Childcare Classroom Manual for Toddlers

Childcare Classroom Manual for Toddlers

This thoughtfully curated resource is more than just a manual – it's a trusted companion for educators, providing essential information, resources, and tools to navigate daily activities confidently. Tailored to meet the specific needs of toddler classrooms, our binder ensures that teachers are well-equipped to understand and embrace the routines and expectations of their new role.

Inside, you'll discover a wealth of support, from insights into the intricacies of assessments, evaluations, and quick references for policies and guidelines, ensuring a well-rounded and informed approach to childcare.

Table of Contents

WELCOME

• Welcome message and statement of purpose.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTIONS

• Introduction to Job Responsibilities and Descriptions
• Job Responsibilities and Descriptions
• Outline of Job Descriptions
  • Lead Teacher
  • Assistant Teacher
  • Floater
  • Substitute
• Job Responsibilities and Expectations
  • Assistant Teacher Yearly Duties and Responsibilities Checklist
    • Assistant Teacher General Daily Performance
    • Classroom Management and Curriculum Integration
    • Student Interactions
    • Employee Interactions
    • Daily Duties Checklist
  • Lead Teacher Yearly Duties and Responsibilities Checklist
    • General Daily Performance
    • Classroom Management and Curriculum Integration
    • Student Interactions
    • Employee Interactions
    • Daily Duties Checklist

ORGANIZATIONAL AND CLASSROOM STRUCTURE

• Our Staff
• Our Classrooms
• Introduction to the Toddler Classroom
  • Toddler Classroom Layout and Set-Up
• Toddler Classroom Daily Schedule

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, CURRICULUM, AND ACTIVITIES

• Guidance on Creating a Positive and Engaging Learning Environment for Toddlers
• Creating Lesson Plans
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice
• Learning Domains
• Finding Activities
• Lesson Plan Additives
• Preparation for Activities and How to Format
• Putting Your Lesson Plans Into Action
• Maintaining Toddler Daily Childcare log
• Toddler Daily Childcare Log

ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS

• Tracking and Reporting Child Progress
• Toddler Developmental Assessment
  • Self-Regulation
    • Physiological Regulation (Normal Functioning), Self-Care and Independence
    • Emotional Regulation and Empathy
    • Behavior Regulation
  • Physical Development and Health
    • Gross Motor
    • Fine Motor
    • Perceptual (senses and Spatial Relationships
  • Language Development, Communication and Literacy
    • Social and Expressive Communication
    • Receptive Communication and Literacy
  • Cognitive Development
    • Concept Development (Ideas of Self, Others, and Objects)
    • Symbolic Thought (Play with Symbolic Representation)
    • Logic and Reasoning
    • Quantity and Numbers
    • Science Concepts and Explorations
    • Safety and Well-Being and Confidence and Risk-Taking
  • Approaches to Learning
    • Persistence, Effort and Attentiveness
    • Creativity, Music, and Imagination

POLICY AND GUIDELINES QUICK REFERENCE

• Staff-to-Child Ratios
• Supervision Guidelines
• Diaper Changing Procedures
• Feeding Young Children
• Age-Appropriate Feeding
• Bottle Preparation
• Breast Milk Preparation
• Storage
• Hygiene
• Illness
• Administering Medications
• Record Keeping Procedures
• Arrival and Departure Procedure and Record-Keeping
• Arrival
• Departure
• Attendance Record-Keeping Procedure
• Children Records
• Classroom Opening Procedure
• Classroom Welcoming Procedure
• Classroom Closing Procedure