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E7 and D1
There are many different reasons why settings should have well planned care routines as well as the key worker system.
One reason why it’s important to have well planned care routines is in order for babies to understand routines and so they have an idea on what to expect each day in their routines. Routines helps babies to experience consistency which means they will be doing the same sorts of things in their routines each day like having their nappy changed throughout the day, having their bottle, having breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner, having a sleep and getting to have some time to have free play. Routines will also offer babies stability, this means that the babies can feel safe and secure in a setting and knowing that this will be a place that is stable and that they will be coming to very often.
Routines will help to enhance babies overall development, this will happen by focusing on SPICE, where key workers will offer support and help the babies to develop in their
Physical development
For example encouraging them to stand up and to try walking, social development e.g. encouraging them to interact with other babies and encouraging them to share.
Newborn to 1 Month
· Baby's will start to develop their fundamental reflexes that they will need to grow up and survive, this will include the sucking, swallowing, coughing, gagging, elimination, grasping, blinking and startling.
· "Hand, arm, leg, and rooting movements are all reflex motions" (The Best Chance, No Date).
· At this age babies will a lot of the time clench in their fists.
· Their eyes will not yet be fully coordinated which means they may appear to cross.
· At this age babies will not yet be able to organise their own hands and eyes to work together.
· "Focuses eyes at 18 to 45 cm" (The Best Chance, No Date).
Intellectual development
For example providing the baby's with challenging experiences which will encourage them to use their intellectual development because they will have to think about what they are doing as well as concentrating.
· At this age babies will be able to watch an object that is about 12-15 inches away from them, particularly if it's moving slowly from one side of their felid of vision to the other side.
· Baby's will start to investigate their own hands and fingers by starting to move them in different directions.
· At this age babies will start to show a preference for when they hear their mother's voice.
· They will be able to start to differentiate different smells and tastes. You may find that they will favor sweet tasting liquids and will also withdraw from unpleasant smells.
Social and Emotional development
Encouraging babies to show their emotions and just making sure their happy
· At this age baby's will be able to sleep commonly between 17 and 19 hours a day. But this will be done in a series of short sleeping patterns.
· "Is alert 1 out of every 10 hours" (The Best Chance, No Date).
· Baby's will take pleasure in being rocked and held.
· Babies will start to show early characteristics of their individual personality.
· At this age babies will start to regconise their primary key carer.
· "Persistent crying can start at about 2 to 3 weeks" (The Best Chance, No Date).
Communication development
For example getting them to try and say some words depending on how old they are. All of these things will help to give babies a small understanding of development.
· At this age babies will mostly communicate by crying but they will occasionally make some other noises.
· "Communicates with smiles, gazes, and crying" (The Best Chance, No Date).
· Baby's will start to expand their preferences for positive sounds e.g. they might settle or become still when they hear music or noises that they recogonise familiar voices.
· They will now be able to turn in the right direction of a voice that they recogonise.
· "Small cooing begins and responds to voices" (The Best Chance, No Date).
1-4 Months
Physical Development
· When babies are faced down they should now be able to lift their head and chest up and then looks both ways.
· "They move their arms and legs in a squirming fashion and kick their legs" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's will now be able to start to keep their hands open.
· They will now center their eyes and be able to track a moving object or their carer.
· They can now wrap their fingers around an object when it is put in their hand.
· "Lifts head about 45 degrees while lying on tummy" (The Best Chance, No Date).
Intellectual Development
· At this age babies will be able to move their heads in the direction of different colours and the changing in lighting.
· They will now be paying attention to people voices and looking at them all the time.
· They will start to investigate the environment around them by putting things into their mouths.
· At this age baby's will reach towards the sound of toys that make noises.
Social and Emotional Development
· At this age baby's will now be able to act in response with a smile when someone else smiles at them.
· "Your baby’s personality becomes more obvious" (The Best Chance, No Date).
· Baby's will now be able to play games which include peek-a-boo with their carer.
· Babies will get pleasure from being lightly ticked and jiggled.
· When a baby is crying and they hear a familiar voice it will soothe them and they will stop crying.
· "Persistent crying usually peaks in the second month" (The Best Chance, No Date).
Communication Development
· At this age baby's will start to make cooing and gurgling noises, mainly when a carer is talking or smiling at the baby.
· "Gurgles, coos, and squeals exhibits motions" (The Best Chance, No Date).
· Baby's will now cry when they want something.
· They will now be able to laugh and it may be loudly.
· At this age baby's will now be able to connect sounds with objects and physical activity.
· "Looks at mother’s or father’s face when they talk" (The Best Chance, No Date).
4-8 Months
Physical Development
· At this age baby's first teeth may start to come through which causes gum swelling and irritation.
· "They begin to purposely reach for things by coordinating their hands and eyes" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's are now able to hold their bottle on their own while feeding.
· With help baby's will now be able to hold a sitting pose. They will also be able to bounce up and down if they are being held in a standing position.
· Baby's are now able to turn over on their own when they are on a flat surface.
· "They may scoot backwards while on their stomach before they can crawl forward" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
Intellectual Development
· At this age baby's will be able to look forward to being fed which means they may open their mouths when they see food in sight.
· "They start to copy the expressions or movements of carers, such as waving" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's will now be able to focus on an object and then reach for it.
· Baby's will now begin to search for things that have been dropped or are not there anymore.
· At this age they may not be able to focus on only one toy at a time.
Social and Emotional Development
· At this age baby's will now have a strong attachment to and they will want their primary carer.
· "They regconise their regular caregivers, family, and their reflections in the mirror" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's are now able to understand that they are different and separate from their carers.
· Baby's may now be starting to show some anxiety when they are in company of unknown adults.
· At this age baby's will respond negatively when a toy is taken away from them.
· "Your baby’s personality becomes more obvious" (The Best Chance, No Date).
Communication Development
· At this age baby's will now babble in a rhythmic fashion.
· "They imitate sounds not related to speech, such as lip smacking and tongue clicking" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· A baby will now be able to recognise their own name.
· Baby's will now be able to carry out simple, one word requests including "wave" and "eat".
· At this age babies will repeat the same sounds over and over again.
· "Begins extended vowel sounds, e.g. “ah” (The Best Chance, No Date).
8-12 Months
Physical Development
· At this age baby's can manage to drink from a cup with a little help from an adult.
· "They are able to eat cereal, raisins and different finger foods on their own" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's can now manage to reach for objects using one hand.
· They can now sit up on their own.
· Baby's at this age can now crawl on the stairs and on flat surfaces.
· "They can walk while being supported by someone else" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
Intellectual Development
· At this age baby's will now imitate the movements of what their carers do.
· They can now show that they can see things far away by pointing at them.
· Baby's are now able to react to simple instructions.
· When a baby is given another toy they will automatically drop the other toy.
· "They start to understand how to use common objects, such as a comb to comb hair or a spoon to put food in their mouth" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
Social and Emotional Development
· At this age babies will always try to make sure they keep their carers in sight because they like them near them.
· Baby's will now grow to be attached to their favourite toy or blanket.
· "They begin to show assertiveness by pushing away a carer or by shouting" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· "They may show separation anxiety, such as crying when a caregiver leaves" (Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's may now share their belongings with other baby's.
· At this age baby's will now be able to understand the word "no" and what it means.
Communication Development
· At this age baby's will now be able to imitate words that are spoken or sounds that are made by their carers.
· Baby's at this age may speak their first words.
· "They can show they agree or disagree by nodding or shaking their heads"(Development Milestones from Birth to 12 Months, No Date).
· Baby's will now be aware of what their carers name is and then react to it when it is called.
· At this age baby's will begin to interact verbally with their carers.
· "Baby's can say "longer and more varied sounds (“ga‑ga, dada, papa”)"(The Best Choice, No Date).
Routines will offer children security because it's important that a setting is secure and that it is safe for babies e.g. locks on windows and making sure that doors are closed at all times. It is also important that babies feel safe in the setting and that they feel secure in their surroundings, it's also important that the babies are never put in any danger or put at risk. Routines give babies independence to explore their environment and to experience new and exciting things that will help them to develop, routines will also be meeting babies care needs.
Routines and the key person system will link to their home life, this is because when babies are at home they care needs are being meet e.g. being fed, having sleep, having their nappy changed, having a bottle and having chance to play, this is what they do in a setting. So key works are helping bring babies home life into the setting in order for the babies to feel more at home and feel comfortable and happy in the setting and it will make them feel like they’re at home. It's the same with the key worker system because key workers are like babies second mum/dad and they are the people that look after them, meet their care needs and help improve their development, babies also have a loving and secure relationship with their key worker and they will trust them like they trust their parents. Key workers will make sure baby’s needs are meeting and making sure they are always development and trying to meet their full potential. Key workers need to make sure they keep the babies safe and secure.
It is important that baby’s individual needs are being met by both planned routines and by the baby’s key worker. It's important that when babies have routines that their individual needs are being met. Daily routines are designed beforehand to make sure they meet the needs of each individual baby in a setting as well as providing a reasonable and stimulating day that allows time for babies to sleep and relax. "Meal times and nappy changing times provide ideal opportunities for interaction and for picking up the meaning of words and gestures" (Kinderwold Day Nurseries, 2012). It is important that key workers let babies follow their own interest and to let them explore what's in their environment. Key workers should be carrying out activities with their key children that have already been planned, this will give key workers a chance to talk to the babies and interact with them. There are many advantages of using the key worker system; one reason is that they will create good relationships with the baby's parents and with the baby to. Having the efficient communication with staff and parents in order to be able to recognise and deal with any problems that might arise to do with one of the babies, e.g. their development, health or safety. Having the key worker system would make it easier for key worker to observe a smaller group of babies by have key groups in order for them to recoginse the baby’s developmental stages and then to plan for this in order to support them to develop further and progress to the next stage in their development.
Routines will help babies to learn to predict what is to happen next, once children get used to their routine after to being at a setting for a certain period of time they will start to realise what is going to happen next in the daily routine for example they may know it is lunch time or a certain meal of the day when the table cloth is put out of the table, In my baby placement the children would come to the table when they saw that the table cloth was being put on the table, if the baby could walk they would sit on the chair themselves. The babies always knew it was sleep time after lunch and some of them would start to get tired and when you laid them down to sleep most of them would go to sleep by themselves.
Routines and the key worker systems benefits babies in Early Years settings because it's a chance for key workers form relationships with the baby’s parents. When they have this relationship they can then work with the baby's parents in order to work together in order to make sure the baby is development at the right stage for their development and supporting the baby with any problems they may be having e.g. struggling to walk, eating habits, sleeping etc In my baby placement there was a baby that was partly blind in one eye so she needed more support from her key worker in order for her to be developing at the right rate. Her key worker worked with her parents to contact another professional that could come into the setting and do activities with the baby in enhance their development and to help improve her eye. So every few weeks a lady would come in and carry out activities with the baby that helps her eyes to work, the lady would put toys in front of her eyes for example she put a light up wand in front of her eyes and the lady was trying to get the baby to follow the wand with both of her eyes but focusing on the eye that she is partly blind in. I found that the baby was really concentrating and trying hard to follow the wand so it showed that she was using her bad eye as best as she could so from this it showed that to work the professionals were doing was helping the baby's eye.
Having routines and the key worker system will help and support children with their confidence and trust. Routines helps babies with their confidence because they more they get used to their routine the more they will become confident about what happens in their routine everyday which means they will begin to feel secure and safe in their environment. Key workers as play a big part in babies confidence and try because they are the people that help encourage babies to be more confident by getting them involved in activities, encouraging them to play with other babies, giving them attention and interacting with them, giving them love and making them feel wanted. All of things help babies to have trust in their key worker and they will feel comfortable and enjoy being around their key worker which will then bring out their confidence in order for them to be able to develop and reach their full potential and receiving the care needs they require.
Routines can enhance baby’s development from birth to 12 months in some many ways. The overall development of babies can be supported during care routines because as well as providing babies with food and drink, meal times in general can be an enjoyable and it will help to stimulate the social and emotional development of babies because babies will show different emotions when they are eating they may smile and look happy when they are enjoying their food but they may have a sad face or an upset face when they don't like their food. Babies will also be making noise because it is showing that they are trying to speak, in my placement when the babies are out the dinner table they will be making different sounds and they will be very noisy, they will also be trying to talk to each other when they are eating and also when they are playing with the toys. Routines will enhance the development of babies because it will help them to gain more independence and be able to do things on their own e.g. feeding their bottle to themselves from 10 months, washing their hands if they are a year old, feeding themselves with a spoon rather than using their fingers etc. Routines will give babies a sense of security because without this babies may feel distressed and upset because some babies find it really hard to settle in a setting when their parents leave this, in my baby placement there was this one baby and he cried quite a lot of the time and he tended to always want to be with one member of staff all the time, if that member of staff then left him he would then cry until they comforted him again because when babies feel secure and safe they are more than likely to be able to detach themselves from their parents/carers because they feel safe and comfortable around that staff member, so that's why it's important that babies feel safe and secure in their setting in order for them to develop their learning and care needs.
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