Checklist
Method
Aim
The aim of my observation is to
observe TC for a period of 15 minutes in order to assess her physical
development in a checklist method.
Background
The place is a
registered Childcare provider primarily run with Government funds. Currently there are 100 children attending
its services and employ 21 staff. There
are 2 employees through the CE Scheme and 2 TUS employees. This Childcare provider run a Creche, Toddler
Room, Junior Pre-school Room, 2 Pre-School rooms and a Montessori Room. Also, it runs an Afterschool Club from 1:30 –
to 5:30 which caters children from all local primary schools. Children attending the Afterschool service have
1-hour supervised homework, assisted by the staff. They also have a hot and home cooked dinner
daily. The Breakfast Club is open from
8:00 to 900 and is open to all school going children as well as children
already attending the Childcare.
The Creche runs
a play based curriculum manned by 3 staff that ensure the safe and stimulating
environment for babies from 10 months to 1 year and 4 months old babies. They do a pre- planned activity for the week,
including painting, colouring, play dough, sand and water and Heuristic play
and more. I reported to the manager,
brought and introduced me to the staff. The room is ventilated, colourful,
paper cut out on the wall, toys scattered on the floor, table on the centre and
a matt where babies can lie down. Beside
the door is a book shelves where children books are displayed and ready for
use. The Christmas carols played softly.
Using the checklist type obtained from Flood
(2013) I started my observation at 2:30 and finished at 2:45. There were 6
babies when I arrived and after 5 minutes 2 more came in, in total there are 8
babies, 2 boys and 6 girls.
Observation
I put a ü beside items that I have observed and an X beside
those skills that I observed TC cannot yet master. I put N/O beside items that I have not had
the opportunity to observe.
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Item
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Evidence
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Date
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Prone: Can lift head and chest well clear of
the floor, supporting themselves with outstretched arms-hands flat on the
floor.
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N/O
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Prone: Can roll over from front to back and (usually)
from back to front.
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N/O
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Prone: May pull knees up in an attempt to
crawl but will slide backwards.
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N/O
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Supine:
Will lift head to look at feet.
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N/O
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Supine:
May lift arms in a request to be lifted.
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N/O
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Supine:
Will kick strongly using alternate feet.
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N/O
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Supine:
May lift up legs and grasp one foot or both, attempting to put them in
mouth.
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N/O
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Sitting: Held sitting, back will be
straight and head firmly erect.
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ü
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Sits up with back straight and head
firmly erect.
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11/12
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Sitting:
May sit alone momentarily, but is likely to topple and will not put
hands out to break fall.
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ü
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Sit alone but cannot topple.
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11/12
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Sitting:
When hands grasped, will brace shoulders and pull themselves to sit.
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N/O
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Standing: Enjoys bearing weight and will bounce
up and down.
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ü
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Hold unto the table with two hands
bounced on the floor.
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11/12
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Standing: May demonstrate the parachute reflex
– when held in the air and whooshed downwards, will straighten and separate
legs and fan out toes.
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N/O
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Uses palmer grasp to grab objects of
interest.
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ü
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Used palmer grasp to hold the hard,
flat wooden toy.
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11/12
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Transfers toys from hand to hand
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ü
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Transfer hard wooden toy from hand to
hand.
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11/12
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Put toys and other objects in the mouth
to explore them.
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ü
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Bites and lick the wooden toy.
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11/12
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Evaluation
The aim of my observation
is to observe TC a 10 months old baby girl for a period of 15 minutes in order
to assess her physical development. I
feel that this aim was not 100% achieved since TC was standing all the
time. But generally, I feel that TC was
within the norms for her age.
TC
gross motor skills was evident by using the large muscles to the body, lifted
her whole body from sitting position by reaching and holding the top of the
table. TC was standing all the time and
when she drops her toys she picks it with her right hand and the other hand
hold on the table. Even I did not get
the opportunity to observed the prone and supine position, I feel that TC gross
motor skills is within the norms.
While
standing, TC enjoys bearing weight on her legs and sometimes bounce up and down
while her two hands hold on the table for support. This is in line with developmental norms for
a 10-month-old according to Flood (2013).
I did not observe TC demonstrating the parachute reflex.
TC
used the palmer grasp to hold her wooden flat toy, this show her fine motor
skills. She transferred her toy from
hand to hand while her both elbow hold on the table. She licks and bit her toy to explore it. This is also in line with the developmental
norms as outlined by Minett (2005)
At
10 months, the baby can stand holding on to someone or something and can grasp
an object using her whole hand without any help. At this age she picks up everything within
her reach from one hand to the other, put into her mouth and turns it over and
put it back to her mouth again.
In
summary, TC physical development in terms of both gross and fine motor skills
reached most of the developmental milestones expected at her age.
Recommendations
I
recommend that adults should engage with TC and exchange back and forth
gestures, play a ball, play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye.
TC
was standing and alone, I recommend that adult put her in a group where she can
develop her social skills and other areas of her development.
Personal Learning
I
feel I learned a lot on this observation since it was my first experience
meeting a group of 8 babies in one room.
I find it so interesting how they do things on their own, how to stop
them if they are crying. How staff feed
all of them in one go. I also learned
about the physical development of a 10-month-old baby.
I
also learned through their bulletin board they posted the six steps in
resolving conflicts, the gift policy and safer handling principles.
Reference
http://greenfieldschildcare.com/
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