Koala Daycare

At Koala Daycare, I feel that it is important to teach the children in my care to:

·        Love Nature and the environment

·        Love physical activities and exercise

·        Learn to share with others

·        Have and show love and compassion

·        Learn to interact positively

·        Achieve high self-esteem

·        Slowly work towards a sense of independence

·        Practise problem solving

·        Gain control and self-discipline

·        Respect themselves, others and the property around them

·        Enjoy their day!

To promote positive behaviour at Koala daycare the methods I use are:

·        Positive re-enforcement, Giving praise!

·        Teaching children to express themselves with their words instead of their bodies.

·        Re-directing negative behaviours

·        Being aware of each child’s strengths and weaknesses

·        Giving them constant praise, love and support throughout each day to help instil a positive outlook and make them feel safe and able to express their feelings.

·        Showing them that I respect them

·        I play along side of them (Model behaviour for them to see)

·        Allow them to help with everyday chores (meals, cleaning up etc) It gives them a chance to show their independence and a chance for me to give praise.

·        Allow children to make choices

·        Speak to them at their level (Eye level)

·        Having well planned out transition times

Inappropriate behaviours will happen from time to time and is one more way that children learn. The methods I use to handle inappropriate behaviours are:

·        Finding the cause of the behaviour

·        Re-directing the child to positive play

·        Asking the child how they feel and expressing my emotions of how the behaviour makes me feel (Active Listening)

·        Having the other children express how the inappropriate behaviour makes them feel (Active Listening)

·        Stepping back and allowing natural consequences take place

·        Working through problems together

·        Repeating the house rules song when the inappropriate behaviour is one of those rules

·        Logical consequences

·        Time out – This is a last resort and is timed by the child’s age

(2 yrs - 2 min’s etc)

·        Working hand in hand with each child’s parents