![]() ![]() ![]() Here are some of the items I have in my blocks center that have withstood daily use ( and abuse) by large numbers of small children. ![]() When it comes to stocking and setting up your blocks center, you’ll want to choose carefully so you can get the most bang for your buck and still keep your kids engaged and having fun. Because the road can be set-up in many different ways it offers a unique play experience each time. This road puzzle set is perfect for groups of kids to work together, communicate, and problem solve. Pictured behind the trucks above is the block center sign, you can read more about how our center signs work here.Ĭommunication and Problem Solving in the Block Center And your kids will love making all those great truck and car noises! Traffic signs provide your kids with opportunities for identifying environmental print.Īdding cars and trucks to your block center will give your students opportunities to develop their oral language skills, problem solving, and creativity. When you use the same storage containers for an entire center it creates more visual appeal and cuts down on visual clutter in your classroom, which results in calmer kids.ĭon’t forget to add some traffic signs to your block center to add to the print-rich environment in your preschool or pre-k classroom. The tubs or containers you use should all be the same, it doesn’t matter if they’re all colored, clear, or if they’re baskets. Having open tops facilitates a quick and easy clean-up and is more inviting for the children. Place each set of materials in a container with an open top. Put a label on both ends of each tub so your kids will be successful putting them away correctly ( you’re welcome!)īut you can’t just put the blocks and toys out on the shelf and let the kids have at it, that’s a recipe for total chaos! You’ll save your sanity if you are intentional about how organize the materials on the shelves in your block center. The labels have a picture of the item along with the word to create a print-rich environment for your little learners. Here are some ideas for not only setting up, stocking, and organizing your blocks center, but also for supporting language, literacy, math, critical thinking, problem solving, and social skills too.įirst things first – label all the things! A well organized block area has labels on every tub and a matching label on the shelf. Setting up a block center in your preschool or kindergarten classroom can be tricky and it’s so much more than just putting out a bunch of blocks in a basket and letting the kids go at it.Īnd the organization of all the blocks and other items in the block center can be a huge headache too, am I right? Noticeįor inspections of providers of childcare on domestic premises that operate regularly, we will carry out an unannounced inspection.įor all other inspections (childminders, nannies and childcare on non-domestic premises and childcare on domestic premises that does not operate regularly), we give no more than five days’ notice.Raise your hand if your blocks center is the most popular center in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. We will usually only inspect a provider on the Childcare Register once in any 12-month period unless we receive concerns. We do not inspect any provider on the Childcare Register until it has been registered for at least 3 months unless we receive information about possible non-compliance. Group providers that do not operate regularly, will usually receive a call no more than five days before the inspection.Įach year, we inspect 1 in 10 of those who are only on the Childcare Register. Group provision will normally receive a telephone call at around midday on the working day before the start of the inspection. Inadequate - We re-inspect all provision within six months of the latest inspection. Requires improvement - We usually re-inspect all childminders, pre-school provision and nursery provision within 12 months of the latest inspection. Good or outstanding - We will inspect them at least once within a 6-year window from their last inspection. ![]() This will normally be within 30 months of their registration date. We will prioritise the first inspection of newly registered providers on the Early Years register. Providers on the Early Years Register will normally be inspected at least once within a 6-year window. ![]()
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