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i need help for this assignment
In consultation with parent design a transition into child care plan
Samira (child) is 18 months old and parents recently moved to the area from sydney. mother had another baby three months ago who was born premature and with some health issues. father working long hours and at times goes interstate for few nights at a time. mother says that she is constantly tired and finding it hard to attent to both children. The parents speak fluent english but speak AMharic at home and are keen for their children to be bilingual and bicultural and also to communicate with grandparent who do not speak english.
family information/ samira's interests, routines, and development
samira interests are books, singing, teddy bear, and walks to the local play ground,
she enjoys mealtimes
muslim dietary requirements,
needs mums and dad with him to settle while slepping
wears nappies and show no signs of nappies being wet or soiled
mum commented that she is happy with samira's development but is concerned that she is more clingy recently. mother expressed that she is anxious about leaving her with strangers and would like to be involved in settling her in. she described her daughter as bubbly and outgoing and interested in people and places.

any idea guys, how i can make a transition plan according to this case study.

thanks

I take it you're study with VIC uni?

I did this assignment last year, for second year diploma with VIC uni. Second year is easy but third year is more challenging for me this year.

Elaborate more on your answers and give strategies as well.


Good luck.

i am doing my diploma with vic uni. I am pretty clear about the orientation process but not sure how to start and cover all this information to create a plan.
thanks

You can get heaps of information from "the big picture" by Karen Kearns.

Ask yourself, what would you do to make Samira feel comfortable at the centre?

- The primary carer needs to establish a positive and on going relationship with Samira's mum. When samira sees that her mum gets along with the carer she will start to like the carer and develop trust. Get as much information as you can about Samira's everyday routine. What time does she sleep, wake up, eat etc. What makes her happy? What activities does she like to do during the day?

- Primary carer needs to Welcome and farewell Samira. Go down to her level and say "Good morning Samira". "How are you today?". Comment on her dress, shoes etc. "Mummy needs to go now, we can have lots of fun today". Mum can hug her and tell her she'll be back later. Primary carer (hold her hand) can give reassurance that her mum will come back later and direct Samira to read a book together or play puppets together. Take her outside for a walk after snack time.

- Try to have the same carer at the centre when Samira arrives. She will feel comfortable that her primary is there.

- Support her during transitioning periods such as sleep time, lunch time etc. Sit with her while she eats and sleeps for the first few weeks.

- During nappy change, does she have a favourite song or game such as Peek a boo to make her feel comfortable.

- Provide advice for Samira's mum about looking after the new baby at home. If she has any concerns about Samira, she can call the centre.

- Primary carer needs to introduce Samira and her mum to the staff and children.

- Invite Samira and her mum to participate in the activities at the centre a few days a week before actual care begins. This will help Samira to become familiar with the environment, children and staff. Let mum leave samira for 1 hour and then come back to pick her up. In this way, she'll know her mum will come back soon. Children have no concept of time. So give reassurance.

- Samira speaks Arabic. So the carer needs to ask for some key words in Arabic when communicating with Samira. Words such as Sleep, drink, play, milk etc.

- The carer needs to provide a safe, secure, nurturing and caring environment so that Samira can develop trust and feel safe in her environment. She knows (Samira) that her physical and emotional needs will be met when her mum leaves her.

- Provide Samira with her comfort toys, blanket, doll etc if she cries when her mum leaves. Look at her needs and interests when comforting her. Provide fun and interesting activities that will keep her occupied and ensure it is age appropriate. You can ask Samira mum to provide cd's in arabic music that you can play for samira. Encourage other children to play with samira, this will help her to form relationships with other children.

- Provide information on Arabic Community Groups that Samira's mum can attend. This will provide opportunities for the family to interact and belong to a group or community.

- Organize for an outing at the park for example, "Teddy bears picnic" and mums and kids can get together.

- she will need a staff member to pat her to sleep.

- display some items in the room (from samira's culture) that samira has at home. It will provide a link to the home and this will make her feel comfortable.

- Provide mum with some fact sheets in Arabic about the centre and child developments and health. Such as settling strategies, toilet training.

- when mum comes to pick her up, tell mum about Samira's day.

You missed this section:
Identify any further information you may require to support the transition process and how would you access this.
- I would ask mum if Samira has any fears, such as the dark, insects, colours, large teddy bears. Also I would ask if Samira attended any other childcare centre while in Sydney.


You also need to research child development milestones for Samira. Read the Frameworks for Learning and Development.

Also, you can get some ideas from the EYLF, Belonging, Being and Becoming.

There you go. You should have no problems completing your assignment.
let me know how you go.
bye
Syakira

@ syakira - wow what a reply and what a help!! maybe you should ask if the person asking the question has an answer of sorts before giving all that information ( is so important each of us has a deep understanding of what we need to do!)
also- why does Victoria offer the Diploma through the university sector? how many years does it take? i think here in NSW it's 2 years full time at TAFE/ College?

Thank you Syakira for helping a fellow student.
dulclean has a valid point but please don't let this stop you from contributing it is always appreciated

hi- sorry if my reply sounded curt or ungrateful. like Lindy said- it's lovely to contribute and support each other here on our forum. but if we read throught the forum policies -

"11.We DO NOT encourage exchanging assignments and answers. However, you may provide information to support the research required in completing the assignments but not the answer itself!"

i just have a bee in my bonnett lately about people who don't have a real grasp of knowledge at the Diploma level- here in Sydney there are private training groups popping up like toadstools offering 'fast tracked' diplomas in a few months! the 'graduates' of these courses are Not capable at diploma level.which adds more pressure to the industry and other workers- they literally have the 'piece of paper' with nothing of substance behind it.

i didn't want to offend anyone- just a bit of guidance.