Competency Goal 1 To Establish and Maintain a Safe‚ Healthy Learning Environment In my classroom I keep my children healthy by monitoring their health. One of my first priorities is to know which child has any food allergies. I believe that the children need to eat a variety of healthy food. Our center is associated with the USDA Food Program and for this reason we serve lots of fruits and vegetables. In order for the children to see that it’s ok to eat healthy food I sit at the table and model
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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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Competency Goal 1 To Establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy‚ learning environment Functional Area 1: Safe To reduce injury I always use the saying if you can predict something might happen then prevent it before. Children do not understand that there are dangers all around them‚ whether its the toys they play with‚ other kids and their belonging or the equipment that they play on. The important goals that I have are always to put the children’s safety‚ happiness and their needs first. The best
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CDA COMPETENCY GOAL #1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area #1 - Safe: In order to provide a safe environment and teach children safe practices to prevent and reduce injuries I do the following: • I check all toys and equipment the children will be using for broken or missing parts often to ensure they remain safe for use and play. • I ensure that all chemicals and cleaning supplies are put away out of the reach of children or stored in locked cabinets
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Competency Goal I Establish and maintain a safe healthy learning environment. I provide a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries for children age 3 to 5 years old by doing a quick check every morning before the children start to arrive. I make sure that there is enough space for the children to move around without constantly bumping into eachother. I make sure that the room is well lit and all electrical outlets are covered‚ and all electrical appliances are out of the children’s
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Gayle Y. Garrett 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
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Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to professionalism Functional Area #13: Professionalism As a professional I attend regular trainings both in and out of work. Some training is provided for me by my employer‚ while others I seek out on my own. In June I attended training for 2 weeks before children started attending class. These trainings focused on areas such as health‚ routines and transitions‚ environments‚ goals/objectives and school readiness. One way I apply these trainings
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Competency Goal 4: To Establish Positive and Productive Relationships with Families Develop trust between the teacher and parent. This is accomplished by treating each other with mutual respect. Understanding the role that you play as the teacher and the parent plays as their primary caregiver. Constantly keep open dialogue about the students’ progress and areas of needed growth. Keep updated in student’s interests‚ activities at home‚ upcoming events. Be willing to engage in conversation about
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Safety is one of the most important aspects of the task given to an educator. My main concern is that the trust and respect is fulfilled daily while making sure a child is not injured in the given environment. Daily tasks must include a thorough cleanup of the classroom‚ making sure all loose furniture‚ accessories and electrical appliances are covered when not in use. All chemicals‚ utensils‚ and
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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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