Educator/Provider Fact Sheets

These Fact Sheets are designed to be used by the Educators/Providers in caring for the children under their care.

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BALANCING YOUR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

As you design your curriculum for your program you want to make sure that all the activities you plan support all the developmental domains. Here are 5 of the major learning domains:

• SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - means how children start to understand who they are, what they are feeling and what to expect when interacting with others. As children develop socially, they learn to take turns, help their friends, play together, and cooperate with others.

APPROACHING THE ANGRY CHILD

AIR QUALITY AND TEMPERTURE

AIR QUALITY AND TEMPERATURE

Adequate ventilation, humidity, and temperature control increase resistance to illness and the ability to get well after sickness. In winter, dry hot air takes moisture from skin and mucous membranes. In summer, hot and humid air prevents children’s bodies from cooling off well and they tend to over-heat. Therefore, pay specific attention to the air around you.

• Keep air temperature between 65 to 75 degrees F. in the winter and between 68 and 82degrees F. in summer, if at all possible.

TEASING SOLUTIONS

Unfortunately teasing happens in childcare despite the efforts of providers and parents. Children become very upset when teased or called a name. When a child is teased repeatedly in daycare they often do not want to attend. As a provider you cannot always protect children from these harmful situations. However, you can teach children strategies to help them cope with teasing. Young children who learn coping skills at an early age may be better prepared for more significant social challenges and conflicts in their preteen years.

IMPLEMENTING A MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM

Your program should be committed to bring multicultural awareness to the children and parents served by your program. You should ask yourself two important questions.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM?

COMPLAINT PROCESS – FOLLOW-UP

What you do prior to a complaint investigation and how you conduct yourself during the complaint investigation are both very important. However, often what occurs after a complaint investigation takes place can have the greatest impact on whether or not you continue to operate your business.