13/12/17

I was very excited to start my first day at the placement today. The thought of learning new ideas and gaining new skills was very exciting. Also meeting new children was exciting as I have a passion for working with young children. I was greeted by the manager of the childcare and was introduced to the babies that were at the placement. The babies were playing with a puzzle activity and were babbling along to nursery rhymes that the practitioner was singing alongside them. Some children were allowed to go outdoors and play with on the bikes and trampoline. The children were playing tag games and running around trying to chase each other. I also joined with the children and helped them stay engaged in their play. Some children enjoyed climbing on the bannisters and swinging on them whilst trying to hold on. I was able to prepare food for the children and create vegetable plates for the children who were being up from school as this was a childcare placement. The toddlers were given some activities to do with a counting board and I observed them counting to colours and familiarising themselves with the colours.