Be familiar with the goals of developmentally appropriate nutrition education for children. Understand the parts of a complete approach to meal and snack times that includes foods served, mealtime serving arrangements, and caregiver behavior during mealtimes. Handling Transitions Understand the general principles of effective transitions. Recognize the characteristics of effective transitions that occur during the day. Be able to facilitate smoother parent-child separations and reunions.
Many different things contribute to child care quality.
However, when viewed from the children's perspective, perhaps the single most important thing is the quality of the relationships that children have with their teachers and caregivers. These relationships grow out of the routine interactions that children and caregivers have on a daily basis. The primary objective of this class is to teach child care practitioners and other professionals who work with young children new ideas and skills that will enhance the quality of their daily interactions with children. Adult caregivers serve as teachers, nurturers, coaches, mediators, and friends to the children in their care. Course content will focus on the multiple roles that caregivers play in children's lives and effective strategies to make the most of every caregiver-child interaction.