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My Childhood Education 2009 Summer Experience

This past summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Home Away from Home "in Stockbridge, GA the center serves about 25 children between ages 3 months to 4 years old. The six workers are perhaps the most attentive and charming child care workers who I already knew. Between the hours of 06:00 and 18:00, Home Away From Home offers impeccable love and care for children in the local church, which is located, and neighboring districts.
Not only Home Away From Home provides a caring environment for growth, but the director of the center is an unending effort to ensure the safety of each student. The first steps towards adequate security are made by carefully selecting qualified caregivers. Before an extensive interview and observation interaction between the child and each prospective employee must undergo a complete background check and provide three personal references. Beyond addition, all team members must be CPR and first aid certificate as well as pass a health examination. Both students and employees are required to submit documentation to date of immunization. There are emergency exits located in three of the four walls of the facility. The wall of the room is equipped with a door used to enter and leave the center that has a number keypad that only authorized personnel had access to the merger.
Then, the center has a clean and comfortable. The 1800sq ft carpet tiles had several teaching established by out. The furniture was arranged such that each game center can be easily accessed without interruption of the next. Each child had their own cubicle to put their belongings. The colorful wall reflected the proper lighting and display photos and posters of children in action, rules and regulations as well as informative information. There was a table with chairs for parents obscurely placed under observation.
Moreover, children have free play after lunch until 8:45. The newborn and children played along with the preschoolers. Then they are led by Mrs. Reed, the assistant director in the morning devotion, followed by their daily activities that were established by the teacher according to their age perspective. These activities included daily physical and mental exercises to reiterate previously learned basics such as shapes, colors and numbers, after later moving into more fun subjects such as math, art, cleaning etc.
In the mist of them having fun learning how they played after the first incident the teacher instructed the children and repeated the importance of rules and the consequences of not following them. Each child receives two chances to correct their actions by apologize and / or ask forgiveness. If they do not follow the rule about the incident, according to Professor strengthens them using disciplinary warning for 3-5 minutes timeout. Although there is the teacher goes over the rule that was broken to make sure they know why they are there and remind them the next step is to inform parents about their behavior. This is the final step that rarely succeeds.
Now I would like to inform you about the workers. There are only six, but they are all so united. They seemed happy and enjoyed working together as a family. All of them had at least 12 hours of continuing education in child care a year, which is a state obligation. Jackie is the caregiver for children. She is a graduate from high school. Jackie was employed for six years. Ms. Pearlie teaches 3 and 4 years old. His degree is in early childhood education and has 13 years of experience. Mrs. Shirley called MoMo by all, is the child's teacher as well as the cook. She has more 30 years of experience in child care. She served as director for 25 years. Ms. Shirley also had a class of medication administration. Kitty is a graduate high school working part time at night. Mrs. Reed, assistant director, has been working for four years. She previously worked at Kinder Care in the playroom for Two years and at the age of two years to two years. She is studying for her degree in early childhood education. Ms. Molly is the owner and director of the center. It has been in business for six years, but helped Mrs. Shirley seven times a year. Ms. Molly attends a class of principal every month so she can be on top of all changes and regulation to continue to deliver quality service.
To conclude my observation of workers, I would say I was impressed with the way Ms Pearlie taught his class. His teaching style was flexible. The children learned when they were playing. Even if they were at different levels made them feel as if they were all winners. I noticed several incidents, while I was observing her class. The incident happened when children were on the floor together puzzles. Someone shouted: "I I did it! "Another said:" I know where that part goes, give me, but here goes, yes! Ms. Pearlie we are finished. "It's great work, now helps others group finished so we can play with the balloons, "Ms. Pearlie replied." No Ms. Pearlie, do not need any help, "insisted Joey. "We can do it ourselves, we are almost done," said Tiara. A few minutes later they all excitingly yelled: "So we did it!" Awesome work, I'm proud of you all. Now put the puzzle pieces back into their appropriate boxes and place them. Next let's play with balloons on the table, but first let's tell them to see how many we have. Kendrick would like to count the balloons? "Asked Mrs. Pearlie. Kendrick began telling "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11, 11." Are you sure? Count them again. "Then he began to tell." No, it's twelve, " he said (with great confidence.) "Great! Now, how many red, questioned Ms Pearlie." "There are three red balloons," said Amanda. Ms KeKe Pearlie asked who was his favorite color. "Rose, my shirt as Hannah Montana," she said. "You can find the pink balloons on the table?" Keke Rosberg went and got two balloons rose from the table. "Here!" She gave her balloons and Mrs. Pearlie gave him a hug. "Thanks." "Now let's play a game to keep the balloon in the air, clapping his hands. You each get a balloon 1-2-3-go, "said Mrs. Pearlie. While they were playing Ms Pearlie JJ noticed standing in the corner, so went for it. "What's wrong?" She asked. He began to sob, "I can not do that, I still losing. "Oh, that's ok JJ Let me help you," said Pearlie. She took the flask and barely played in the air, then she grabbed the hand of JJ and hit the balloon. "See how you get older you will get better." She did it once with him younger. "Now you try it, you can do Come it, "she said as she gave him a balloon. JJ took it, threw it in the air and hit it. He shouted" I did it! "He took the bag on the floor and threw it up and beat it again. "You did it, now continue to play," encouraged Mrs. Pearlie. "After having played for another ten minutes, she recalled that they had five minutes to play. She said they should put the balloon on your cubicle to take home and that she was giving them all a patch once each made a fantastic job of keeping the balloon in the air.
The latest incident happened during the lunch hour. Michael wanted to sit by Tye, but Chris was already seated so he started pulling the chair demanding "I'm sitting here by Tye." No, I was here first! "Chris shouted as he pushed Michael. Michael started yelling "Chris hit me!" You tried to take my place and I was here first, "Chris said angrily. Ms. Pearlie interrupted them," Michael, you said you wanted to sit by Tye, but you can ask who you sit there since he was already sitting there? "Michael shook his head say no. "Chris has broken a rule is not it?" Yes, "replied Chris, unfortunately." Which is what? "Asked Mrs. Pearlie. "Do not hit, I'm sorry, Michael will you forgive me?" Asked Chris. Michael nodded to say yes. Rachel said: "Michael, you can have my place and you will still be in Tye. "That's an excellent idea and so nice of you!" proclaimed Ms. Pearlie. "Since we arrived that settled, let's say our grace, that we may eat. "
As an overall review of this center, there were several things I like about it. Both What impressed me most was the compassion that was shown among employees, children and parents. For example, when a child came in the other children that come greet them with a hug or high-five, or Mrs. Jackie (the caregivers of children) would meet the father at the door smiling, she takes the baby from them and get to speak baby talk to the baby, next it would say something about the baby's father while they were signing them in the parents seemed confident their children drop out. One morning, Eric's mother had trouble he comes in Pearlie Lady told her to come and sign on Eric, while she spoke to him. Moments later, both came in singing. Eric's mother waved goodbye to each and left. The other factor that I liked was how, as they went about making children feel like they were at home with family. All named Professor of Child and cooking Momo. The children were able to visit Mrs. Jackie in a playroom and ask questions about the babies. Through play children learn social skills and how to respect one another. They just spent 30 minutes sitting in a chair at the table with pencil and paper, but the teacher taught them as they played. Teachers played with the children instead of just watch them play.
However, along with my tastes, I noticed a few things that I disliked, especially when children had refused to play on certain centers in the game for free. One day, Trinidad and Joey were in the game's central block, when Mrs. Reed came along and insisted that put them up and sit and watch TV or go play with other children. That's another thing that I did not like with the TV on all the time. I felt that teachers prevented from attending the children successfully because they were watching TV. The latest criticism came when Mrs. Shirley started to prepare lunch, Mrs. Reed was to watch their children, but most of the time she was doing the paper work, and the burden was on Ms. Pearlie that made the adult-child relationship occurs.
Finally, after observing this center for two days, some of suggestions that provide a better quality of service would be, to hire another full-time employee for the children "of class. By doing this, there would be no need to worry about adult-child relationship, Mrs. Shirley could concentrate on getting your meals cooked, and Mrs. Reed could not concentrate on doing your work on paper, may increase the rate of child care by $ 25.00 and would still be lower than other centers to cover cost. Parents do not mine the increase was explained that it would increase the safety of children and their learning, sending letters home news for parents, if not weekly, at least monthly and have a meeting of parents and teachers quarterly or semiannually, to keep them informed about the program and the progress of their children, to turn off the TV during lunch, and while the children asleep and put on soft music to help relax, the center could benefit from the meetings of service where he will discuss important topics that could improve the center. These could be carried out during naptime; serve milk with lunch instead of punches, which is much more nutritious and less sweet for a dessert snack. Finally, instead of teachers agree that the centers will be open for the game that would let the children decide where they want to play because their interests are different and change frequently.

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