Today is my 1st day at placement at Bonnyrigg Height ELC. I was introduced to all the educator by the centre director. I was shown the rooms of children where one was for 2-4 years old whereas other was from 4-5 years old of children. I saw both indoor and outdoor of the room, kitchen are, and staff room. Also the sign in area right in front of the main door. The paper that is kept in the shelf to check everyday for the child who needs special care and who has got allergies, where I had to sign as I am being a part with them and should be alert of. 

Daily Activities

  • Free Play Period: 09:00-09:30am Participated with children's and watch them play in different areas.
  • Morning Circle: 09:30-10:00 am Children singing song with Educator
  • Outdoor Play: 10:00am-10:30am Children wear their hat and suns cream before going to play outdoor. They played in different area.
  • Lunch Preparation: 10:30-11:00am Assisted with hand washing and table setting.

Professional Practice Elements Engaged

Professionalism Dimensions: Quality early childhood education relies on professional relationships between the educator and their colleagues and families (Rodd, 2019). I available myself to everyone at work by introducing myself professionally to the staff members and to the children, underwent a professional approach to the communication among the educators and families during the drop-off, and asked insightful inquiries during a team meeting concerning the room routines and expectations.

National Quality Standards - Quality Area 5 (Relationships with Children): Quality relationships with children refer to warm and respectful relations with the child This is established within the concept of (relating to) mutual respect, friendship, and trust (Australian Childrens Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), 2020). I noticed the warm respectful greetings with the children, I saw that teachers go down into the level of eye-contact with children, to talk to them and I saw frequent positive language use and encouragement.

Professional Teaching Standards - Standard 4.1 (Support Student Participation): To ensure that the environment of a kind of learning is inclusive, each and every need of children must be taken into deliberate consideration (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], 2018). I watched the way materials were organized to be available to every child and could detect some modifications regarding a child with hearing difficulties (use of visual signals, sign language), and also could observe inclusive approaches when children were engaged in group sessions.

Key Learning Moments

Child Quote: Please can you help me make this tower higher? I want it top of the ceiling!" Case 13-Child A (aged 4)

My Answer: Oh, I am with a great plan I can see! So when it gets higher, what do you think we can put inside of it to make it more firm?

Reflections: This interaction encouraged the child to think big and instilled engineering concepts i.e. concept of stability and balance. 'Proactive pedagogical actions that prolong children thinking are essential to deep learning (Edwards et al., 2016).

EYLF Learning outcome: