1. Effective childcare management strategies create an orderly learning environment and promote cognitive, social, and emotional and physical growth and development. Describe safe classroom routines below.

Safe Classroom Routines	What does this look like in a childcare facility?
Organizing the Enrollment Process gathering enrollment information arranging orientation visits
Creating a Predictable Plan of Activities designing a daily schedule teaching children daily routines implementing smooth transitions addressing disruptions
Developing Secure Policies and Procedures ensuring safety at arrival and departure signing in and out releasing children to appropriate adults monitoring child attendance contacting parents about child absence tracking the number of children in attendance throughout the day
Transporting children safely
Using Appropriate Supervision Strategies supervising by sight and sound assigning children to specific teachers coordinating supervision with team teachers reassuring children that they are safe
Supervising classroom activities planning a reasonable balance of activities ensuring that activities do not introduce food allergens planning interactions with animals monitoring activities that involve water scanning the environment to keep focused and alert
Supervising Outdoor activities planning outdoor playtime using supervision zones supervising actively
Supervising special situations supervising field trips supervising when substitutes are assigned supervising visitors and volunteers supervising family events
Classroom management practices use developmentally appropriate management practices manage behaviors and situations as they occur teach and model safe behaviors
Safety needs of infants using infant-appropriate management practices managing behaviors and situations as they occur teaching and modelling safe behaviors
Safety needs of toddlers using toddler appropriate management practices managing behaviors and situations as they occur teaching and modeling safe behaviors
Safety needs of preschoolers using preschooler-appropriate management practices managing behaviors and situations as they occur teaching and modeling safe behaviors
Safety needs of school-age children using age-appropriate management practices managing behaviors and situations as they occur teaching and modeling safe behaviors
Safety needs of children with special needs using appropriate safety practices for children with special needs managing behaviours and situations as they occur teaching and modeling safe behaviours: -children with physical disabilities -children who have hearing impairments -children who have vision impairment -children who move in wheelchairs -children with ADHD -children with diabetes -children with special health concerns
Managing special situations: confronting strangers in the children's environments navigating complicated family issues intervening when families are observed being unsafe