Affirming Environment

Creating Affirming Environments

If I were to open a home care center, I will ensure that it will be similar to a preschool so that children can get a feel of what it is like to attend school and the expectations that teachers will require. Instead of housing all children in one area, I will buy a small trailer for those who range from ages 3-5, and inside the home I will house infants through 3 year olds. There will be one big learning table for the two and three year olds while the infants and one year old will also having learning tables in their area. In the trailer there would be one big learning table for the children to sit and learn. 

There will also be learning center such as housekeeping, blocks, writing, etc. for the children. The children at my center will also have a curriculum to follow to help them with their developmental skills, both cognitive and physical. I feel that it is very important for children to be able to express themselves, but to still maintain some form of routine so that there will not be chaos. I will also ensure to have an anti-bias home care. I will not cater to only one race or one income bracket, but it will be open for all. It will also display anti-bias throughout the classroom through the use of dolls, languages, pictures, etc. 

I will also hold special events at my center to make it more family oriented. There will be a multicultural night, mother-son dates, father-daughter dates, and any other activities to keep the families involved in their child's education. I will also establish ground rules that any form of bias that it is brought to my attention will be dealt with accordingly because we have a ZERO tolerance for such. 

The video really helped to give me a plethora of ideas because it helped to put in perspective what to do at my own center, and beneficial it will be to family. 

Laureate Education, Inc. (2011). Strategies for working with diverse children: Welcome to an anti-bias learning community. Baltimore, MD: Author