Children must be supervised at all times when eating, toddlers and babies should be closely monitored. No hot drinks are allowed in rooms, practitioners are only allowed to drink water from open plastic cups whilst in the rooms with children. During outings ratios will be increased to ensure supervision and safety please refer to Outings policy.
If the nursery has hired a bouncy castle for special occasions then STRICT safety guidelines should be followed as laid down by the hiring company. A practitioner MUST supervise the children at all times.
Colleagues MUST be particularly vigilant when parents are dropping off and collecting their children. The parent should come into the room and shut the door before the handover. If more than one handover is needed at the same time then practitioners should ensure that other practitioners in the room are deployed to adequately supervise and interact with the children. If this is not possible parents should be politely asked to wait until someone is available for the handover.
The adult to child ratios must be considered in the context of the location and type of outing and not less than the ratio employed within the rooms. If parents are included they will be responsible only for their child. We take care to protect your personal information, using it to process any application to register your child with our nurseries or provide information relating to our childcare services. Accept and Close.
View Our Brands. Program spaces should be designed with visibility that allows constant, unobtrusive adult supervision and allow for children to have alone time or quiet play in small groups. To protect children from maltreatment, including sexual abuse, the environment layout should limit situations in which an adult or older child can be alone with a child without another adult present 1,2.
Playground supervisors need to be designated and trained to supervise children in all outdoor play areas. Staff supervision of the playground should incorporate strategic watching all the children within a specific territory and not engaging in prolonged dialog with any one child or group of children or other staff.
An accurate count is required at all times. The facility would not need to provide staff for the off-premises activity. Developmentally appropriate child to staff ratios should be met during all hours of operation, including indoor and outdoor play and field trips. Additionally, all safety precautions for specific areas and equipment should be followed. No center-based facility or large family child care home should operate with fewer than 2 staff members if more than 6 children are in care, even if the group otherwise meets the child to staff ratio.
Although centers often downsize the number of staff for early arrival and late departure times, another adult should be present to help in the event of an emergency. See Related Standards below for further information regarding ratios.
Planning must include advance assignments, monitoring, and contingency plans to maintain appropriate staffing. During times when children are typically being dropped off and picked up, the number of children present can vary.
Sufficient staff must be maintained to evacuate children safely in case of emergency. Engage and redirect When the children are handed a colored circle, they move to stand on the colored spot on the playground.
As the children move to the line, Maria guides them to the right spot. Engage and redirect When all children are in line, both Maria and Yasmin count the children again. They scan the playground to make sure everyone is in place, then move the children back into the classroom.
Scan and count They also listen to be sure that they do not hear any of the children still on the playground. Engage and redirect When they return to the classroom, there are spots on the floor with the same colors that were on the playground. The children move to stand on their matching color in the classroom.
Set up the environment Maria and Yasmin take a final count, then collect the circles and begin the next activity. Self-Reflection Tool To understand how this approach will work for you, consider the following questions and implementation plan.
Assess Active Supervision Practices How do we teach active supervision strategies and support staff to apply these skills in everyday practice? How do we arrange the space to create a safe environment in classrooms, playgrounds, and family child care so that it is easy for staff to observe children? How do we make sure that staff position themselves to be able to see and hear the children at all times and get to children quickly who need assistance? How do we ensure that staff continuously scan and count children during both indoor and outdoor play?
How do staff engage and redirect children who need additional support? Maria and Yasmin have taken their three-year-old classroom out to the playground for outdoor playtime. The children scatter throughout the playground to various areas. They are always counting the children in the areas closest to them, occasionally raising their fingers to show each other how many children are close to them.
This helps them keep track of where the children are, and to make sure no one is missing. Maria has noticed that Felicity loves to play in the sand table. Maria notices that Felicity throws the toys without looking. By remaining close, she is also able to redirect Ahmed, who has never seen a sand table before and is throwing sand at his classmates. Kellan has been experimenting with some of the climbing equipment and is trying to jump off of the third step onto the ground.
Maria and Yasmin signal to each other 5 minutes before playtime is over, then tell the children they have 5 minutes left to play. When the children are handed a colored circle, they move to stand on the colored spot on the playground. When all children are in line, both Maria and Yasmin count the children again.
Supervision describes the ways adults help protect children from injury or other harm. Supervision is an active process. It involves watching, listening, interacting, monitoring, and preventing problems. You can see that supervision is much more than watching. It involves all your skills as a teacher and caregiver. Supervision is your responsibility and commitment to the families who have trusted you with their children.
It is also your responsibility and commitment to the children who rely on you for guidance, nurturing, protection, and support.
In most circumstances, you should use direct and active supervision. This means an adult should be able to see and hear all preschool children at all times. This includes indoors, outdoors, and nap times. Caregivers and teachers should not be on one level of the building while children are on another floor or in another room. Ratios should remain the same whether inside or outside. For older preschool children who request privacy in the restroom, it is appropriate to supervise by remaining in hearing distance for short periods of time.
Short intervals without sight of children are permissible only during toileting. Although you may not be able to see the child, you or another adult can quickly intervene if help is needed. It is very important that you take your role as a supervisor seriously.
Distractions can be deadly. You should never be so engrossed in an activity that you are not watching the children. You will also need to adapt your supervision to the children in your care. All children have different needs. Very young children, children with special health care needs, children with disabilities, or children with behavioral needs may require additional supervision.
It includes recognizing risks, acting on risks, and talking with children. Watch how these teachers use active supervision strategies to guide children's behavior and prevent harm. Think about how these teachers dealt with problems. They recognized the risk, they took action, and they helped the children learn how to behave safely. Because families have trusted you with their children, you must ensure the safety of each child from the time they enter the building until the time an approved parent or family member has signed them out.
Children move very quickly, and it is not uncommon for children to attach themselves to another group, slip out an open door, or hide during a transition. There are several important strategies for ensuring that all children are accounted for at all times, according to Caring for Our Children :.
Good classroom design is the first step in effective supervision. You should design your classroom with low shelves, clear traffic patterns, and safe materials.
You must also teach children the safety rules for the classroom. Your daily safety inspection should ensure that you have taken all preventive measures to keep children safe.
Good teaching is good supervision. Join children in their interest areas.
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