journal 12

Conference

     Tipton has mad the most progress in social skills. He now has the ability to share and take turns with his friends.

 

Tipyon enjoys playing in the Dramatic play area.

 

Tipton enjoys one on one time helping me hang up the art work.

 

Redirection for Tipton is playing with sand and water when he is upset with his friends. This allows him quite time to calm down.

 

One objective the parents could work on at home with Tipton is to use his words to communicate his feelings when he is upset instead of crying.





journal 11

     I can comprehend better by hand on experience because I can retain the information better when I'm actually doing the project.

My parents who are visual, I use visual aids to help them communicate with them through the use of the parent buletin board, news letter, and daily sheets.

I will reach my auditory parents through daily reminders, phone calls, at arrival  and departure times.

For kinesthic parents I will use text remiders, calenders, web sites, e-mail alerts and opportunity for particepation such as volunteering, parent meetings.

journal 10

Health Alert

    

 It has recently been reported to the center that your child may have been exposed to Srreptococcal Sore Throat- "Strep".

 

 

What it is:

Strep throat is a bacterial infection. Not every sore throat is strep.

 

How it spread:

Inhaling respiratory droplets from an ill person spreads strep throat. It is usually sperad by sneezing or coughing, or indirectly by contact with hands or objects ( such as drinking cups or eating  utensils) contaminated with nose or mouth discharges of an infected person ( respiratory spread).

 

What to look for:

• Fever
• Sore throat
• Oozing and redness of tonsils and throat

Strep can only be diagnosed with a labortory throat culture.

 

What you can do:

• Have your child wash his/her hands frequently
• Always practice good personal hygiene. Encourage your child to cover his/her mouth when coughing or sneezing.
• Dispose of soiled tissues after a runny nose. Always follow with proper hand washing.
• Do not allow your child to share eating utensils, food, or drinking cups.
• Wash and sanitize toys mouthed by infants and toddlers.

If you suspect your child has been infected:

• Call your childs pediatrician and inform them of your child's sysmptoms
• Notify the center if the doctor diagnoses Strep Throat.
• Your child may ruturn 24 hours after antibiotics has been started.

What we are doing to prevent the spread:

• Children and staff practice proper hand washing techniques frequently.
• Staff and children are encouraged to cover the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing.
• Soiled tissue is disposed of properly after wiping a runny nose and mouth.
• Children will never share eating utensils, food, or drinking cups.
• Infant and toddler toys will be sanitized daily (or as often as needed).

A child that displays any sign or symptoms of Strep Throat will be isolated from the  other children and the parents will be notified to pick up the child.

 

 

 

 

 





journal 9

Parent Handbook Policy Addition

   

 

 

  Parents if children are not picked up by 6:00p.m. there will be a late fee charged by the person that has to stay late with your child.

 

The fee must be paid the next business day. 

                                                                           

 

 

                                                                                        Thank You

 



Journal 8

Peach Tree Learning Center

October News Letter Reminder

• Parents we will be collecting non perishable items for 5 families this year for Thanksgiving                                                                                                                                               
• Turkey Bingo will be  November 15th, 2012     6pm.-8pm.                                                               
• Peace tree will be closed for Thanksgiving November 20th, 2012                                             
• We will open Monday November 26th,  at 6:00am                                                                     
• Perents please pick your children up on time. This is the time of year that everyone wants to go shopping.                                                                                                                                
• When you leave your children past 6:00pm you are using our time.                                        
• Everyone looks foward to getting off work, we have had a long day too.                                        
•  Late charges will apply.

Journal 7

                                                   What Not to Wear dressing Professinally

   

 

 

  Depending on a persons profession, to me would mean how they should dress in the public work place. They should be neat and clean with clothes that fit, match, and free of holes. On this espisode of what not wear, Jennie a 32 year old mother, who had a P H D, was really a sloppy dresser who didn't mind wearing clothes from the thrift store, and off the curb. Buying clothes from the thrift store is fine but, Jennie didn't mind if her clothes had holes in them, she would use pins to close any tears. She also wore clothes that was many sizes to big for her. Jennie is a small woman who is size 0. Jennie didn't think that she was tacky looking. She did not put any thought in what she wore, many of her clothes was ragged.



Journal 6

1. The Confidentiality code was violated with Eric's mother, because the teacher was discussing Eric's information in public with her co-worker.                                                  
2. Eric's confidentiality was violated because his teacher was discussing his personal information with her co-worker on the playground.                                                               
3. No I do not think that the two directors should have had a discussion concerning Eric's disabillity prior to his enrollment.                                                                                               
4. The mother, teacher, and director should have been included in the meeting.                               
5. Yes a conversation with Eric's classmates would have been helpful because, the teacher should have let the children know that they would be getting a new student named Eric, and let them welcome him to there classroom.                                                                                 
6. With smiles, telling the child that we are so glad to have you as our new friend and the teacher could have interacted with Eric to help ease the transition to his new school. Eric also should have been allowed to keep his toy, and the teacher should not have shared Eric's information.                                                                                                                              
7. The teachers conversation in the resturant was unprofessional.                                                    
8. It would still be unprofessional for the teacher to discuss Eric's personal information in the staff loung at the center.                                                                                                             
9. As a director, I would apopogize to Eric and his mother and let her know that this kind of behavior is not acceptable in our program to rectify this situation.                                                     
10. I don't think the mother should leave her child in that school because the issue that Eric had to deal with was to much and the staff was unconcerned.                                                          
11. Eric has already had alot of stress on him so for that reason I would not want to move him again.

Journal 5

Staff meeting theme Fall Oct. 3, 2012   Fall Fest

• Staff this event is important, it is mandatory that you attend the event.

• Please be on time, the fest will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.

• Staff your family is also invited to attend the fall fest.

• Each staff person is in charge of a Festive age appropiate activity for your class.

• Please encourage your parents to come out and enjoy this event with us.

• Please remember to greet each parent with a smile.

• Staff meetings are mandatory and important. This is the time to address any concerns that you may have.

Thanks for such a great staff.

Journal Entry 4

     Being respected and respecting other people is very important to me. No one deserves to be ignored or diisrespected. I respect my children in my classroom as well as any adults I come in contact with. When someone greets me with complaints, avoid eye contact, do not call me by my name, or give me the cold shoulder it offends me and makes me angry. Depending on the relationship I have with the person, depends on how I would handle the situation. If the person is a parent I would act very professional, but I would no longer respect her. If it was the center's director, she would be gettin a two weeks' notice. If the person was my co-worker, I would no longer have any respect for her either. I think that when people react this way it says a lot about them. I would not have much to say to the parent or my co-worker. In order to stay professional I would avoid the parent only if there was no other teacher around to greet her.

    I hate confusion and conflict every action does not need a reaction and so, I would remove myself from any situation I could. I would try to keep my emotions under control, but to be subjected to this ugly behavior coming from someone unexpectedly could cause alot of tension and stress for most of us.

Journal Entry 3

2.1a      If I had a parent who asked me to break a rule, I would explain to her the rules have no exceptions and how important it is to follow program policies. I would explain to the family why nut products should not be brought into the center. I would thank the family for wanting to provide snacks for the children. I would ask the family if they would like to bring a different kind of treat.

2.1b     I think that under the circumstances, an exception should be made, I would meet with my staff and explain the situation that their co-worker is experienceing, hoping that everyone would understand and agree to let their co-worker have fridays off. Life happens and I would allow my staff to have Fridays off. I would explain to my other staff that I would have done the same thing for them.


2.2a     I would talk to my co-worker and tell her privately that she should have asked to use my lession plan and please dont take my lesson plan and use it as if it was your own without asking me first. I would let her know that if she needed help I would be available to help her.

2.2b     I would let the father know how sorry I was about the incident and that I was unaware of it. I would try to explain to him that these things happen among little children and I do apologize. Your daughter did not tell me about this incident. I will let your daughter know that she should tell me of any incident so that they may be documented. I pay close attention to all of the children, but we sometimes miss things. If you would like to meet with my director I will have to arrange a time to meet you.

Journal Entry 2

     I have many audiences, my audience is my children, students,acensing workers, parents, the mail man, my co-workers and vendors, lincensing workers, neighbors, future families and friends.

The communication between the parent and the staff was effective. There was an opportunity for the parent to agree or disagree with the staff suggestions.

I visualize my program as a quality two star center that provides a loving educational environment for children.

I do consider my center to be affordable. After checking the rates of other centers who were higher, we will continue to keep our rates lower so that we may help low income families and single parents.

Yes we are academically oriented we offer a good program to our children.

The policy, program, equipment and curriculm we use to identify our program is the "Tiny Tot and Mother Goose"curriculm. we have partipate days and parent meetings.Our policy and procedures are from our handbooks and D.H.S contracts.

The strengths of our center are the relationship and communication that we have with our parents and the quality care we offer our children. We are a small center and this allows the children to recieve lots of one on one adult attention. Improvements can be mad in organizing office work and managing time better.

Marketing Stragegy

      Beaulah's Preschool & Childcare Center

908 N.w 23rd st. - 405-235-5064

• Now accepting enrollment for ages 1-4yrs.
• Hours of operation 6am to 6pm Mon-fri.
• We offer- Quality care, weekly ennriched curriculum, Nutritious meals, Stable, Safe and Healthy environment
• Child care providers have the following-CDA, Pediatric Basic life, First Aid
 
 
 

 

Social Media Sites

1. Facebook: Positive traites about facebook are, its easy to track friends and family that may have lost contact or even friends that you may have not seen since school. Negative traites about facebook are, its too easy for children to interact with adults or other that may not know them.
2. Twitter: Positive traites about twitter are, its easy to follow your friends or have your friends follow you. Negative traites about twitter are, its too easy to find out where your located.
3. Google: Positive traites about google are, your able to find things and locations, and even learn about or recieve more information about a topic. Negative traites about google are, they have to many things that children can look up that their not supposed to.
4. Youtube: Positive traites about youtube are, if you are trying to get discovered its a very uesful site. Negative things about youtube are, they have too many video postings about unappropriate activity.
5. MocoSpace: Positive things about mocospace are, its time consuming and a neat way to connect to different people as well. Negative traites about mocospace are, there are too many people and its not as easy to stay connected or find friends.

Introduction

     Hello, my name is Esther Arnold I am the director of Beulahs'child care center.I chose this profession becauseI enjoy interacting with children ,and I want to make a difference in a childs life ,a child who might need a hug, a pair of shoes,or a bag of food over the week end. I think that a child should have lots of wonderful memories of their childhood years, like a trip to Six Flags over Texas.It makes me feel wonderful when a young adult comes up to me and say," I remember you,I remember Six Flags ,I remember"-------
Education is important to me because it lays the foundation for a good future, and less stressful life.