The document outlines Gina Halencak's learning journey as an early childhood educator, describing the various responsibilities and tasks involved in ensuring children's health, safety, learning, and well-being such as performing safety checks, observing and documenting children's development, engaging with parents, and creating hands-on learning activities and environments. The reflection emphasizes building relationships with children and families, advocating for children, and gaining the skills and philosophy to work with integrity as an educator.

1. My Learning
Journey
By Gina Halencak

2. Before I t00k my First Steps…
 Presented Documentation of my qualifications:
 Education, CPR, Criminal Checks,TB check
 Perform Health and Safety Orientation, Review Policies of
the centre
 As caregivers, ECE’s need to be of good health ,
character and be skilled to aid in a physical emergency.

3. Provide Safe Learning
Environments…
 Ensuring all environments are safe by performing
playground checks, water flushing, sanitizing toys/
solutions, fire Drills and maintaining records of these
procedures.
Performed water flushing
and playground checks on
all opening shifts.To
ensure health and safety
of the children. (recorded
in the required
documents)

4. Support the Health and Safety of
all Children…
 Recording attendance, food intake, body rhythms (toddler),
naps (Pre-School), Adjusting Supervision, proper positioning,
head counts, proactive to hazards, practicing/modeling hygiene
 Our job is to protect children from harm, watch their
health and teach them how to live healthy

5. Worked with
Parents…
•Provided needed
information concerning
health, updates and
resources • Included parents in discussion and feedback
Introduced myself, used
friendly, positive and respectful
communication because we work
together as partners for their
child’s benefit.

6. Related to the
Children…  Observing , listening,
interacting, forming
friendly positive respectful
relationships , supporting
their own individuality and
guide them to appreciate
others, helping to make
them feel they belong,
supported in child directed
activities and interests.
 We all learn through social
interactions
This knitting activity was
initiated by one child who
simply asked if I knew how.. I
knew she was ready because
she knew how to sew.
Soon after, a few others
joined and persevered
together in learning new
skills and expressed their
individuality through the
yarn.

7. Advocated for the
Children’s
benefit…
Parents know what’s best
for their kids.
They want to be in the know
about education and how
they can help prepare their
child for what’s ahead.
This article informs what
some parents say about the
class sizes in FDK.
Its our job to empower
parents
 Informed parents of
resources to information on
education in the news

8. Created Responsive
Environments and Activities…
Make your own pizza-
Preschool, child made
table cloth
Converting the
drama centre
into a music
store
• Children learn by hands on
interaction with their
environments

9. Observed and documented
children’s learning…
Learning web documentation
board for parents to view and
teachers to keep track and
balance curriculum.
Evidence of children’s
interests need to be
observed before inquiry

10. Being a team player…
 Took the lead when the
Yoga instructor did not
turn up and with the
collaboration of the
children who suggested
we also use the yoga
picture cards.
 We need to rely on each
other sometimes even on
short notice as a staff
working toward a
common goal

11. My admiration for this profession
has increased because now I have a
philosophy to live by and
it will guide me to
work with integrity.
… now I have the skills to facilitate families needs,
interests and well being.

12. Bibliography
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