Infants And Toddlers

Today is my first day doing my practice observation in the Infant Room Classroom Number 3, my fears are how the infants go reaction to see me because I am new person for them that they never have seen before, how the teacher go feel to have a student in the classroom, if they will support me and cooperate with practice, and how the parents will response to see a new teacher in the classroom, I know for my teaching experience that parents are very special about the people who is round to their children.

Toddlers and preschoolers are at different developmental stages, and therefore require their teachers to use different approaches and techniques to further learning. I completed my observations at the Bright and Early Children’s Learning Center where I observed a toddler classroom and a preschool classroom. My observations took place from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on the 21st and 28th of September. The first day that I observed I was placed in the toddler classroom which had two teachers, Miss Ashlynn and Miss Miranda, and six students, most of whom were two years old. In the preschool classroom there was one teacher, Miss Stephanie, and eight students, each of whom were 3 years old or 4 years old. While the rooms were physically similar, the teachers used different strategies and activities to appeal to the different age groups.

Other possible hazards are doors and exit points. Doors should have a spring device to close on themselves once they’re open to minimise anyone leaving without being notices, secure stair-gates should be fitted at both ends to minimise falls, and the main entrance should have a secure lock/ buzzer system to minimise unlawful entry or exit.

Reading to an infant and toddler is very important for early development. However, reading to an infant is different than reading to a young child. In terms of an infant, you frequently do not get through the entire book. An infant won’t be able to fully comprehend what is being read. Infants may want to hold the book and chew on it or try turning pages themselves. All of these actions are appropriate and help your child become well-known with books and how to handle them. Reading out loud to your baby is an ac activity that can enhance their vocabulary among other skills.

The costs of this expansion will mostly go toward labor, as labor is the single largest component of costs for early infant and toddler care centers (Marshall et al., 2004). For teachers to stay invested in the children they teach and care for, they must be fairly compensated to maintain the high quality of care. According to a study in Massachusetts, 72 percent of typical full-time, full-year center expenditures go toward labor (Marshall, et al., 2004). In dollar amounts, “average expenditures per child care hour were $4.42 for centers serving infants and $4.28 for centers serving toddlers. These correspond to full-time care expenditures of $10,343 and $10,015 for the two groups of centers [infants and toddlers, respectively]”

The good health and safety of children needs to be promoted at all times. As stated by Penny Tassoni (2010), we must make sure that children’s environments are safe by carrying out furniture, toys and equipment checks and ensuring that they are safe for children to use before they come into the setting and to be generally observant.

To avoid hazards and accidents occurring put measures in place for example. Fire guards, safety gates to block off areas that are not child safe. To avoid children touching dangerous appliances, equipment put in place safety socket covers, locks on cupboards, drawers, cooker, and washing machine. Do not use blinds with cords to avoid strangulation and have ponds covered or in a restricted area to avoid a child draining. Have a checklist in place for each room and regularly risk assesses each room for possible threats.

There are many risks in the home and identifying the dangers is an essential key for the person’s safety and wellbeing. Slippery floors, poor lighting, pets, inappropriate footwear, electrical cords and loose rugs or mats are just a few potential high risk problems (Heath and Schofield, pg. 262).

• Regularly check that any handrails are not broken and are securely fastened. Both sides of any steps should have handrails.

Carefully place by Do not leave your child alone in the bed or furniture. You must use a safety line when putting infants at high and other baby seat.1• Maintaining safety on stairs you need to make sure that on the stairs without the clutter and clean items.2• Install safety gates at the top of the ladder attached to the wall.3• The window must have a protective barrier because children can open windows and window glass can not protect children.4• Use a rubber pad in the kitchen and bath pool.5• Avoid the use of walking aids to babies because it can make the baby stumble or fall on the stairs.6• Use lights at night in the bedroom and bathroom to prevent falls at

Infants and toddlers’ need to feel safe and their needs are being met by the caregiver. If their basic needs are not being met at a young age, it will lead to will lead to developmental issues. For examples, infants not being picked up will rock themselves back in fourth when they are older,

The key to understanding children is observation. As observers, we begin to look for daily patterns in their behavior. Once patterns of behavior are recognized, the observer can then give positive guidance in securing the child’s developmental needs.

precautions you should take inside and outside your home. This can include how to secure the

As falls being the leading cause of injuries for children, it is important to know how to prevent this, especially in your homes. The most important area to childproof at home is staircases.

Never leave alone: Never leave your child, especially toddler, alone in the bathroom, outdoors, or kitchen. Lock all windows to prevent the child from falling. Use safety gates at the stairways. Keep main entrance and