make sure that all small toys and objects that could cause an infant to choke are removed from the area. Toys with sharp‚ pointed edges should be removed as well. I always give infants my constant supervision because they are dependent on me for their every need. Mobile infants have just begun to walk and crawl. They are curious and want to explore their surroundings. It is of important
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Competency Statement 2 by Karronda Jackson To advance physical and intellectual competence To advance physical and intellectual competence I provide various amounts of equipment and activities that help promote the physical development of children I do this by offering activities that will allow children to use their small muscles and large muscles. Children need these types of activities so they can become familiar about how to use their muscles and to develop body strength. Activities such
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Competency Statement I To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Safe In my family child care environment I ensure that everyone is safe and I am following safety guidelines. I always make sure that there are appropriate adult to child ratio when we are either outside playing‚ going on a nature walk‚ sitting in circle time‚ etc. Daily I check inside and outside of the daycare to make sure that everything is safe and ready for the children to play. I have
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1. "What to an uninformed observer may look like a world of chaos and mindlessness is to the child the serious work of creating a personal existence" (Ayers‚ 1989‚ p. 28). Based on your reading of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Good Preschool Teacher‚ describe two goals of a quality infant/toddler care and education program and two ways caregivers/teachers can help reach such goals. Two goals of quality care programs and reaching those goals include: Ensuring cultural congruency & ensuring that professionals
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Overview of CDA 2.0 . .................................................................................. 2 Comparison of the Current and Future CDA Credentialing Processes . ....... 4 The New Professional Portfolio Requirements............................................. 6 The Reflective Dialogue Process................................................................. 12 The CDA 2.0 Exam...................................................................................... 15 The CDA Professional
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7 Irreducible Needs of infants and toddlers We look at the 7 Irreducible needs of infants and toddlers. The first few years of life is very important for a child’s development. A child’s brain is growing at a fast steady pace. Many things can contribute to the child’s development and learning. Some things are language barriers‚ health‚ income and biological factors. We do have control over some of these things. A child’s development and learning starts at home from the first day they are born
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.................... 2 Professional Resource File ............................................................ 3 Autobiography ................................................................................ 4 Statements of Competence ........................................................... 8 Resource Collection (17 specific items) .................................... 16 Parent Questionnaires ................................................................. 20 Formal CDA Observation..........
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Competency Goal I: Candidate provide safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. Functional Area 1: Safety As a teacher I believe safety is one of the most important things to give to a child besides health and education. A child and adult should feel safe as soon as they walk into the building in the morning. I practice safety in my classroom by placing items for children at their reach and all other items out of their sight. "Out of sight out of mind!" I cover all
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Competency Statement 1 The goals in my classroom are to achieve the objective of safety by providing the children with safe environment and equipped children to explore without any injuries. Another goal is to promote healthy habits. Another one is to promote a good age appropriate learning environment. • Competency Goal 1 healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Learning Environment: One of my goals is to maintain a safe environment for the children in my care to play and explore
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