The document discusses routines for children that provide for basic needs like emotional security, physical safety, health checks, nutrition, hand washing, tooth brushing, toilet routines, rest, and activity/play. When developing a daily schedule, it recommends balancing activities, including variety, allowing sufficient time for transitions between activities, and some flexibility for the children's interests.
The following routines all provide for children’s basic needs
1. The following routines all provide for
children’s basic needs
Emotional security
Physical safety
Health check
2. The following routines all provide for
children’s basic needs continue
Nutrition
Washing hands,
Brushing teeth
3. The following routines all provide for
children’s basic needs continues
Toilet routine
rest
Activity and play
4. When drawing up a the schedule
Look for balance in the daily activities
Bring in variety
Plan sufficient time for each activity period
Allow sufficient time for transition or change
from one activity to the next
Organisation
Do allow for some flexibility; the interest of the
children comes first.