Saturday, March 16, 2013


Little Angel Child Care Center

 Where our community comes together   
I am the director of Little Angel Child Care Center here in our small community. Together with my staff we are here to help our children and their families to become a part of this center’s family. We are here to nurture our children and their families to feel safe and loved from the time they step out of their vehicle every morning.

There are 15 children here who ages are from 6 months to age 2 years. They are such angels that they are just heavenly to have here every day. They are learning and sharing their own little ideas and thoughts by coloring, drawing, and paying attention to what is going on around them. We have pictures on the walls of their own cultures and many different books, to depict there family’s culture as well as others in the community. (Derman- Sparks & Edwards, p. 46), states that by “using children books in the anti-bias classroom helps to capture the heart, mind, and the imagination of children”.
We have a variety of toys for the children to share at play time that is off each child on choosing like tricycles, scooters, cars, big trucks, dolls, etc.

At the end of the day there is always the quiet room where everyone can join in together and discuss about their day. What they enjoyed or did not enjoy, did they have any problem with the children or the toys or if they were just having a bad day. This is the room where everything is sorted to whether everyone had a happy and productive day. From there we can figure out what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong. Whether we need to change anything as soon as possible or change over time with the changing in the early childhood field.

 


 

 

 

 

 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Gloria,

    I enjoy reading your post and I really like your idea about having a discussion at the end of the day to find out what happened during the day. Your children are quite young, from 6 months to 2 years old. Just curious, how do they communicate with each other and how do you encourage them in the discussion?

    Lufei

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  2. Hi Gloria,
    I think it is really great for children to have a chance everyday to talk about the day that they had. I believe it is essential for children to learn how to express themselves, and share their emotions. The quiet room with some soft and calming music will help children calm down and focus. I think I will try to do that with my children to help us to be a greater team. Thank you for sharing.
    Xiyue

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