Child Care Center Analysis Assignment

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Observation Report
Student Name:
Professor Name:
Children Age Range:
Date:
ECE Program: Child Care Center

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Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Adapting to the Strengths, Needs or Culture of All Children:...................................................3
Managing Learning Behaviors:..................................................................................................4
Creation and Implementation of Structured Activities:.............................................................5
Curricular Planning in Using of Play and Learning Centers:....................................................5
Lesson/Activity Outcomes:........................................................................................................6
References:.................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction:
Teachers play a crucial role in early childhood development. Relationship is one of the
primary resources for early childhood and a positive relationship between teachers and young
children helps children to construct and utilize effective societal abilities to negotiate and
navigate tasks. It also acts as a safety net in societal and academic scenarios and assists
children to cope up with school support system (Rudasill & Rimm-Kaufman, 2009). In order
to prepare this observation report, the child care center I visited was in Unionville. The
average age of the children was 3-4 years. The child care center was well organized with
more than 5 classrooms and there were 4 teachers and 2 teacher assistants. I saw students of
different races, colors, and diversity. I went there with a prior appointment and used
anecdotal observation to collect and record information. I have also followed observation
guidelines properly that says to be objective, unremarkable, and maintain professional
confidentiality ("Anecdotal records", 2014).
Adapting to the Strengths, Needs or Culture of All Children:
Concentrating on students’ individual needs, strengths, and culture and adopting accordingly
is very important in early childhood development and a very crucial foundation of strength-
based approach ("Strength-based approach", 2019). We will understand this through below
two examples.
Example 1: After entering the class, the teacher first greeted all students interacted with them
individually. She went to each and every student and asked them what they had in their
breakfast. She also used different languages to interact with. When she was talking to an
American child, she spoke in English and when she went to an Indian-American child, she
spoke in Hindi. For a Spanish child, she spoke in Spanish. Her interaction with students was