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WELL-BEING
Goal for children: Every child is developing a sense of self, health, and well-being.
Program expectation: Early childhood programs nurture children’s healthy development and support their growing sense of self.
(Ministry of Education, pg. 29, 2014)
To explore the foundation of Belonging in further detail please see the HDLH document pages 29-34.
How does this relate to our Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice?
How does this relate to our Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice?
This directly correlates with our Standard III: Safety, Health, and Well-Being in the Learning Environment as it states in the subsection "B. Knowledge that RECE's: Are familiar with a variety of strategies to promote and support children’s well-being and safety in the learning environment including, but not limited to, nutrition and physical, mental and emotional health. " (CECE, pg. 12, 2017). Please note that the foundation of Well-Being is highlighted throughout many other standards and practice guidelines throughout the document.
Reflection Questions
Reflection Questions
How do you support children and families well-being within your environment? What materials and spaces do you offer to support this?
Children’s present and future well-being is influenced by their ability to self-regulate. How can your program move from a focus on the adult managing children’s behaviour towards a stronger focus on supporting children’s developing self-regulation capacities?
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