provide care for children
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:19 pm
Scenario
Scarlett is 3 years old, and has transitioned from Family day care one day a week to attending your service 2 days a week. Scarlets parents have spent several mornings visiting the service and becoming familiar with the environment and the educators.
Today Scarlett will start her first full day on her own. Scarlett arrives at 9:30am with her parents; she appears quieter today and is clinging to her mum.
Her parents stay until its morning tea time at 10:15am then they give her a kiss and cuddle and leave. One of the educators begins to sing the song to gather the children to the table for mealtime. Scarlett’s friend Nikita is also at the service today.
2. What are two strategies you could implement to support Scarlett’s emotional wellbeing following her separation from her parents? Discuss how these strategies help develop Scarlett’s sense of trust and security in an educator.
Whilst as educators we are aware of the need to ensure that the transition into care is as secure and nurturing as possible, it’s sometimes easy to forget that parents also need to be settled into the care situation.
This is a very stressful time for many families. Emotional wellbeing goes ‘hand in hand’ with feeling that you belong. This is important to her and allows security and trust to grow. Scarlett needs to feel welcome and that she ‘belong’. Each child needs to be settled individually into care. Ensure that we greet her and her parents on their arrival at the centre. Make a point of farewelling her at the end of the day. If she is distressed, as an educator I will encouraged to take her to a window to wave goodbye, and are comforted in a manner appropriate to her using her rituals, handles for attachment.
4. What are two ways that you could involve other children to support Scarlett’s transition into the service?
Scarlett’s friend Nikita is also in the service so she can play with her. I will be planning some group activities for her.so that she can participate with her friend.as a role model I will play with all the children. During the play time I will ask about her favourite game,colour,friends etc. I will encourage all the children to play with her and share toys with her.
Scarlett is 3 years old, and has transitioned from Family day care one day a week to attending your service 2 days a week. Scarlets parents have spent several mornings visiting the service and becoming familiar with the environment and the educators.
Today Scarlett will start her first full day on her own. Scarlett arrives at 9:30am with her parents; she appears quieter today and is clinging to her mum.
Her parents stay until its morning tea time at 10:15am then they give her a kiss and cuddle and leave. One of the educators begins to sing the song to gather the children to the table for mealtime. Scarlett’s friend Nikita is also at the service today.
2. What are two strategies you could implement to support Scarlett’s emotional wellbeing following her separation from her parents? Discuss how these strategies help develop Scarlett’s sense of trust and security in an educator.
Whilst as educators we are aware of the need to ensure that the transition into care is as secure and nurturing as possible, it’s sometimes easy to forget that parents also need to be settled into the care situation.
This is a very stressful time for many families. Emotional wellbeing goes ‘hand in hand’ with feeling that you belong. This is important to her and allows security and trust to grow. Scarlett needs to feel welcome and that she ‘belong’. Each child needs to be settled individually into care. Ensure that we greet her and her parents on their arrival at the centre. Make a point of farewelling her at the end of the day. If she is distressed, as an educator I will encouraged to take her to a window to wave goodbye, and are comforted in a manner appropriate to her using her rituals, handles for attachment.
4. What are two ways that you could involve other children to support Scarlett’s transition into the service?
Scarlett’s friend Nikita is also in the service so she can play with her. I will be planning some group activities for her.so that she can participate with her friend.as a role model I will play with all the children. During the play time I will ask about her favourite game,colour,friends etc. I will encourage all the children to play with her and share toys with her.