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1. Essential
Tips for
Childcare
Workers

2. Every child needs guidance and
support when growing up and
learning new things.

3. Every child needs guidance and
support when growing up and
learning new things.
Childcare providers thus
play an important role in
shaping a child’s life.

4. Every child needs guidance and
support when growing up and
learning new things.
Childcare providers thus
play an important role in
shaping a child’s life.
Click here to
learn more about
Becoming a Childcare
Provider

5. So to help you become a better childcare provider

6. Here are some basic tips that
childcare workers can use when
interacting with children:
So to help you become a better childcare provider

7. Keep the rules simple and
visibleTIP1

8. Keep the rules simple and
visibleTIP1
Making charts and
displaying the rules around
the house, the school, or the
classroom are great ways to
get children to remember
the rules.

9. Keep the rules simple and
visibleTIP1
Making charts and
displaying the rules around
the house, the school, or the
classroom are great ways to
get children to remember
the rules.
Here are a few
rules that
children
should know:

10. Keep the rules simple and
visibleTIP1
Making charts and
displaying the rules around
the house, the school, or the
classroom are great ways to
get children to remember
the rules.
Here are a few
rules that
children
should know:
• Say “I’m sorry” when you
are wrong.
• Be kind to one another.
• Say “please” and “thank
you”.

11. Keep the rules simple and
visibleTIP1
You wouldn’t want to break
down a child’s confidence, so
choose your words wisely
when communicating with
children throughout the day.
Use positive words whenever
you can.

12. Keep the rules simple and
visibleTIP1
You wouldn’t want to break
down a child’s confidence, so
choose your words wisely
when communicating with
children throughout the day.
Use positive words whenever
you can. For example:
If the child drew on the table, instead of saying: “Don’t
draw on the table!” try saying something along the lines
of, “It would look much prettier if you drew a picture in
your book tomorrow – that way, you can show your
parents when they get home.”

13. Don’t talk down to
childrenTIP2

14. Don’t talk down to
childrenTIP2
When you are in an
educational environment,
you want the children to be
happy in their surroundings.

15. Don’t talk down to
childrenTIP2
When you are in an
educational environment,
you want the children to be
happy in their surroundings.
So when communicating with
them, try talking to them
gently instead of shouting
at them.

16. Don’t talk down to
childrenTIP2
When you are in an
educational environment,
you want the children to be
happy in their surroundings.
So when communicating with
them, try talking to them
gently instead of shouting
at them.
It is also a good idea to
kneel down so that you are
on the same eye-level as
them when you communicate.

17. Don’t talk down to
childrenTIP2
When you are in an
educational environment,
you want the children to be
happy in their surroundings.
So when communicating with
them, try talking to them
gently instead of shouting
at them.
It is also a good idea to
kneel down so that you are
on the same eye-level as
them when you communicate.
You will notice
that children will
become
despondent and
unhappy when
you shout at them
all the time.

18. Set a good
exampleTIP3

19. Set a good
exampleTIP3Children watch and imitate
everything that adults do and
say. They see how you talk to
other children and adults. They
watch and imitate your actions
and reactions to various
situations. They watch how you
deal with feelings such as
anger, sadness, and joy.

20. Set a good
exampleTIP3Children watch and imitate
everything that adults do and
say. They see how you talk to
other children and adults. They
watch and imitate your actions
and reactions to various
situations. They watch how you
deal with feelings such as
anger, sadness, and joy.
The way you handle the ups and downs of life
teaches children a lot about how to behave
and how to get along with others.

21. Teach respect, and show
respect for childrenTIP4

22. Teach respect, and show
respect for childrenTIP4Talk to children about
misbehaviour in private, rather
than in front of other children.

23. Teach respect, and show
respect for childrenTIP4Talk to children about
misbehaviour in private, rather
than in front of other children.
Remind them of the reasons
why we have rules, and discuss
how they can change their
behaviour.

24. Teach respect, and show
respect for childrenTIP4Talk to children about
misbehaviour in private, rather
than in front of other children.
Remind them of the reasons
why we have rules, and discuss
how they can change their
behaviour.
Teach the little ones to apologise when
they have done something wrong or hurtful
towards another.

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ChildCare...
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