Nurture Cluster need help

[April92]

Hi There, Just wondering if someone can give me a little more direction or help onto how to answer this question and if I'm doing it right, I'm a little stuck.

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Read the Case study then write your answers to the questions relating to the following topics using the information provided in the case study and your knowledge and understanding gained from your readings of the units within the Nurture Cluster. Your responses need to cover the following topics:
Task 1: Settling babies and toddlers into care – Bianca
Task 2: Settling Pre-schoolers in to care – George
Task 3: Developing a positive and respectful relationship with the children
Task 4: Communication and collaborative partnership with families

Case Study
Read through the case study carefully and answer the questions under each topic heading.
Natalia has just enrolled her baby, Bianca (10 months), in care at Forrest Early Learning Centre. George (4 years), Bianca’s brother, has been enrolled at the service for six months and has settled in well. Natalia has been offered part time work at a local solicitor’s office on a Tuesday and Thursday.

Bianca 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 infant (0-2 year old) room has three educators and eleven enrolments, including Bianca, 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.

Information from Bianca’s enrolment form
Name: Bianca Age: 10 months
Family Information:
Father: Gerard works in mining industry. Natalia and Gerard separated shortly after Bianca was born; he moved from Sydney to Western Australia and rarely sees the children
Mother: Natalia is starting work as a part time secretary
Extended family: Gerard’s parents live in France, Natalia’s mother lives in South Australia
Sibling(s): George 4 years
Cultural background: Natalia - Australian, Gerard - French
Cultural practices: Family celebrates Easter, Birthdays, and Christmas.
Language background: English
Required hours of care Bianca and George will attend care Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 – 4:00 pm. The children will be dropped off and collected by Natalia
Food preferences: Fruit and pasta.
Particulars of persons, other than parents, authorised to collect your child:
Name: Angela Pereira
Address: 11 City Road, Adelaide, SA
Phone: 08 567 894
Relationship: Grandmother (Natalia’s mother)
Comforters: dummy and physical contact.
Sleep routine: Bianca is breastfed just before sleep time. Bianca 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 Bianca 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. Bianca is then placed in her cot “Very tired, time for bed” and the adult then leaves the bedroom. Bianca 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 any curtains or blinds are closed slightly to darken the room a little.
Meals: Bianca 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. Bianca 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 Bianca before each sleep time.
Toys and games enjoyed: Bianca 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.

question I'm stuck on :3. Using the information provided on the enrolment form, describe how you will develop a nurturing relationship with Bianca to support her physical, social and emotional needs. List the strategies using the headings in the table below:
Area Strategies to develop a nurturing relationship with Bianca
I. Staffing and allocation of staff Being the main carer for bianca I would ensure that we have a system in which I bond with bianca through active play I would communicates with Natalia and becomes very knowledgeable about bianca needs. I would also ensure that that once bianca is comfortable that I start to introduce her to other teachers to bond with if need be a time when I am not available to care for bianca. I would ensure to implement biancas favourite acitivties eg. Reading books and stacking cups to create a trust environment for her to feel secure
II. The physical environment :
III. Family involvement
IV. Supportive routines
V. Communication with the family


any help would be appreciated

[Lorina]

yes, you're on the right track with your first response.

In regards to the second question: Physical Environment - in the scenario it states:

QR_BBPOST Bianca 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.

So you could add these in the environment to help settle her.

Most of the information you need is found in the scenario itself...

,
Lorina