Basma's Family Day

MY PHILOSOPHY

· A warm, friendly, and respectful relationship with children is essential for them to develop a secure and trusting bond with me.

· Reassure parents / children to minimise the stress of separation anxiety.

· Children need to be given simple and clear choices. Setting clear, consistent and reasonable limits is an important tool in behaviour management.

· Children are encouraged to be independent. A clean, safe, and healthy physical environment is conducive to achieving this.

· Expectations of children’s development should be in line with their individual abilities. Focus should be on the gains children make while practicing new skills, not on the mistakes they make while learning them.

· Children require a daily program that contains a balance of activities that addresses the typical skills children acquire during the different stages of development. These include fine and gross motor skills, cognitive and language skills, social and emotional skills.

· To make the learning experience of children enjoyable, the daily program should be varied, stimulating, encouraging, and have the flexibility to incorporate children’s preferences. Yet, the program should have sufficient structure (morning tea, lunch, quite time, afternoon tea) to provide the predictability that gives children security and a sense of control.

· Instil in our children a sense of respect for living creatures and available resources, and an appreciation for the importance of diversity.