POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT What makes a positive childcare environment for children includes: A proper space - how attractive the room is to the children, is it colourful and inviting?, does it look safe and enough to catch their attention?. Proper engagement – teachers or carers in the work should be fun, engaging and good with children. Children generally pick up ideas from their environment base on how it interact with them. A Positive environment is vital as children learn best in a place they enjoy base on how the child view both the space and the people that interact with them. Also, a positive environment supports all aspects of development, challenging children and making out time for them to rest.
I even cheer them on when they struggle with a task. To develop a sense of independence and pride, I let the children each day choose the classroom helpers. There are many tasks that the children are able to choose from. I structure the environment to offer opportunities for children to share information about themselves, their families, and experiences. I make it easier for the children to explore new experiences and the environments by making them feel assured of the support and availability of me, thus increasing his confidence.
Additionally the child’s centred approach lets the children find their own learning styles and boosts the child’s confidence. Significantly enhancing their social and emotional growth ensuring children begin to gain high self-esteem with not just now but in the future, now that I know this I will encourage children to work independently and plan activities that involve problem solving. In different setting the adults have to take lead by organising different activities that will inspire the children to learn but in a safe environment. It is always key to remember that the child’s safety is paramount and everything else comes second. To successfully fur fill the requirements I as the adult will have to provide and make resources accessible so that I can interact with the children and observe and reflect on each of the child’s learning experiences.
To make a positive environment for children it has to be exciting, something that will engage their attention and make them want to be there and spend time there. In our setting, we try to make a child’s experience exciting for them from the second they walk through the door. We have sparkly lights on, colourful pictures on the windows and Disney music playing in the entrance. Our rooms also provide bright, coloured painted windows of pictures and scenes they may recognize, we have displays that can be enjoyed by both the children and adults, children are able to help themselves to toys which we feel will promote independence as they do not have to rely on an adult for supervision. Our furniture is also child friendly, with no sharp edges and they are at a size the children can reach and sit on comfortably without feeling intimidated.
All children should feel secure. Strong school ethos and established routines. Make Positive Contributions All children should be encourage to take part, even if what they are saying is wrong, they should always be praised for their contributions but explained that they are not correct i.e. ( that is a brilliant idea but not quite what I was thinking of, someone else have a go). All children are involved in producing their class charters and talk of ways to promote positive behaviour.
It also helps your child to make connections in their thinking and the way in which problem are solved. This is also going to help your child to develop their self- esteem and self-confidence and also their imagination. Creative development will also improve their learning as children will be able to work together in groups and as a team. Creativity is about taking risks and making connections. It is a way of transforming things using media and materials such as paint, scissors, words, sounds, movement and props.
We believe that children should develop a happy way of being together, that their self-respect leads to a respect for the rights and needs of other children and adults; a respect which promotes equality and values the diverse local community. We are aiming to educate the whole child by presenting a total experience for every individual, thus fostering the child’s intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and spiritual
Local streets, estates, green spaces, parks and town centres should be accessible for children and young people to move around in safety and offer places where they can play freely, experience nature, explore their environment and be with their friends. Children value and benefit from staffed play provision Children should have access to a choice of staffed facilities where children’s play rights and needs are the first priority, such as adventure playgrounds, play centres, holiday play schemes, afterschool play clubs, breakfast play clubs, toy libraries, play buses and play ranger services. Children’s play is enriched by skilled playworkers Qualified, skilled playworkers are trained to put children’s play needs at the centre of their work in a variety of settings, enhancing the range and quality of play experiences for all children. They are the best people to run staffed play provision for school-aged children. The role of the playworker is as important as that of any skilled professional working with children and should be respected and rewarded
I think for the younger children I will need to implement more colorful objects and thing for them to feel, touch and smell for recognition of the letters we are learning. The classroom setting was wonderful, having all the toys and books and games in the room made it easy for the children to participate in the activity. We planned this out a week in advanced and put together all the things that we were going to need for the activity. Some of the children were distracted easily so I helped them find the objects they were looking for. I think that next time we work on this I will use a helper to keep the children focused on the task at hand.
3.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services Providing a good quality, safe and secure environment for children to play and learn is very important to help to stimulate their development. Stimulating the mood according to the activity e.g. if a calm musical activity, having slow disco lights with quiet music in the background or if a part then the room needs to be bright, full of colour and quite loud etc. this will influence the mood of the children and help the session/activity run smoothly. Having furniture that is appropriate for children as well as adults ill help set the mood and feel of the place.