Early Childhood Education and Care

Running head: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
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1EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
Child’s Name: Date:
Observation ( what happened)? ( what you did?)
The child was observant and eager about the play. She wanted to participate but was
unsure of initiating. However, aided by the teacher, she took active part in the play and
adopted a character that was both relevant to the narrative and familiar to her. Engaging in
act of eating food or dressing up shows that the child understands the importance of details
in socio-dramatic contexts.
The child was comfortable and confident in exchanging conversation with her peers and
teacher. The least restrictive environment was maintained to facilitate independent
engagement (La Salle, McGrath and Roach, 2013). She was tolerant when her questions
went overheard. While the teacher made a point to make sure everyone hears her questions,
she started addressing her issues to the general crowd so that everyone could hear her.
Planned Experience based on observation (based on knowledge of infants from my 2
weeks placements)
There are a variety of infants with specific behavioural traits. While some of them are
extremely demanding of love and affection, some show hostile tendencies by pushing,
grabbing hair and nose or stepping on others. There are also infants who help the educators
maintain cleanliness in the area, while some preer to be in the company of only those
people they trust.
The experience is developed in a manner which would be inclusive of all children to
maximise participation and prevent segregation based on individual differences (Hornby,
2015).
Indoor:
- Educational and linguistic : Use colourful books on objects to teach the
children about animals, objects, professions, colours and shapes and basic
mathematics.
- Art/music/movement : Using crayons and colours help the children explore
their creativity and express their artistic tendencies. Complex creative activities like
modelling, dancing and singing develops the overall expressive skills of the child
and helps them find a hobby that they can engage in.
- Socio-dramatic situations – engage in community role-play activities,
adopting a different genre of character every time.
Outdooor:
- Educational and linguistic - : Books placed in the canopy outside about
animals and birds to make children talk about them.
- Art/music/movement : balancing on a seesaw, encouraging children to
explore the idea of balance, also helps children build overall motor skills.