My Approach To Child Care
My Philosophy Statement
Welcome to Duncan Child Care. My name is Lauri Duncan, but please, just call me Miss Lauri. I believe that children should have a home environment when entering into a Child Care setting. Every FCC provider's home should consist of the following: a happy, fun, relaxed, secure, stable, healthy, loving, and enriched environment in which the child is free to sustain their individuality. This place should give the opportunity to play and grow, but also develop emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually. With this type of experience, children will feel great about themselves. All of our learning experiences are provided in positive ways to help support each child's individual development. This is good to teach basic concepts to prepare the children for the future and to increase their chances for success later in life. I use a positive approach in all of my dealings with the children and their families wile being a good role model for them to follow. I believe that children, parents and people in general learn by example and that together we can make a difference in every child's life. I will care for your child as if the were my own. With my Child Care Home your child will enter a happy, safe, healthy and fun setting, with a lot of love and parent-provider communication. With this kind of communication from both the parent and the provider, the children will feel secure and will develop at their own level and pace, without being labelled by their caregiver or peers.
- Miss Lauri
The Toddler's Creed
If I want it,
IT'S MINE!
If I give it to you and change my mind later,
IT'S MINE!
If I can take it away from you,
IT'S MINE!
If it's mine, then it will never belong to anyone else,
No matter what.
If we are building something together,
All of the pieces are MINE!
If it looks just like mine,
IT's MINE!
If it breaks or needs putting away,
IT'S YOURS!
My Infant and Toddler Program
In providing a program for infants and toddlers, I understand that these children learn with their whole bodies. They learn more by doing than by being told. Infants and toddlers discover their whole world on a physical level, so it is expected that they will prefer walking, climbing, carrying objects, dumping or dropping objects over things like sitting, picking up toys, or playing only in a designated space. These large muscle activities are the legitimate activities of infancy and toddlerhood.
In planning for the care of infants and toddlers, I am prepared to be flexible and spontaneous. Because they are such active explorers, infants and toddlers are eager to try new things and use materials in different ways. My understanding will go with the cues of the child and view that as a part of learning, extending the time even if it isn't a part of the day's planned curriculum.
I recognize that routine times are important moments to help children learn about themselves and others. An early childhood educator views play as valuable, and they facilitate this so that children stay interested and move from simple to more complex aspects of play. The materials provided to the children will be things to help them to engage in imaginative play, show appropriate art experiences for creative exploration and help to develop cognitive and physical skills. Things such as building blocks, music and books will also be provided. This environment allows the children to choose activities and respects their need for ample time to use and reuse activities since repeated experiences foster competence. I wholeheartedly support and endorse families that breastfeed and will do all that I can to work with families who choose to do so.
My Work With Preschoolers
Preschoolers are usually most responsive to activities in which they are involved in a "hands-on" manner. I accept that and design our time together into segments. The playroom is arranged with toys which are added and rotated out frequently to maintain and extend a child's interest. At my Day Care we create games and materials if commercial ones do not offer the challenge needed, or do not reflect the interests of the children. Young children seem to learn best with people who are trained to build onto the interests and abilities of each individual child. This reflects the currently recognized theory that endorses non-pressured, child centered activities guided by an adult with a solid child development base and strong problem-solving skills. Information or discoveries about the child's development are mutually shared, resulting in a program tailored to each individual child.
