The seventh and eighth chapter of the text talked about developing a facility and then equipping the facility with age appropriate items. As I read through these chapters, I reflected back to my time at the Fishback Center as well as the current center I work at, Kids World Learning Center.
Chapter 7 looked into the primary needs of facility which include health and safety, accessibility, traffic flow, personal space, independence and growth, and authentic character. As I continued to read, I was very interested in the topic of accessibility, personal space and authentic character. The accessibility of a facility has many different subparts that include entry to the building to bathroom locations. When reading about the entry to the building, I thought about my student teaching semester at the Fishback Center. There was a parent who was in a wheel chair who needed special access to the center. The back door of Pugsley is wheel chair accessible. The front door can also be considered, but the person must use the ramp that goes into the gathering space. With the Fishback Center being on a collage campus, both these doors though handicap accessible can be hard to enter with limited parking space. The entry
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What I found most important in this area is when it talked about space for toddlers verse space for space needed for preschoolers. It states that because toddlers are constantly exploring everything in their surroundings and with teacher support, toddlers need more space. As I read this, I thought about my current child care center, Kids World. I currently work in the Rookie room which are children aged 1-2 years of age. Last week we got a new student, which means we now have eight children! Well it is exciting to see numbers going up, our room at times doesn’t seem big enough at times. Personal space is just as important to myself as it is to the
Respecting children and help them to develop in a positive, caring, nurturing and responsive childcare environment.
When setting up the environment, should be taken into consideration the age and the abilities of each individual child, particularly to those with
Communication with children and young people is very important. When a child is new to the setting you would want them to feel comfortable and safe in your
1. Every child is an individual – with different needs depending on their age and abilities. This must be considered when planning activities, for example when they involve physical play, or if more consideration must be given
There are five (5) main points to be considered when planning a safe and reassuring child care environment by
It is important that an environment where children are going to be is a safe and friendly environment, and consists of everything that a child needs to be able grow and develop to the best of their ability. This includes challenging exercises and things that are able learn at their own pace. Whichever age group you a person is working with, it is important to ensure that the planning is done according to each child’s individual needs to ensure that that the development of each child is met. This is vital as every child is different and therefore activities that are put out should be able to be adapted so that every child feels as if they are able to have a go at doing it. A positive environment also includes the way that a room looks and if
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.
In your view, what are the three most important key ideas in regards to Infant and Toddler care and curriculum?
Dr. Jennifer Parrott essay, No Place to Go: The Importance of the Family Restroom, suggests family restrooms are an essential for disabled people, single-parents, and transgendered people. The way Dr. Parrott supports her essay is with an explanation of a family restroom. Then she allows here readers in her on private space. As she told the story of her 18 year old son with server of case Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, the reader cannot help getting emotional involved. Then she told of other stories of disabled people, parents with opposite gender children and the problems family with small children are having with the lack of family restrooms. She wrote this essay to advocate for families with disabled members, single-parents, families with small children, and transgendered people, in order to have family restrooms in public places. Dr. Parrott intended audience is a general and the students taking English 1101 and 1102 classes for fall 2015 thru summer 2016 semester.
Throughout the years from the age of 3 years of age to five years, these may be seen as an exhilarating time for the children and their families. We aim to make the child’s time at the centre educational. The main thing Little Joeys is working towards in the year of 2016 are for them to become confident within themselves and develop their use of communication skills and have the readiness of being able to transition into school. The centres philosophy is coherent with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) which is used with the educators interacting with the children.
Though I am just entering the field, I have enough experience to pick out the concepts that I believe are most relevant to the children at their young age. The first is the power of relationships to bring comfort and safety. The children are growing and exploring a lot in the preschool years, so it is vital that they feel comfortable in the facility. The second is the need for communication. The third concept that makes up my personal philosophy is the benefit from learning through play.
Weiss Hall, located at 1701 N 13th St in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is owned and operated by Temple University. Recent assessment of this campus building found inadequacies in handicap accessibility, as outlined by the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities. Temple University is an urban university with a diverse student population. The university’s public buildings should reflect the needs of this population and be accommodating and accessible to students and faculty with disabilities. Weiss Hall is a building used by students, professors, and clients of the Speech and Psychology clinics. This building should be of the highest priority for handicap accessibility due to the nature of its users. Below
It does not allow for easy access to and from for the preschoolers or the school agers to use. By simply switching the toddler and preschool sections in the room. It would allow for the children to use the restroom more freely, rather than having to cross over through the toddlers. Another issue I noticed was the room arrangement, as it does not allow the quiet and noisy areas to be separated. I believe is you could put up partitions or shelves to better define the areas. This might also help with the noise levels as well. Children could focus more on what they’re playing with and less about what the toddlers are doing. One last thing during my time spent at the center I did not notice any multicultural items on the shelves for the children to freely use at their discretion. These items that I mentioned are completely fixable. One of the main things that would help fix many of the issues would be to switch the preschool and toddler room arrangements to allow access to the bathrooms easier. Then by defining the areas and having more supplies readily available for the children such as art supplies and
Children need personal space for many different reasons. Firstly, because children like to have something to themselves that they can call theirs. Secondly, so children can have their own private space to focus and do their work. Also, so children can a space to calm down after an incident or when they need some time to themselves to think. I know when I was a child, I wanted to have my personal space because I wanted to get away from people. I liked being alone and having time to myself. Having privacy is very important for a child of any age.
During my observations in the different classrooms at “The childcare Center”, I learned about the proper environment, the fundamentals of the teachers lesson plans, their health and safety regulations, their approach to guidance and discipline, and overall quality childcare. The center has eight different levels of age groups; each of them has their own curriculum based on their age and developmental needs. This curriculum changes and has a new theme each month that helps the lead teachers to be able to start their lesson plans each week. From infants all the way to pre-K the lesson plans include fine motor, gross motor, art and sensory, math and manipulatives, music and movement, language including both signing and Spanish.