More influence? More commitment!
Our after-school care is the place where your child feels and takes more responsibility. Children feel that they’re taken seriously and that adults have confidence in them, and children feel much more committed to a task if they can influence their own environment. That’s why we challenge them to come up with ideas about how we arrange things at our after-school care. For instance, they have a say in the design of the location’s activity program. They tell us what they want to do with their spare time and our childcare staff takes that into account as far as possible.
Forming an opinion
We’re always open to children’s ideas and initiatives.ë We listen, pose questions, are curious about what the children are thinking and feeling, and offer space for their own solutions. We ensure that our children can really participate in what goes on around them. This gives the children the opportunity to learn to form and express their own opinions.
Children’s meetings are cool
We hold a children’s meeting at the after-school care every quarter. Children can put themselves forward as representative and they can also act as adviser. We really want to know what they think about our regular and vacation activities, and the play and games on offer. We also want to hear what’s ‘going on’ at the location. Some fantastic initiatives were developed as a result of these meetings, including a temporary classroom where we play ‘school’ or a savings plan for a special Lego set. That’s fantastic, isn’t it?
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