Scenario: Tobias has recently enrolled in your childcare centre. He is four years old and his parents are both professionals. Mandarin is the language spoken at home. You are aware that Tobias seems to be very tired towards the end of the week and lacks focus. You ask to speak with Tobias' parents who arrive with limited English language. After discussing how Tobias is progressing you observe the parents talking to Tobias in Mandarin. You attempt to speak with them in English and recognise that some of your comments may not be interpreted as you intend them. Finally after 30 minutes Tobias tells you that he attends another service 5 days a week after he finishes at your centre. You ask him what time he gets home and he states that he finishes his other service at 7.00pm and goes to his grandmother's home.He says that his parents pick him up at 9.00pm each night.

Questions:

• What are some of the issues you need to think about?
• How can you support Tobias at the centre?
• How can you discuss and educate the parents with respect to their cultural differences about adequate sleep and how this may be affecting Tobias?
• How will you approach the issue of Tobias attending another service (which you realise is a school preparation service)?

Note: Kindly asking for someone who can add more explanations to it. Thank you. The country is Australia.