First 2000 days-Social emotional school readiness

It is getting close to the end of summer. You are looking for childcare it maybe a provider mother (small setting in a home) or a center base environment or  a baby sitter. Quality care is very important  and it begins with the caregiver being  trained in infant/toddler care and child development. The ages of  0-3 are the most critical years  brain development and this period should be nurtured. It is very important for young children to have developmental toys, they must be allowed to explore . Their care giver must understand what are social emotional school readiness skills and how to help an infant/toddler develop those skills. Here are the skills.

·         Confidence- A sense of control and mastery of one’s body, behavior and the world; the child sense that she is more likely than not to succeed at what she undertakes, and that adults will be helpful.

·         Curiosity- The sense that finding out about things is positive and leads to pleasure

·         Intentionality- The wish and capacity to have an impact and to act upon that with persistence (this is clearly related to a sense of competence of being effective).

·         Self-control- The ability to engage with others based on the sense of being understood by and understanding others

·         Capacity to communicate- The wish and ability to verbally exchange ideas, feelings and concepts with others. This is related to a sense of trust in others and of pleasure in engaging with others, including adults.

·         Co-cooperativeness-The ability to balance one’s own needs with others in a group activity.

Children who lack these skills before they get to school will   have a difficult time catching up. Development is a process that occurs in stages and when a stage is missed it is very hard to revert to it.
  As a parent it is very important that you are aware of what your infant/toddler needs for school. You should be educating yourself also. There are many things that you can do at  home to your infant/toddler to develop the social emotion school readiness skills.
You should try not to have more than one caregiver for your infant/toddler because positive relationship is a what helps to build a healthy brain.

5. Components of Quality Care: Primary care and Continuity of Care
A warm, close relationship with at least one caregiver allows an infant/toddler to flourish in group care. Each child enrolled in a group care is matched with a primary caregiver who has the "mommy/daddy" role-the one who the child runs to with smiles and hugs when arriving, and turns to for comfort when upset.
While other staff function more like favorite  aunts/uncles, the primary caregiver builds positive, constant, intimate relationship with the child and the family by being the staff person most : changes the child, and puts him or her down for nap; cuddles and looks at a book with the child one on one  every day; Chats about the child's day with the parent on arrival and departure
Having the same  primary caregiver for more than one year is important for the child's emotional development( the ideal is having the same primary caregiver for three years)
Each change from one caregiver to the next is deeply upsetting to a young child
Having to relearn a caregiver's ways may slow down the child's overall development and leave them reluctant to form new relationships.