It’s About The Child’s Experience.

When children are cared for in a group setting, it is often easier on the adult caregivers to create processes that make care easier.

Sometimes this looks like:

Diapering in an assembly line fashion
Dishing up food for children who could serve themselves
Cleaning up for the children
Etc.

These kinds of approaches definitely make the work easier for the teachers, but we need to remember that the most important thing we do is make the child’s experience a priority.

Take a close look at the children’s experience.    Are they having fun?  Are you advancing their learning and development?  Are they thinking for themselves and making their own choices?

Making things work for the teachers is easier, I get it!  But let’s remember that our work is creating experiences that give great outcomes for kids.  They are the priority!!