Toy Sanitization In Daycare

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This artifact is a photograph of a routine toy sanitization procedure at my child-care centre. The toys that are used by the toddlers during the day are collected at the end of the day in a mesh bag and then they are sanitized. At the end of the sanitization, the toys are taken out and dried and they are ready for use for the next day. I chose this artifact as it highlights the importance of cleaning and sanitization in the daycare. It is important to have a well-planned sanitization routine as it helps in controlling the spread of infections. Infections transmits in a cycle that consists of four parts: the germs, the host, vehicle for transmission and another host (Pimento & Kernested, 2010). The germs in the cycler can be found at any place …show more content…

Toys used for play by children can become a source of indirect transmission for germs. In addition, young children often put the toys in the mouth. Any time a child puts a toy in their mouth, it is important to pick it up and put it away before another children puts it in their mouth. This strategy reflects best practice because as ECEs we are taking precautions to prevent germ transmission in young children. Young children don’t understand their personal hygiene yet very well and we as adults can sure that their health is protected and transmission of illnesses prevented. I learnt a lot about health and hygiene at my placement. It impacted my learning positively, as I am now always aware and take necessary steps to make sure that surfaces and toys are clean, sanitized and any mouthed toys are put away immediately in a mesh bag for sanitization. I try to be a good role model for children by following hygienic practices in the classroom and this helps to solidify my knowledge on hygiene and health that I learnt in my …show more content…

In this picture, I am working one to one with a toddler on a planned activity. This planned activity was designed to develop cognitive and language skills in the child. I chose this artifact as it shows the how I am building an engaging relationship with the toddler. I was beside the toddler to help him through the activity. I kept engaging the toddler while he was performing the activity. I used positive wording and guidance to help the toddler overcome any challenge he faced when doing the activity. During the first couple days at my place toddler, “L” used to stay away from me. He did not like interacting with me much. But nowadays he likes to interact and participate with me in the planned activities. I like how I have build a positive, trustworthy and friendly relationship with him over the course of couple weeks. Having a positive relationship with children is an essential component as it not only helps to create competent teachers but also allows children to have better outcomes in school (Joseph & Strain). As I have observed in my case, it is true that “developing positive relationships with adults is a difficult task… adults should consider that they will need to devote extensive effort to relationship building” (Joseph & Strain, p. 2). I believe I was able to build that positive relationship by listening to the child, being understanding when they were having difficulty doing an activity and supporting

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