1.2 Explain The Importance Of Special Skills

Respecting children and help them to develop in a positive, caring, nurturing and responsive childcare environment.

As a childcare practitioner it is important that I am able to recognise when a child in their early years may have a range of learning needs. To be able to understand the way I need to work with others to ensure that the learning plan that is in place for this child has a positive impact on their health, development and learning. To ensure I am offering an inclusive practice where the child is supported and feels valued and is helping them towards achieving the Five Outcomes of The Every Child Matters Framework.

When looking at children and young people’s development it is important to recognise and respond to concerns to ensure that the child or young person receives the help and assistance needed.

All members of the staff must act as professionals while at work, especially with young children. The administrative and teaching staff must work together to ensure their practices are developmentally appropriate, and share new and/or creative ideas with one another. It is also the responsibility of a teacher to establish an open, trusting relationship with the parents of each children in their care. Thus, parents can freely communicate their thoughts, concerns, and/or suggestions about their child or the program. Parent satisfaction is something that every child care or development center should strive for.

In order to support social and emotional development and provide positive guidance I make sure the child knows that they are important to me. I do this by acknowledging them from the first day I meet them. I warmly greet my students every day. I ask them how they are feeling and we discuss our feelings during our morning routine. I encourage participation by reminding the children that all feelings are okay and that how we re-act to those feelings is most important. I model empathy, compassion listening skills and encouraging behavior on a daily basis. Children learn by example. When I display a positive outlook and appropriate

Striving to provide high quality childcare provisions that support children’s development to reach their potential.

Early education results from interactions between children and all adults who serve as their caregivers, including parents, relatives, baby sitters, teachers, and foster carers.

As a childminder you have to make sure that you meet the educational needs of

My personal beliefs about children and learning include; having the children feel safe and welcome, because safety is the number one rule in a child care center. Children should learn the basic things of life. Some of those include, reading and writing, science and math, art and games. Children need a good sense of education to teach them the basic things they need.

While there are “people” around the world working in childcare centers that serve as poor role models whom are only there for the paycheck, there are amazing human service workers that serve as teachers that have a significant impact as a role model to provide appropriate skills needed for social and cognitive development to last a lifetime. In an article from the Early Childhood Education Journal (2013) the author states that “Quality teacher-child interactions in early childhood classrooms have repeatedly been paired with positive, emotional, behavioral and cognitive outcomes for children” (Thomason & La Paro, 2013). Indeed, a caregiver whom has a sincere, warm, and understanding heart will be more effective in teaching and will have more of an impact on how and what

Based on the article Caring For our Young, I think the best approach for childcare is how the French have it set up. The French view childcare as an early education system that is used as a preparation for schooling in the future. Although the activities in these childcare centers are said to be fun, they treat the children as pupils in hopes to better them for school. That being said, I don’t think that a more nurturing, playful approach is necessarily a bad approach, but I don’t see it as beneficial to the children as much as when they use the childcare as a preparation for schooling in the future. I think the best thing to do would be a balance between the two. Since these are all very young children, they would not have the focus and mindset

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These caregivers are their source of safety and security. The child learns about love and

There are many characteristics of quality care and education that are of special interest to me but to choose one is that of a supportive environment, in which case “a supportive environment means that you will spend time with children, pleasantly interact with them and encourage help them.” (Morrison, 2015, p. 221) in which case it is not just the physical care bust immersing yourself into a child’s life with affection, love and meeting “each child’s full range of social, emotional and physical needs.” (Morrison, 2015, p. 221) not to mention teaching them by engaging in “games, songs, experiments, reading, dramatic play and projects.” (Morrison, 2015, p.221) Parents need to know their child is in the care of someone who truly enjoys spending

I had the opportunity to volunteer at Special Care Inc. two different times, giving me the chance to experience both a toddler classroom and a Pre-K 1 classroom. In each different setting, I was presented with incredible tactics and techniques for interesting the minds of students and contributing to their growth and learning as much as possible. I met two young boys- twins- in the toddler room whom, despite their so-called limitations, were so independent. Their loving personalities and seeming need for assistance presented me with first-hand answers to a major question I had coming in about where the kindness must end and the firmness must begin. I learned that you cannot allow misbehavior to occur no matter whom the child is or what they’re dealing with, because by allowing misbehavior you are hindering the student’s opportunity for progression and development. During my second experience at Special Care Inc., in the Pre-K 1 classroom setting, the presentation of a well thought out lesson plan taught me a valuable lesson in being an influential teacher. The lesson plan contained a central theme- a spaceship conducted by the students in the class that explored our galaxy- and many small lessons within that theme that catered to all different types of student