Behaviour
Caring for babies
Bottle feeding
Changing a nappy
Cleaning and sterilising bottles
Daily cleaning tasks
Helping new children settle in
Preparing for a nappy change
Sleep patterns – babies
Sleep routines – babies
Toilet training
Caring for children
Allowing time for practice
Dressing/undressing
Mealtimes
Nappy change
Packing away/caring for the environment
Sleep/rest time
Toileting
Common self-help milestones
Tips for sleep and rest time
Self image
Communication
Body language
Limits and guidelines
Ways children communicate
Greeting children and families
Modelling appropriate communication
Questioning
Verbal and non–verbal communication
Acknowledging children's feelings
Listening attentively
Communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents/carers
Development
Allowing time for practice
Dressing/undressing
Mealtimes
Nappy change
Packing away/caring for the environment
Sleep/rest time
Toileting
Common self-help milestones
Creative development
Language development
Modelling positive relationships
Physical development
Sharing and taking turns
Sleep patterns – babies
Sleep routines – babies
Encourage independent problem solving
Fundamental movement skills
Health, hygiene and safety
Coping with stress
Correct manual handling principles
Daily cleaning tasks
Hand washing
Hand washing poster
Manual handling overview
Toilet training
Safety checklist
Learning experiences and play
Environmentally friendly learning experiences
Learning experiences for different development areas
Creative resource materials
Arranging the environment to facilitate learning and pleasure
Indoors and outdoor areas
Creating a positive physical environment
Legal and ethical issues
Child abuse case studies
How do I recognise when a child or young person is at risk?
Tips on dealing with disclosures
Observation methods
Arranging Experiences (PDF 351Kb)
Recording observations
Rules for making observations
What you can learn from observations
Programming
Children’s interests, strengths, needs and skills
Extending the children’s interest in dinosaurs
Objective observation
Planning an OSHC environment
Behavior management plan
Planning enjoyable experiences
Planning experiences for 0 - 2 years age group
Planning experiences for 2 - 3 years age group
Planning experiences for 3 - 5 years age group
Building self-help skills: sleep/rest time
Sleep time ensures that children get the rest they need during their active day in child care. Even if the children only rest, this can serve as a break from the noise and exctiement of the group. They can either rest quietly on a beanbag or mattress or read a book quietly in the book corner.
It is important to recognise that children have different sleep patterns and that you have to accommodate their needs accordingly.
The time set aside for sleep or rest is another opportunity for you to develop and practice self-help behaviours in children. Children can participate in sleep time routines by:
- helping to set up the room for sleep or rest time
- putting out and packing up beds
- packing away their own linen.