Expectations

Director’s Expectations of Working Parents:

·         Arrive NO LATER than 8:45 AM on your workday.  You will be considered late if you arrive after 8:45 AM.  Don’t forget to initial the work schedule and note arrival time

·         Always be conscious of what the preschool is trying to do.

·         Cooperate with the director and teachers.  Be alert and aide the preschool director and teachers in the directions given

·         During story and music time, parents must NOT talk in the same room.  Help create an atmosphere of attention

·         Be aware of the responsibilities of your assigned duties each day and carry them out to the best of your abilities

·         Offer something positive when a child seems full of energy and is disrupting the other children

·         BE PATIENT!!!

·         Please go to the director with any complaints, no matter how trivial you may think they are.  There is time to talk right after school by special appointment or on Tuesdays or Thursdays during school hours, also by appointment.  Please do not take up the director’s or teachers prep time during school hours with progess or discussions about your child.  This distracts the teachers from the rest of the class.

·         Cell phone should only be used in an emergency situation during class time

Suggestions for Working Members

Creating a favorable Climate:

·         Speak quietly, with a few words as possible.  Use words and tone to help children feel confidence and reassured

·         Get down to the child’s level when talking to him/her.  Sit down or stoop whenever possible.

·         Relax and enjoy yourself.

·         Wear Loose, comfortable clothing.

Setting Limits:

Limits are set so we can all feel comfortable.  Children need the security of knowing what they may and may not do.  They need an adult who will take the responsibility to stop them.  Parent-volunteers need to know what is and what is not allowed so that they feel comfortable supervising the children.

·         In school, we set only necessary limits.  The children are fee to make decisions for themselves within the boundaries that have been set

·         Be sure each child understands the limits.

·         Be consistent without being inflexible or afraid

·         Be able to adapt the limits to the needs of the individual child.

·         Give child the choice of conforming to the rules of the group and accepting the consequences of nonconformity

Some Guidelines to Follow:

·        The safety and physical welfare of the child comes first.  Be alert to the whole of each situation.  Have eyes in the back of your head.

·        Anticipate troublesome situations and redirect.  Learn to anticipate and prevent undesirable behavior by finding alternatives for a child’s aggressive behavior

·        Give positive directions to children. This helps the child learn a better or more acceptable way of doing things.  Avoid the words “don’t” and “no” when giving directions.

Give Positive Directions

·        Give a choice only when you intend to leave the choice up to the child.
Example: “Time to go outside” not “Shall we go outside?”
If the child says no, then you are faced with the problem of making him/her do something they “chose” not to do.

·        Avoid motivating a child by comparing one child to another or encouraging competition.

·        Reinforce your suggestions to children by taking a child by the hand and leading him/her in the right direction

·        Let the children attempt activities that may be beyond their capabilities in order to encourage independence, but be ready to lend a helping hand to avoid reaching the point of frustration

·        Allow children to work out their own solutions

·       Encourage children to verbalize

·        Respect children’s absorption in their work or play

Bakersfield Play Center
1620 Kentucky Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
(661)-325-4064
Info@bakersfieldplaycenter.com