Adapting Menu To Suit Katherine and Joel

[ozzie]

Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: LA016763
Your Assignment Type: Case Scenario
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Beginner

Your Question?
Case Study
Read through the case study carefully and answer the questions under each topic heading.
Amanda has just enrolled her baby, Katherine (10 months), in care at Forrest Early Learning Centre. Joel (4 years), Katherine’s brother, has been enrolled at the service for six months and has settled in well. Amanda has been offered part time work at a local solicitor’s office on a Tuesday and Thursday. However, she is still breastfeeding Katherine and she is concerned about how Katherine will settle into care, how the educators will know how to read her cues and respond to what she needs - if the staff will know when she is tired or hungry or just in need of a cuddle, what will happen if she is upset or hurt, how do the staff make sure the centre is safe for such young babies and will the staff have time to attend to Katherine as an individual when there are nine other children in the room.
Katherine is generally an easy baby to care for and has slept through the night from 8 weeks of age and goes down without too much fuss. She is usually very happy and content throughout the day and enjoys playing with her mother.
The only occasion when Amanda has left Katherine with another person was when a neighbour offered to babysit. Katherine screamed for 30 minutes but settled eventually when given her dummy and a cuddle.
The infant (0-2 year old) room has three educators and eleven enrolments, including Katherine, and operates with three primary care groups that have a primary educator assigned to each. Typically if any of these staff are away, the centre prioritises the use of the same familiar casual staff where possible.
Joel is in the preschool room (20 children with two educators) he attends on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. Joel has made friends with Michael and looks forward to seeing him each day. He enjoys playing with the train track and the construction equipment.
Joel was diagnosed with a glue ear earlier this year and is due to go into hospital for an operation to remove his tonsils and insert grommets in three weeks’ time. Amanda has talked to Joel about the operation but she is concerned how he will cope with this stressful event. Amanda will stay with Joel in the hospital overnight and her mother is coming to stay for the week to look after Katherine.
Since starting at the centre, Amanda has packed a lunch box for Joel as he is a fussy eater. Now that Katherine is enrolled Amanda would like Joel to have the cooked lunches and snacks prepared by the centre cook. Joel tends to prefer to eat sweet and salty snacks and plain rice for lunch. Amanda would like to encourage him to eat a more varied diet.
Joel brings chocolate milk in his drink bottle every day. Amanda believes it is good for Joel to drink plenty of milk and he will not drink milk without the chocolate.
Information from Katherine’s enrolment form
Name: Katherine Age: 10 months
Family Information:
Father: Ben works in mining industry, Amanda and Ben separated shortly after Katherine was born; he moved from Sydney to Western Australia and rarely sees the children
Mother: Amanda is starting work as a part time secretary
Extended family Ben’s parents live in France, Amanda’s mother lives in South Australia
Sibling(s): Joel 4 years
Cultural background: Amanda Australian, Ben - French
Cultural practices: Family celebrates Easter, Birthdays, and Christmas.
Language background: English
Required hours of care Katherine and Joel will attend care Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 – 4:00 pm. The children will be dropped off and collected by Amanda
Food preferences: The family are lacto-vegetarians.
Particulars of persons, other than parents, authorised to collect your child:
Name: Pam Jones
Address: 11 City Road, Adelaide, SA
Phone: 08 567 894
Relationship: Grandmother (Amanda’s mother)
Comforters: dummy and physical contact.
Sleep routine: Katherine is breastfed just before sleep time. Katherine usually sleeps in the morning at around 9.15 am for 30 minutes and in the afternoon at around 1pm for 60 to 90 minutes. When tired Katherine becomes a little whiny, has difficulty coordinating movements and will rub her eyes. Her sleep ritual involves being told “Very tired, time for bed” being placed in her baby sleeping bag whilst being sung a lullaby ‘ten teddy bears sitting on the wall’ and then gently rocked for a minute or two. Katherine is then placed in her cot “Very tired, time for bed” and the adult then leaves the bedroom. Katherine responds to these words, the song, the ritual of being put into her sleeping bag and gentle rocking as significant bedtime cues that assist her in settling to sleep quickly. Her sleeping environment is usually kept quiet and the any curtains or blinds are closed slightly to darken the room a little.
Meals: Katherine is beginning to self-feed using her hands and bite sized pieces of soft-cooked food although she is used to having an adult available to support her. She likes to have an extra spoon at meal times and will attempt to use it. Favourite foods seem to be banana, zucchini, yoghurt and cooked pasta. Katherine is beginning to drink boiled water from a lidded, two-handled cup. Expressed breast milk will be provided in two (2) bottles that will need to be given to Katherine before each sleep time
Toys and games enjoyed: Katherine enjoys playing with objects that can be put inside each other, e.g. stacking cups, posting boxes, pots and pans. She also enjoys books and stories and has a collection of cardboard books that she likes to chew and manipulate. Another favourite game is Round and Round the Garden and other tickle rhymes
 
2. Providing healthy and culturally appropriate meals, snacks and drinks
a) Below is the service menu for next week. Please adapt it to meet the needs of Katherine and Joel.
b) Develop a second week’s menu of the menu planning cycle according to the dietary guidelines, Nutrition Checklist for Long Day Care Menu Planning. Ensure the menu cycle provides a nutritious and balanced diet for all children including Joel and Katherine. Include the solid foods that you will prepare for Katherine.
c) Complete a Nutrition Checklist for Long Day Care Menu Planning for the two week cycle. You will find a template to use for this checklist at the end of this assignment.
d) Outline how the menu cycle complies with the Education and Care National Regulations and Quality Standards.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning tea Breakfast biscuit with milk
Orange segments Toasted crumpet with fruit spread Fruit Smoothie
Toast and spread Fruit
Milk Raisin toast
Fruit
Milk Toasted Muffin with cheese
Fruit
Milk
Lunch Chicken Chow Mein
Green beans Corn niblets
Fruit yoghurt
Water Taco filled with Mince and cheese Fruit sponge pudding and Custard
Water Lentil and Ham Soup
Crusty French bread
Fruit Platter
Water Spinach and ham slice
Fruit Platter Yoghurt
Water Oodles of Noodles with Chicken
Beans and carrots
Custard and fruit salad
Water
Afternoon tea Wholemeal fruit bread, spread and Milk Ribbon sandwiches Milk Pita bread, Vegetable sticks and Humus dip
Milk Pineapple and Ricotta dip served with Pita bread and apple slices
Milk Cream Cheese and Vegemite Sandwiches
Milk
Tally
Red meat
White meat
Vegetarian
Iron
Vegetable & Fruit
Dairy
Cereal etc.


a) Below is the service menu for next week. Please adapt it to meet the needs of Katherine and Joel.
-) Providing healthy and culturally appropriate meals, snacks and drinks

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I am stuck in this question please some one help me.... I have done all the questions except this one...

[Lorina]

At the moment I'm in the process of finalising the new website before we migrate it across within the next week or so. So, I actually haven't had a chance to visit the forum... Regarding your scenario check out the following topic. Another user asked exactly the same questions in which I had helped them so you should find my information useful as well:

LA016763 - Scenario: Joel & Amanda - Sweet Foods & Drinks

Check the other pages within this topic for further information as well...

Hope this helps and sorry for my late reply!

,
L.A

[ozzie]

great help, thanks lorina
I will have a look at it....
Thank you soooo much.