I would like for my setting to be welcoming, warm and with just the right amount of light, so that the children feel safe and secure. As you enter into my family child care center, there would be a "Family tree", with all children and their families pictures on the tree, inlcuding mine, as well. I would have a parent communication board, included on that board would be a menu, daily schedules for all classrooms, and any important information that parents/families should know about the center and it should be available in all languages of the children and parents that are there.
I love the 'Crying room" that Adriana's had in her center, that is very helpful for the new children or the childrent that have a difficult time leaving their parents or family members. I would have a "Safe place" in my center. This is an area that has soft space with pillows, crayons, paper, quiet activities and things that can help a child that may need some quiet time, can go and sit until he or she is ready to come back to the group.
I would include labeling of all materials and/or objects in English and in any other languages of any of the other child that attend my center. I would include pictures of adults and children with disabilities, as well as people from around the world.
The center must include a variety of books, puzzles, music and dolls. Every child needs to be able to reflect and learn about others and just not themselves or their families. Children must have on hand, multi-cultural papers, crayons and markers. I would make sure there are multi-cultural families and community helpers that are available for boys and girls.
Children must feel safe, loved and nurtured to develop the basic trust they need for healthy development. My goals are for children to develop a strong and positive self-concept and empathy for others through healthy intellectual, physical,social, emotional and moral development. I hope that my experiences may serve as examples for other caregivers as well (Richards).
I also feel that all parents and families must be included in all aspects of the child care center, parents should feel comfortable enough to volunteer and enjoy the day at the center, without feeling like they are labeled or different from others.
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“Welcome to an Anti-Bias Learning Community”
Anti-Bias education for young children and ourselves
I also liked the idea of the “crying room”! Having a place where children can work through their emotions without judgment but with support, sounds very welcoming. Your “safe place” also seems to be a way to adapt to the needs of the individual child. Overall, your center sounds like a great place!!
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ReplyDeleteYou created a wonderful, caring, and safe environment that a parent would feel good about bringing their child/ren to. The description of your goals and intentions would put a parent's mind at ease when leaving their precious children in your care. Nice job!
Lori, I also would like to include a safe heaven place were children would feel that it is safe to express is they are scared,mad or sad, because of the that their parents left. As long as I have the proper amount of staff to support that one on one attention. As a parent I would feel safe and motivated to live my children in your care, it seems you have a clear understanding of what is best practice in order to promote chidren's healthy development.
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