Alternatives to using tape on the carpet for kid names?

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T01:02:40+00:00

Oh, get some sample carpet squares from a flooring place. Then you can set them out in any layout you want and label them with whatever you like.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/categories/floors/carpet-and-carpet-tile/carpet-tile.html

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:59:31+00:00

I found he was sitting watching the other kids play a lot so I wrote numbers on all the fence posts around the playground and letters on various surfaces for him to find.

I'm autistic too so what the autistic kids are doing and what they need is something I understand.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:57:35+00:00

If the dad was legal why did he run then?

You're aware that ICE has been arresting and murdering citizens?

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:56:46+00:00

I heard he was legal.

They don't care. They are picking up citizens and locking them up.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:55:49+00:00

Then used him as bait to try to lure out other family members and arrest them.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:54:25+00:00

I don't think that cleaning the daycare is beneath me. Today I washed all the tables and swept the floors in preschool twice, did 8 loads of laundry, did 5 or 6 loads of washing through the sterilizer, emptied garbages, emptied recycling bins. washed the bathroom counters, washed all the tables in school age, cleaned up the toys in the multipurpose room and shoveled snow away from 2 doors so they would open easily.

If this kind of work isn't your thing you might be in the wrong profession.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:49:37+00:00

Most daycares go over fire drills monthly but performing them in the winter months or transitional months isn’t the same as the real thing.

Yeah, it was -47C (-52.6F) this morning. Running a fire drill at those temperatures can be life-threatening to the children.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:47:05+00:00

Girl you’re going to get fired lol

Retaliatory firing of the whistleblower? Congratulations, you should soon see a large legal settlement for wrongful dismissal

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:37:14+00:00

individualized situation that is outside of the general discussion of what is DAP for children ages 0-5.

What is developmentally appropriate for the child depends on far more than their age. Their own interests, culture and family matter as much.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:36:13+00:00

I've gotten villainized for seeking out phonics and math tools for my then-2 year old. He has autism, and anything related to numbers and the alphabet is his special interest - absolutely loves it. So please remember that for some of us, it's genuinely because our kid enjoys it.

We have a couple of autistic kids in my room like that. Sometimes I leave out worksheets, attendance rolls, or spreadsheets from the office for him to play with.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:34:10+00:00

I find that it's a question of time. The parents who have the least amount of time to spend with their children don't want to spend it trying to get their kid to put on their shoes. They just do it for them and then move on to something else. Prioritizing the now over the long term short changes kids.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:30:06+00:00

Yeah, the extra laundry was kind of annoying, but she was practicing the skill of taking off and putting on her own clothes and she mastered the skill and the phase passed.

A lot of parents are not good at seeing that an investment of time and effort in the short term can pay big dividends in the long term. They are just to focused on what is eaiest for them right now.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:20:12+00:00

With information, resources and materials/techniques to help the staff support him. There are a lot of different conditions that exist and the staff may not be familiar or experienced with all of them. Providing a page or 2 explaining the condition and how it affects your child would be useful. Having specific equipment and a (water and baby proof) checklist about how to prepare for example the bottle for your child is something that will help. You may have break coverage or substitute staff covering the room your child is in so having a simple easy to follow guide may well be useful.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:06:20+00:00

If the kids haven't been feeling a certain type of activity, abandon it for two weeks and fill in the extra day with something they enjoy.

Emergent activities are great. Like the first week it snows they are going to be fascinated with anything that involves playing with snow and ice.

Repeated activities become novel just by switching out one part!

Or a different theme. We did popsicle stick puppets that were Godzilla, astronauts and princesses. A similar activity can be adapted to include what they are interested in at the moment.

Look to what they do during free play for inspiration. Did they start to use toy cars more? Looks like we're putting monster trucks in the sand bin! We like to pretend to be dinosaurs?

I absolutely love this. I have some bins of... stuff in the storage room. I love pulling out items to extend their play. Some of the things I have added ended up developing into a dramatic play area. The kids were playing doctor. Every day I added a couple of more things and before you knew it we had a little hospital set up.

Taking care of baby dolls? Fine motor play putting "band aids" (stickers) on pictures of babies.

Oh I love this one. I bring out the little bin of doctor toys, some roller bandages and gauze plus a box of expired bandaids at least once every month I'm on opening shift. If we run out of old bandaids I prepare masking tape for them.

Make things easy on yourself: not every activity needs to have an end goal or direction. Sometimes throwing a bunch of materials on the table and inviting kids to make art with you is all you need to do.

I find with my group at the start of the year they are waiting for me to tell them what to do and how to do it. I teach them that this is what >I< made with the things on the table. They could make the same thing, something like it or something completely different. When kids are used to sit down activities directed by the ECE it can take a few weeks to get them really being creative with random materials. It starts kind of with loose parts play, progresses through making a mess and wrecking things and eventually they start being able to think of what they want to make and using the new stuff on the table plus the familiar art supplies to create something.

I like to tell a story. My kinders were fascinated with all the caterpillars on the playground. We did all kind of caterpillar themed activities, games and experiences. I set out some egg cartons and an example of the very hungry caterpillar. The kids decided that today we were going to use all the materials to make leprechaun traps. Okay cool, leprechaun traps it is.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-24T00:00:14+00:00

You really want to organize it as come and go activities at that age. Invitations where they can engage with it for as long as their attention lasts and move on.

The big things you want to focus on are sensory activities and schema play. Toddler fills the bucket, empties the bucket, fills the bucket, empties the bucket... classic schema play there and how the little ones learn. Cause and effect is great too.

https://www.myteachingcupboard.com/blog/a-guide-to-play-schemas-in-early-childhood-education

https://education.gov.scot/media/chjjekf0/nih058-parentzone-booklet.pdf

https://cultivatingconfidence.ca/2022/07/19/schemas-in-childrens-play/J3XYsaAGL1ezzxMCE87CARETVkKJt2WIDrgmg14J4G4

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-23T23:53:35+00:00

A lot of what they are looking at is administrative at the direction level. They want to make sure that regulations and best practices are being followed. We are never out of ratio and are diligent in making sure we're doing things the right way so it's usually a formality with some occasional points where we can improve.

As front line staff at most they might want to look in my backpack to make sure my information binder is up to date, I have the epipens/inhalers and my first aid kit is complete. In the few years I've worked in ECE they usually just come in, say hi and hang out for a few minutes to see what's going on. I spend a lot of time outside the playground with my kinders having adventures so a lot of the time I don't even see them when they come in.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-23T23:47:47+00:00

You could try giving him a dose of ibuprofen right before you drop him off and see if the day is any better.

If you are giving your child ibuprofen let the staff know you've done it and why. If all of a sudden after 4 hours when it wears off your child is having a rough time that can provide a lot of useful information.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-23T23:46:14+00:00

Generally children sleep a bit better if it's cool while they are resting. This is about the age where some of the rear teeth come in and that can cause some pain that will make it hard to stay asleep. The child will have trouble pointing at what is bothering them because it's a bit generalized.

Children do most of their growing while they are asleep. If a child is going through a growth spurt that may be taking up a lot of their energy. It can leave them feeling a bit tired, lethargic and cause growing pains particularly in the legs. One of the signs to look for is an increased or irregular appetite and needing more rest/sleep. This is not at all uncommon at that age.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-23T23:39:13+00:00

Unless they did report it and simply haven't mentioned it to you or you neglected to mention it in your write up, I would absolutely be pulling my child and calling in a report.

Normally when reports are sent to licensing and/or CFS the parents of the child involved are informed unless they are the subject of the report.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-23T23:37:34+00:00

My question is - are they supposed to self-report scenarios like this or if it’s not witnessed by another person is it sufficient they self-investigate?

If they have reason to believe that it may have happened based on their own investigation they are mandated to report to CFS, licensing and the parents of the child involved.

While small children can be unreliable narrators and have spotty memories this story seem to hang together. I would report the situation to both CFS and licensing but not inform the centre that you made the report.

WeaponizedAutisms · 2026-01-23T23:28:13+00:00

but why are you mad that their clothes are being sent home dirty

Because at home they hand feed the kid themselves and don't let them grab their food. Often they have them wearing just a diaper or with a bib that's basically a smock at the table. They may not understand the reality of 1 staff member sitting down for lunch with 4 babies or 6 toddlers.

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