Is your 1 year old in daycare???

Question

I was blessed enough this week to have been offered a job at her Christian pre-school where they also look after infants-2 year olds for day care.

I am in the 1 year old class where most of them recently turned 1. Right now, I'm just learning the schedule, but I would love to enrich their experience. I'd love to help the parents feel good about their decision to go to work. I wan't them to say, "I love the new teacher in my daughter's/son's class!"

We send info sheets home at the end of the day. It gives the parents typical info like: what they ate for breakfast and lunch, diaper changes (wet or BM) and their nap times. But I'd love to add to the comment section. Currently, the other teacher does not add comments unless the child is sick. SO, I'd love to know what sorts of things you'd like to hear. ALSO, what would you like me to teach your child? You know, if you were able to stay home with your child, what sorts of activities do you think they are capable of doing?

Answer 1

OMG, you are a working Mother's DREAM! Can you please move down here to Texas? haha...I really appreciate people like you who really want to make a difference. Here is what I would love to know, and would like to have taught to my 1 year old:

What I'd like to know:
-What "cute" things did she do today? i.e. did she clap and dance to the music? did she hug another child? did she give you kisses?

-Were there any "milestones" she attempted and/or was successful at? i.e. drinking her sippy cup by herself, or using a utensil at lunch time, etc.

-Did she have a good long nap? I like to mentally prepare myself for a whinny child on the way home if I know she didn't get a good nap in that day.

What I'd like you to teach her:
-Independence: using utensils, holding her cup, walking
-Coordination: ex., rolling a ball back & forth
-Music: sing songs that "teach", i.e. ABCs, head & shoudlers, etc.
-Language & Vocabulary: Look at picture books and identify the objects, colors. Try to get her to start using sounds of words to let you know what she wants vs. whinning and crying to get what she wants.

Answer 2

Coloring children love to color and any parent would love to come get their child and have a nice coloring to put on the fridge.
As for the comment box I would like to now how my child was during the day, Helpful, Non helpful, Nice liked to share stuff like that. I think letting the parents know what kind of actions the child has during the day helps them to better parent them, like correcting the problem at home or keeping up the actions they had by praising them for their good behavior.

Answer 3

I think that is an awesome idea!!
My children are the most important "thing" in the world to me, thankfully my boyfriend and I have opposite schedules and don`t need Daycare (mainly because we can`t afford it, but anyway...)
Definitely a different language if that were at all possible.
I think it`s important for kids to learn and they pick it up so damn fast, too! Maybe sign language as well, that could come in very handy, could be like your secret code language!!
I would definitely like to hear how my child interacts with other kids, how she plays with them, if she is a loner or a leader...that sort of thing.
Keep up the good work!

Answer 4

I have a 15mth old & he is not in daycare.I am a stay at home mother.We have the same routine everyday,as far as when he takes naps & eats.I have already taught him pat a cake,peek a boo,how to dance to music,3 little monkeys jumping on the bed,i am trying to potty train right now,we read sing ABC's,& i am trying to teach him his colors also.He also loves to sing.I work with him every day on something new.He is very smart & happy all the time.He also knows how to walk his self to the trash can to throw away his snack trash,& when it is clean up time i sing a clean up song & he knows to pick up his toys & put them back.Little simple things is what they should be taught at this age,to give them some independence.

Answer 5

you have the best job in the world!! my son attends a daycare where thy send home sheets at the end of the day they tell me what kind of mood he was in how much he ate and when he was changed also they always add that they love him and he is the best baby they are really nice.. always talk to the parents and keep them up to date like how they play with other childern and what they learned my daughter attened the same daycare when she was younger she knew abcs before she was 3 and could count to 10 this really makes alot of differnce when someones choosing a daycare..good luck to you

Answer 6

I would have concerns about how long the note is. You need to be verbal..... Send home papers they do if you do them and just to know that you know my child, when you can tell me things that I know about my child that tells me you are involved. When you don't know my child then it is time to go. Just being active with them and knowing the children and be loving and enjoy them in stead of trying to impress the parents with notes that are fake and took most of your time in the day to write out for every child you have. What do you want for your child That is what we expect...

Answer 7

NO.. my daughter was not in day care when she was that young
a childs most formative years are 0 - 5 studies have proven kids from day cares have higher insidence of ADD and other minor behavior problems so I dont support it.. infact I dont think people should have kids then dump them with somebody else..
my husband and I both worked part time so one of us could be home.. we made sacrifces but even still bought our own home...

what activities should a 1yr old be doing?? learning to walk - going outside touching things... exploring..

Answer 8

Tell them what activities the child did, if they liked it didn't like it, if they are making any friends, any arguments with other children. Really anything behavioral, you notice.
As for teaching, ABC's , sharing, 123's colors etc.

Answer 9

Your one year old would benifit from going to daycare because it teaches the how to seprate from their parents and learn how to play with other children and get along with each other. so it would be a plus