Any tips to make the Provider Day easier?

[Unregistered]

Hello!

I was wondering if any of you have tips to make our Day easier as Caregivers?

We open less than eight months ago and little by little, we are learning some "tricks" to make the day easier.

Even if I have worked in a daycare for four years before that, I am still trying to earning and finding ways to smooth our days for the children and us


For example I try to buy fruits that are not messy and easy to prepare for faster preparation such as:
Grapes, bananas, blueberries ..

I take them out of the table two by two to wash their hands and have them sit with a books until everyone is done (if is lunch time then they read until bed time and again I take them two by two)

I would appreciate any tips small and big. And i thought it would be a fun and useful thread

[Blackcat31]

Hello!

I was wondering if any of you have tips to make our Day easier as Caregivers?

We open less than eight months ago and little by little, we are learning some "tricks" to make the day easier.

Even if I have worked in a daycare for four years before that, I am still trying to earning and finding ways to smooth our days for the children and us


For example I try to buy fruits that are not messy and easy to prepare for faster preparation such as:
Grapes, bananas, blueberries ..

I take them out of the table two by two to wash their hands and have them sit with a books until everyone is done (if is lunch time then they read until bed time and again I take them two by two)

I would appreciate any tips small and big. And i thought it would be a fun and useful thread

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[daycare]

my advise it to have a PLAN

write you daily schedule put it up on the wall so you can see it and other helpers. FOLLOW it daily., Be consistent.

Be proactive and make sure that you are prepared.

BTW just a word of advice on grapes, they are the #1 choking food next to hotdogs in children under 5. I either cut them up or dont' serve them.

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Rotate your toys strategically. I like to allow for some "boredom" time because I think it sparks their creativity. But during the long winter, rotating toys can save my sanity ::
And keeping toys organized, whether in or out of the rotation, helps making rotating them easy.

[renodeb]

If I know I' am gonna have a full house I do things like wash all the sippys and bottles and fill the night before. Well the sippys get filled, I usually assemble the bottles so that they are ready to grab.
I have found that apples are a pretty easy fruit to feed, I use an apple wedger and then I cut the wedges thinner. (and I peel them depending on what ages I have)
Rotating the toys is a good one.
I have found that its a happiers day if I can get the kids outside twice a day.
Sounds like you are on the right track.
Deb