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Friday, May 20, 2011

Routines and Transitions in Childcare


"There are at least two kinds of transitions in young children’s experience:
1) Major transitions, such as children entering child care, preschool or school
2) Moving from one segment or part of the day to another."
– ‘Transitions’ by Anne Stonehouse http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ecconnections/FS20_transitions.pdf

This post provides resources about the second kind of transition that is part of the daily routine.  I'm new to this so please any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

But why transitions? 

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning:
Helping Children Make Transitions between Activities
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/briefs/wwb4.pdf


Other helpful reading material: 

Transitions
http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ecconnections/FS20_transitions.pdf

  
Handling transitions
By Raising Children Network
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/transitions.html

Child Care Lounge:
Terrific Transition Times for Daycare or Child Care
http://www.childcarelounge.com/activity/transition-times.php

Fact sheet:
Routines and Transitions in Childcare
http://www.noahsark.net.au/PDF/Routines_Transitions.pdf
  
Need Help With Transitions!
http://www.aussiechildcarenetwork.com/viewtopic.php?p=83

Great Transition Ideas 
(from the satellite workshop “Active Times – Quiet Times: making transitions easier”)
http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/PDFs/GreatTransitionIdeas.pdf

Or search ‘routines and transitions’ at http://www.zerotothree.org/


Other related topics:
Preschool
Fingerplays, Action Poems, Nursery Rhymes, and Songs
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-rhymes.htm

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