I Know What I Like and Need …
Do You?
Providing Responsive Personal Care Routine
for Infants and Toddlers in Group Care
Jennifer Bradshaw, Infant Toddler Specialist
Terry Hayes, Infant Toddler Specialist
Southeast Regional Key
Agenda
 I’m Hungry and I Know it!
 Responsive Care
 Personal Care Routines
 Small Group Activity: Furniture for Routine
Care
 Role Play: What Are We Waiting for?
 Vignette Reflection: I Know I Should…
Individualize Care
 Small Group Activity: Diaper Changing
Procedures
Evaluation
Objectives
Participants will:
 learn how to adapt to individual and
developmental feeding, sleeping and toileting
schedules while attending to recommended
health and safety practices.
 support the social emotional development of
infants and toddlers in their care by providing
responsive and individualized care.
Responsive Care
In responsive care, the program:
 Adapts to the child rather than vise versa
 Provides different caregiving strategies for
young infants, mobile infants and toddlers
 Communicates to the child that she is
important, that her needs will be met and
that her choices, preferences and interest
are respected
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Supports the child’s ability to self-regulate
Follows each child’s unique rhythms and
styles
Promotes each child’s sense of self and
well being
Honors a child’s developmental abilities,
needs, temperament, interest, home
language, and the family’s cultural
preferences
The Ages of Infancy
Greeting & Departure
 Arrival and departure times are
important in building relationships
with parents and the children.
Exchanging information
at arrival and departure:
 Individual Care Plan
 Daily Report
 Classroom Communication Log
Help Children cope with
separation by:
 Going slow- Do not rush a child who is
having feelings about separation.
 Making good bye a transition
 Allowing a transition object (i.e.
blanket or doll)
 Knowing what to expect from different
stages
Furniture for Routine Care
Small Group Activity
Meals/Snacks: Important
Guidelines to follow:
 Children’s allergies and food exclusions
are posted
 Bottles are labeled and dated
 Solids served from a spoon
 Children are held or seated while
eating/drinking
 Teachers sit with children while they are
eating
 Infant are fed on demand
Role Play:
What are we waiting for?
Foods that Pose Choking
Risks:
Nuts and Raisins
Peanut Butter and Marshmallows
Chips and Popcorn
Whole Hot Dogs, Cherry Tomatoes and
Grapes
 Large Chunks of Meat
 Hard Candy and Chewing Gum
 Raw Vegetables
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Provisions for Relaxation
and Comfort
Spaces to Grow
 Video Clip
Vignette Reflection:
I Know I Should…Individualize Routines
How can I meet the napping needs of
individual children?
What Should I do when a child’s schedule is
different from the schedule of most
children in the group?
How do individual routines benefit children?
Diapering/Toiletting
Small Group Activity:
Diaper Changing Procedure
Health & Safety
Practices
 Health & Safety Checklist
 Hand washing
 Cleaning and sanitizing
the classroom and
materials
Comments/Evaluations
Terry Hayes thayes@phmc.org
Jennifer Bradshaw jbradshaw@phmc.org