Daily routines are the most important times of day for infants and toddlers. Feeding, diapering, and preparation for sleep are one-to-one times that provide ideal opportunities to build and maintain individual relationships with children. This lesson focuses on how to use daily routines to enhance children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and language development. Self-assessments are included to guide learners to evaluate current routine practices and if needed, to make plans for quality improvements. (2 hours)
Objectives
- Describe the value of daily routines to enhance children's social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.
- Distinguish the role of children's families in daily routines and the importance of maintaining consistency between home and child care.
- Reflect on the use of routines to build secure attachment relationships with infants and toddlers.
- Use self-assessment tools to evaluate current routine practices.
