This power point presentation is a brief overview of what a structured childcare setting may look like in a Quality Home Daycare or Child Care Center

1. What a Structured Day Looks
Like in a Quality Child Care
Setting
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2. What does a structured classroom
look and sound like to you ?
Reflection
Point
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3. What does Good
Supervision Consists of…
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4. Sample Daily Schedule
• Arrival
• Free choice
• Breakfast
• Circle Time
• Free choice/Small Group
• Outdoors
• Lunch
• Naptime
• Journal Time
• Snack
• Free Choice/Outdoors
• Departure
• * 12 Transition times through out the day
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5. Structure of Day
• A predictable use of time
• A planned daily schedule
• Time is blocked out in a orderly
manner
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6. Arrival Time
• Greet the child & parent with a smile
• Arrival time must be relaxed
• Allow child time to transition
• Provide free choice until breakfast
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7. Group Time
• 5-20 min (morning/afternoon)
• Express thoughts
• Share feelings
• Solve problems
• Discuss and/or Recall plans for the
day
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8. Group Time Tips:
• Start group time the same way each
day
• Use calendar to show important
events
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9. Small Group Time
• Work with 2-4 children individually
• Introduce new concept
• Teach a particular skills
• Document Learning
• Tips: This could take place during
free choice time and/or naptime
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10. Supervision Tips
• Never turn your back
• Always know how many children are in
your care
• Always scan the room with your eyes
• Look for problem behavior and
redirect play
• Remove problem children immediately
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11. Free Choice
• Children choose activities
• 1-hour after circle time and 1-hour
after naptime
• 4 friends to a center
• Ask questions as children play
• Interact, Interact, Interact!
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12. Classroom Rules
• Use walking feet inside
• Use words to solve problems
• Use quiet voices inside
• * Review at Group time
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13. Free Choice Time
Problems:
• Too many children in a center
Solutions:
• Remind children at circle time of the 4 friend rule.
• Set-up 2 of the same activities
• Sign-up sheet for the popular areas
“We seem to have a problem. There are too many friends in
the science area. What shall we do? Does any one have an
idea?
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14. Transition Time
Time in between activities
• Give 5 minute warnings before changing
activity
• Never rush the children
• Avoid all children moving from one activity
to another at the same time.
• Avoid long waits with nothing to do
• Sing songs during transition times
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15. Mealtime
• Social time not quiet time
• Pleasant conversation between teacher and
children
• Do not rush
• Be tolerant of spills
• Never use food as a reward
• Have paper towels ready for spills
• Sit with the children
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16. Naptime
• Following lunch
• Play soft relaxing music
• Children must be supervised
• Help children rest by; rubbing backs
or sitting next to a restless child
• After one-hour, children that are
awake, can play quietly
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17. Playground
• Review outdoor rules before going outside
• Frequently walk the playground
• Interact with children
• Watch for problems
• Take band-aids, gloves outside with you
• Encourage movement
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18. Playground Rules
• Sand stays in the sandbox
• Go down the slide on your bottom
• Do not climb the fence
• Do not open the gate
*Do not allow the children to dig up
mulch
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