If I were to open my
own Family Child Care Home, there would be a number of things that I
would do to ensure that proper guidance, warmth and love is
dispelled. First, I would ensure that it caters for different
families and their beliefs, thus I would ensure that it displays a
variety of materials that highlights different cultures so as to
exercise and maintain an anti bias environment. Second, ensure that
children are sensitized about other people's culture and practice so
as to ensure that respect, love and honour is given to all. One way
of doing thus is through storytelling. These crucial anti-bias tools
introduce children to the love of reading as well as to human
differences and similarities (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010).
Third, is to create various play areas that depicts an anti bias free
scene which is developmentally appropriate towards children's growth
and development as independent individuals. This was strongly
emphasized in Adriana's home care for example the area where she had
the couch where children went that catered to their emotional needs
(Laureate Education, Inc. 2011). Fourth, children must feel safe,
loved, and nurtured to develop the basic trust they need for healthy
development (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010). Therefore, the
manner in which they are welcomed into my home care has to be
outstanding. One way that I deem of doing such is to have different
activities for them in the morning for example puppet show, sing
along activities, games, manipulative activities for example,
colouring, puzzles. Fifth, this aspect is very critical, having
pictures displaying different family background. This aspect can be
rotated so as to allow everyone to feel a sense of equality. Sixth,
maintaining a safe environmental structure both in and outside of my
family home care environment.
References
Laureate Education,
Inc. (2011). Strategies for working with diverse children: Welcome to
an
anti-bias learning community. Baltimore, MD: Author
anti-bias learning community. Baltimore, MD: Author
Derman-Sparks, L., &
Edwards, J. O. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children
and
ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC).
ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC).
Hello Latoya,
ReplyDeleteI like how your steps are well presented when explaining your setting. I feel as though your Family Child Care Home will prosper because you have integrated what you have learned from the readings and media segment to ensure that proper guidance, warmth and love is dispelled. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!
LaCasa
I think that you have some great ideas here. I really like how you plan to incorporate a lot of the learning into storytelling. This can be done so many ways, using puppets, family members, going to the library. This activity allows for children to be able to ask question that they need, and to grow from their current knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading more!