Quality Care in the child care centres

Presented by Nafisa Sultana Dipti Roy Rehana Begum Dilara Begum Shabnam Mustari Fatema Shames
15/04/2014
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Agenda
Low child-adult ratio Qualified and well trained ECE Small group sizes Appropriate curriculum Inclusive environment Parental involvement Sufficient funds Health and safety procedures

Low child-adult ratio

According to Day Nursery Act (DNA) of Ontario the staffchild ratio must be maintained in all child-care settings. The ratio is shown in the next slide.

Low child-adult ratio

Number of Staff Required for a Day Nursery

Age of children in Group 1. under 18 months of age 2. 18 months of age and over up to and including 30 months of age 3. more than 30 months of age up to and including 5 years of age 4. over 5 years of age and less Source: Child Development Resource Connection Peel than 6 years of age 5. 6 years of age up to and including 9 years of age

Ratio of Employees to Children 3to 10 1 to 5

Maximum number of Children 10 15

1 to 8

16

1 to 12 1 to 15

24 30

Qualified and well trained ECE

Every Day Nursery must have a supervisor who
Holds a diploma in Early childhood education from an Ontario College of Applied Arts

and Technology Equivalent academic qualification; and At least two years of experience working in a day nursery with children who are at the same ages and developmental levels as the children in the day nursery where the supervisor is to be employed; and is approved by a Ministry Director.

Every Day Nursery must employ a trained staff who

Must have a diploma in Early Childhood Education from an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology (community college); or

An equivalent academic qualification; or

Must be otherwise approved a Director.

Source: Child Development Resource Connection Peel

Small Group Sizes

Quality child care always provides small group sizes because it allows the following opportunities:
Allow active participation Develop social, emotional, and language skills Build positive relationship between educators and children

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Appropriate Curriculum
Quality child care ensures an appropriate curriculum
Based on childrens interests Age appropriateness Activities are planned from different areas and for childrens developmental needs

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Inclusive Environments
All children with and without disabilities are welcomed

A variety of activities and organized space for active play Provides a variety of kid friendly healthy foods The quality of the interactions Childrens own Artifacts displayed at their eye level Demonstration of respect for diversity, equality and inclusion

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Parental Involvement
If a parent is communicating with their childs Early Childhood Educator and receiving feedbacks about the child on a regular basis, the child would most likely be on track and do well in the center.
http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk/pages/parents-aspartners-in-childcare.html

Visiting your child at day care is one way to stay involved.

Sufficient funds In the Center

Financial support is important for constructing the basic and professional infrastructure of the centre.
Finances are required for buying toys, books and other stuff for children. A lot of arrangements are required to be done for health and safety of children in a quality child care center. A quality child care center has quality facilities of food and these food facilities

can be made available only if good money is put into it. Different equipment are required to run a child care center including washrooms equipped with dealing with non-toilet trained children and other children stuff. Therefore, financial support is required for building a quality child care center.

Health and Safety

Health: Provide nutritional food to children. Post healthy eating policies and menu plan. Concern about food allergies. Careful preparation of food & correct food handling techniques to prevent contamination. Baseline health observation to prevent illness.
Ensure physical activity.

Healthy and Safety

Safety:
Environment needs to be safe and hazard free.
Cleaning and disinfecting should be an integrated part

of ongoing operating practices. Provide adequate supervision to ensure safety. Different age groups require different type of safety rules.

Current Action Plan

Face Book Target audience Municipal Govt. Parents, caregiver, and guardians Goal - Making awareness about quality care in the centres

We did for advocacy

Opened face book
Campaign in a Child care centre Distributed brochure

Future Action Plan

Make a Video for You tube
Blog Follow up facebook

Bibliography

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