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Unread 05-12-2008, 11:10 PM
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I may be wrong in what's being asked but my understanding of physical care is absolutely anything to do with the provision of the basics of care for self and others. Food, water, shelter, warmth, safety, hygiene, wellbeing.

If you look at your routine and see what parts of it show how you make arrangements to care for the children and then look to see how learning & development is supported by the way things are explained to the Children, how they are made to feel part of the reasoning of why things are and how they can be part of future plans for everything.

What is your morning arrival routine, how is everyone greeted, welcomed in or do they know their way around to enter by themselves ?

Do you wash hands before snack time and use towels for them to dry their hands ?
Do they ask for more if they run out / fabric is too wet, need the dryer to be switched on etc ?
Do they know why these items are there for them and what they'd have to do if they weren't ?
Do they know where the towels are kept, how the holder works what the towels are made of etc ..

Routines & times where the children are helped and are able to put on their coats, in winter for warmth, possibly protection from rain & in Summer, sun cream for skin safety, T shirts & hats.

Other aspects of physical care could include things like the reasons why (& if) you might have mats on the floor to sit on, big cushions and other comfort items in a quiet area or perhaps safety fitments on doors/cupboards, plug covers etc !!

Hope this helps a little

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