Long Day Care Quality Area 1: Staff relationships with children and peers

Principle 1.1: Staff interact with each child in a warm and friendly way Principle 1.2: Staff guide each child's behaviour in a positive way Principle 1.3: Staff initiate and maintain respectful communication with each child Principle 1.4: Staff respect each child’s background and abilities Principle 1.5: Staff treat all children equitably Principle 1.6: Staff communicate effectively to promote respect and professional teamwork Recommended book titles: A world of difference: Readings on teaching young children in a diverse society Attachment: Building secure relationships in early childhood Babies: Good beginnings last forever Building a classroom community: The early childhood teacher's role Building bridges: Literacy development in young Indigenous children Building Bridges book and DVD pack Challenging behaviours in early childhood settings: Creating a place for all children Children with special needs: Lessons for early childhood professionals Discipline in school-age care: Control the climate, not the children Early development risk and disability: Relational contexts Educating and caring for very young children: The infant toddler curriculum Every Child – Diversity Every Child - Spirituality - Vol 8 No 4, 2002 Helping children in times of need: Grief, loss, separation and divorce Managing difficult behaviour in young children Meaningful planning: Rethinking teaching and learning relationships Promoting resilience in children Reading magic: How your child can learn to read and other read-aloud miracles Reading right from the start: What parents can do in the first five years Relationships, the heart of quality care: Creating community among adults in early care settings Rethinking attachment for early childhood practice: Promoting security, autonomy and resilience in young children Rethinking gender in early childhood education Roots and wings: Affirming culture in early childhood programs Supporting young learners 2: Ideas for child care providers and teachers The crisis manual for early childhood teachers: How to handle the really difficult problems The ECE inclusion handbook: Practical guidelines for early childhood teachers working with children who have special needs The power of guidance: Teaching social-emotional skills in early childhood classrooms What happened to the world? Helping children cope in turbulent times Widening the circle: Including children with disabilities in preschool programs Young children's behaviour: Practical approaches for caregivers and teachers (second edition) Young gifted children: Meeting their needs 'You're going to love this kid!' : Teaching students with autism in the inclusive classroom

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 October 2007 )