Creating Environments for Infants and Toddlers Care Assignment

Assignment Task

The goal of this assignment is to increase your understanding and recognition of appropriate early learning and care environments. You have been given a basic overview of Infant and Toddler care and should now know the basics of what constitutes “Good spaces for Infants and Toddlers”.

You will need to be working in and Infant and Toddler Program or have access to one to gather and document your information. You can combine observations in a centre plus discussions with co-workers, parents, and/or workers in order to gather your information.

Please remember the goal is not simply to justify a centre’s practice (or your own), nor to criticize a centre, but to apply your knowledge learned from the Unit One, in a meaningful way. Every program (and staff) will have strengths and areas to improve upon. Critical reflection is key to gaining the most from this assignment.

Use the following questions (remembering that they are from the child’s perspective) from the lesson and other material studied to date to guide your work in the 3 sections that follow these questions

• Do I usually feel that I am someone who belongs rather than just part of the crowd?
• Do I usually feel accepted, understood, and protected by the adults, rather than scolded or neglected by them?
• Am I usually addressed seriously and respectfully, rather than as someone who is "precious" or "cute"?
• Do I find most of the activities engaging, absorbing, and challenging, rather than just amusing, fun, entertaining, or exciting?
• Do I find most of the experiences interesting, rather than frivolous or boring?
• Do I find most of the activities meaningful, rather than mindless or trivial?
• Do I find most of my experiences satisfying, rather than frustrating or confusing?
• Am I usually glad to be here, rather than reluctant to come and eager to leave?

Create a minimum 5 page word and photo document that tells the story of one infant’s or toddler’s experience of their care centre by addressing these 3 sections (again, remembering that they are from the child’s perspective):

a. What is working for me:

b. What is not working for me:

c. What I would change and how I would change it:

d. Write a summary of key learning (this is from your perspective)

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