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Connecting through Continuity
Ali Porteous ali@childspace.nz
Mahia i runga i te rangimārie me te ngākau māhaki
With a peaceful mind and respectful heart, we will always get the best results
Continuity Ali Porteous ali@childspace.nz Mahia i runga i te - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Connecting through Continuity Ali Porteous ali@childspace.nz Mahia i runga i te rangimrie me te ngkau mhaki With a peaceful mind and respectful heart, we will always get the best results Contents Transitions Primary care
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Contents
- Transitions
- Primary care
- Continuity of care
- Continuity of
experience
- Continuity of
learning
- Continuity of
friendships
- Continuity of
environment
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Growing children’s brains together
85% of a baby’s brain is programmed in the first 3 years of life, we are the programmers!
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Transitions
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In order to thrive and learn, children must establish an intimate, responsive, and trusting relationship with at least
- ne other person. Infants are able to
develop close attachments with several people but not with many people. To develop a sense of their own identity and the strong sense of self-worth necessary for them to become confident in relationships and as learners, children must experience physical and emotional security with at least one other person within each setting. Te Whāriki
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Key Kaiako system
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Role of adult
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…primary caregiving is not about being with one adult exclusively; rather it is about a style
- f caregiving
that all the team shares…
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Continuity of care
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Toddler
Ali Fei Hanna
Kaukau
Heather Tash Lou Emaline/Evie Emma
Korimako
Taylor Cushla Laura
Pathway teacher
Casey/Tamsin
Nursery
Bridge Mel Charlie
Toddler
Ali Hanna Mel
Kaukau
Heather Lou Emaline/Evie Emma Fei
Korimako
Taylor Laura Tash
Pathway teacher
Cushla
Nursery
Bridge Charlie Casey/Tamsin
1st movement 2nd movement
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Benefits
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continuity
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Challenges to continuity
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Continuity
- f teachers
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Continuity
- f experience
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Continuity of Experience
Consistent caregiving by one adult or a very small number
- f adults able to form a warm relationship with the child
and to respond sensitively to the infants’ changing needs and preferences and developing pride in acheivement
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Continuity of learning
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Continuity of friends
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Deeper relationships
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Continuity of the environment
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Love makes us who we are and who we will become
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