Whats your role promoting in physical care needs for children aged 1 and 3 years?

Question

Whats your role promoting in physical care needs for children aged 1 and 3 years?

Answer 1

-Scaffolder: Children can copy adults actions and movements and play alongside the child. eg: adults hold the child's hands as they cross balance beam.

-Safety: making sure equipment is suitable and safe for the age group.

-Developmently suitable: make sure its something that is right for the chidlrens developmental stage eg:large climbing equipment may be suitable for 3 year old but not a 1 year old!

-Staff ratio: making sure there's enough adults to run the activities, take children to toilet, deal with accidents etc

-Praising and encouraging them to boost self-esteem.

-Make sure that there is space for them to move and use equipment eg: is it better on floor, indoors, outdoors or table top (eg if fine manipulative skills).

-Observing chidlren to make sure staff are aware what stage child is at and where to take them next, also to monitor for any difficulties or possible SEN.