The Program for Infant/Toddler Care

Format: 3 hours, 30-40 participants, lecture, video, discussion, small group work, role play.

The focus of this workshop is two of PITC's four recommended policies for infant/toddler programs, small groups and individualized care. Presenters model the use of engaging activities to help participants reflect on the effect of having their own individual needs respected or not, experience the chaos of large groups of infants and toddlers through role play, and create floor plans of their own environments. During the first half of the session on individualizing care, participants also explore a range of different needs including age, stage, temperament, family and cultural practices and differing abilities, and seek strategies for providing care that is appropriate to each child. The second half of the session focuses on the importance of creating small groups and the environmental and other barriers that must be overcome to provide this type of care.

Related Module(s):
II Group Care

Related Resources:
Handout	A Roadmap to Implementation of PITC Essential Policies
Handout	Agenda - Making It Happen Individualized Care and Small Groups
Handout	Creating Small Groups (Half Inch Scale)
Handout	Creating Small Groups, A Hands-On Activity
Handout	Key Concepts- Individualized Care
Handout	Key Concepts- Small Groups
Handout	Providing Individualized Care
Handout	Sample Small Groups Road Map Activity Summary
Handout	Steps Toward Implementation of PITC Recommendations for Group Size
Handout	Taking The Infant's Perspective Trainer Instructions
Handout	Three Unique Infants and Toddlers
Handout	What are Small Groups for Infants and Toddlers?
Handout	What Makes Us Who We Are?
Manual	Trainer's Manual Module II: Group Care
PowerPoint	Small Groups PowerPoint Presentation