Routine is very important, not only for your workplace but for your day to day lives at home too, it provides healthy habits for your mental health and physical and makes them independent. It makes it easier for the children to understand and learn to transition into a new activity, builds confidents in the children and help them for their future.

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This helps children to learn to manage their emotions and behaviour in your daycare, so that it is not so chaotic for everyone, it helps them be engaged in the activities in the moment and helps them adapt to change also.

Caryn

It will help to cater for individual preferences.For example some children will love reading either during circle time or free play time, others building with blocks individually or with other children.Other children will like outdoor play and this will stop them from being bored because they will engage themselves in different activities. It also help with good classroom control.

Routine and structure will help to make sure the activities done will play part in ensuring children develop in all domains as they explore in different ways ;for instance in language activities, art and building, science activities ,mathematics activities,outdoor play and culture time among others.

Routine and structure will help children learn the healthy habits of doing things in a particular way and order and through structured learning, children will acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes that are age appropriate.

Margaret.

-Mila

Structure will help the children know how to share and take turns. The children play well together and if some ones gets hurt they say sorry to each other. By following routine and structure it will make the children more confident and feel save in the daycare.

And being organized keeps things moving fast. We know what’s coming up or what next to do, since we have time table at work. Makes the job easy.And it helps the kids stay on track. In general, steady patterns help us handle our roles with less stress, at the same time giving our little ones a sense of safety, care and motivation to learn more.

Vanissa

Routine & Structure helps the kids develop skills like time management that will help them when their are older. They are also excited when the master/ remember certain parts of the program.

Langa

In all the classes that I worked with, we made sure to have our scheduled routine. This gives the day a smooth flow and at same time the children also knows what comes next. This will help them transition fast and feel comfortable throughout the day.

With structuring, flexibility is still needed. It doesn’t mean that if something is planned, it must be followed strictly. Working with young children is not always perfect. Things can change quickly or unexpected situation arises like child’s meltdowns wherein giving comfort is more important than doing the planned activity. Another one is staying longer outdoors if the weather is nice. Being flexible allows us to meet the children’s needs while keeping the good flow of the day. Attached here is an example of the routine that we made for the class where I worked. One for preschool and one for infants.

Freda

Marlene