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What does the Preschool Survival Guide do? The Preschool Survival Guide PART 1 The Basics is designed to help parents and preschool teachers manage child development and workday stress; provide meaningful day activities for preschool children and children with disabilities in a play-based way.The Preschool Survival Guide Part 2 Setting Up The Play-Based Developmental Environment, provides pre-school children with developmental movements science says they need in the first seven years of life.This guide shows you what developmental activities to use for each stage of a preschool child's development, up to the age of 5 years. What are the possibilities from using the Preschool Survival Guide? A 3-minute exercise to start your day. How to focus and manage workday stress in the moment. Recognizing preschool child stages of development. What developmental activities to use for each stage of a child's development. How to present developmental movements to preschool children. How to be energized and feel motivated. Managing preschool children's behaviors. What questions to ask when applying for a preschool childcare position. What questions to ask when taking your child to a preschool interview. Starting and operating a childcare program. Conflict Resolution and other policies a preschool teacher needs to know. Answers to the most common questions when dealing with preschool children. Avoid burn-out in the workplace, or when taking care of children. Increased self-esteem in preschool children. Increased self-control in yourself and preschool children. Calms and relaxes children and adults. Create a calm and relaxed learning environment. A way to handle workplace and child development conflicts. Make changes in a child's routine easier. Help children be more self directing. Empower parents and teachers to make a difference in their children's growth. What does a good daycare or preschool program look like? Generally, a good daycare or preschool program will have: Activities that are age, stage and individually appropriate for preschool children. A play-based child development curriculum. Qualified and trained staff. A safe indoor play area according to local preschool laws or policies. A safe outdoor play area according to local preschool laws or policies. A building health and safety procedure. A food and nutrition policy. A hygiene and disinfecting procedure. A children's health, medication, abuse reporting, and injury policy. Supervision of children, group size and staff ratio of children policy. Appropriate child sized equipment and furniture. Staff qualifications required and job description policy. A staff employment manual. Staff criminal record checks. A parent policy and procedure manual. Food and meal preparation procedure. A children's behavior management policy. A parent participation committee.

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