Daycare Center Research Paper

At the time when children are of the preschool age, it is essential for them to learn lifelong skills of how to interact with others. Preschools and daycares play a vital role in fostering the cooperation among children. One thing that a daycare center could do to help foster the cooperation of children would be, to separate the children by age groups. Meaning infants should be one area, toddlers in another and preschool children in yet another. The different areas should have different staff assisting the children in age appropriate activities that encourage the children to play cooperatively. Sometimes children want play alone, so there should be areas set up to foster these children too. Maybe have a separate area in the daycare set up with beanbags and some coloring books. Solitary play is healthy for young children, as long as they also participate in social play. If the child does not participate with others often though, …show more content…
The young children are very impressionable and learn from what they see. Young children need to be made aware that the things that they may do or say to others can have consequences. The caregiver should explain the consequences of a child’s actions and the child will decide if the action is worth it. For example, if Johnny is angry because Tom is playing with the blocks that Johnny wanted to play with and he begins saying mean things to Tom, the caregiver should step in. The caregiver should explain to Johnny that it is not okay to say mean things to Tom just because Johnny is not getting his way. She should explain to Johnny that if he says those things to Tom that he may hurt Tom’s feelings, and that is not okay. She should also tell Johnny that if he says mean things to time he would have a consequence, such as having to sit quietly for ten minutes. The decision is then up to Johnny, is it worth having to sit by myself because of my negative