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Preschool, Playgroup Scheme of work Lagos State (0 – 2 Years). Accidents and their prevention, Various complimentary foods.

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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT CRÈCHE/PLAYGROUP AGE: 0-2 YEARS

TOPIC

DEVELOPMENT

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. Stimulate children with tabletop materials

ii. Encourage child to interact with people objects and the environment.

iii. Arouse child’s interest to explore and manipulate objects and people in the environment.

v. Give task that encourage thinking , sorting and problems solving

vi. Respond promptly to child’s cues and gestures

vii. Encourage children to express thoughts and feelings

viii. Demonstrate concrete experiences in numbers, forms, shapes, colours and letters e.g colouring, scribbling, sketching of strokes and curves

ix. Engage in play activities with the child e.g role play, dramatic play.

CHILD

Mobile toys
Soft toys
Picture books
Pictures
Ball
Plates
Cups
Chairs
Tables
Non-toxic counters
Water
Sand
Clay
Paper
Boxes
Musical instruments
Clothes
Shoes
Hats
Calendars
Sticks
Stones
Television
Flowers
Story books
Building blocks
Beaded strings
Rhymes/song books
Crayon
Pencils
Papers
Rubber books
Telephone toys
Radio
Charts/posters
Musical instruments
Story books

Playgroup, Early Childhood Care Education Cognitive Development Scheme of work for Creche (0 – 2 Years). Language Development.

TOPIC

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

I. Speak and play with child (Verbal and non –verbal)

ii. Stimulate child with toys and other objects to develop communication skills

iii. Tell stories and recite rhymes

iv. read story books to the child

v. Answer child’s questions

vi. Group children for games and play e.g. playing ball, clapping, dancing etc.

vii. Stimulate child to respond to simple instructions in the language of immediate environment

viii. Encourage child to talk to others

ix. Talk about events in the home, school (centre) and the community e.g. birthday , festival

CHILD

Listen attentively when spoken to
Communicate with others using word and gesture
Recite rhymes and song,
Ask and answer questions
Listen and tell stories
Carry out simple instruction in the language of the immediate environment e.g. sit, go, come, yes no etc.
Communicate in short meaningful sentences

HEALTH CRECHE/PLAYGROUP AGES: 0-2 YEARS

S/N 1

TOPIC

CHILDHOOD DISEASES, AILMENT AND PREVENTION

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Recongnise and state difference childhood illnesses e.g. tetanus, polio, diphtheria tetanus, whooping cough, tuberculosis, diarrhea, malaria, yellow fever, convulsion coughs, cold worm infections, acute respiratory infections, eye diseases, skin diseases, sickle cell, typhoid fever, anemia.
Mention their symptoms and preventive measures.
Refer sick children ) to appropriate health facility centre
prepare and administer ORT/SS solution when necessary .
Manage common childhood illnesses
Quarantine the child with disease from others
Ensure that the environment is clean and safe
Prepare and differ complimentary food for sick children)
Advise parents to keep sick children at home
Control the spread of communicable diseases
Report Fist aid treatment administered to parents of sick child

CHILD

i. Show signs of good health

ii. Tell when not feeling well

iii. Avoid unhealthy environment

iv. accept ORT/SS solution medication

v. Child isolation

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

Poster/pictures/charts showing signs of childhood diseases and healthy children
Television clip
Video player and tapes
Radio jingle
Clean water
Bottle
Container
Towel
Toilet soap
Basin
Cups
Salt
Sugar
Spoon
Medicated soap
Disinfectant
Treated mosquitoes nets
Clinical thermometer
Posters/charts on drug abuse
Water
Sponge
Dolls
Comb
Lotion
Powder
Body cream
Cotton wool
Petroleum jelly
Toothpaste
Tooth brush
Glycerin
Cotton bud
Tissue paper
First aid box
Disinfectant
Training pants
Disposable nappies
Kettle
Potty
Pictures/photography
posters/charts showing the various vaccines and the consequence of failure to complete immunization

S/N 2

TOPIC

IMMUNIZATION

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i.Information parents on the types of immunization (Vaccines)e.g.OPV, BCG, DPT 1,2,&3 Hepatitis B

ii. Ensure completion of child’s immunization and Vit. A supplement

iii. Keep records of immunization of children

iv. Participate in National immunization day and sub – National immunizations Days

accept immunization officers/vaccine
accept food supplements

S/N 3

TOPIC

DRUG USE AND ABUSE

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. Aways make referral when the child’s sick

ii. Advise the parents on danger of administering drugs not prescribed by medical Doctor

Prevent the child against self medication
Iv. Discuss drug abuse and its effects
Refrain from indiscriminate use of drugs on children e.g.sleeping medicine
Keep all drugs away from the reach of the children
Accept and use prescribed drugs
Remind or demand for drugs

S/N 4

TOPIC

PERSONAL HYGIENE (care of the body)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Care for the different parts of the body e.g.head, eyes, mouth, ears hand/toes nails teeth, legs, skin, armpit, anus genitals etc..
Use available cleansing materials for babies and young child appropriately and regularly.
Attend baby care training sessions whenever available
Discuss consequences of neglecting care of the body
Child to take bath regularly
Observe adequate care while cleaning different parts of the body.
Discuss oral hygiene

Note: No child abuse practices

Demonstrate proper cleaning/ brushing of teeth and other parts of the body
Check fingers and toe nails
Recite rhymes and sing songs relevant to personal hygiene.

CHILD

Identify some parts of the body.
Name and touch parts of the body
Keep all parts of the body clean
Recite rhymes and sing songs relevant to personal hygiene

S/N 5

TOPIC

PERSONAL HYGIENE II(Toilet Habits)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Provide appropriate toilet facilities
Describe good toilet habits
Give children proper toilet training
Avoid child abuse during toilet training
Recognize signs/signals when a child need to use the toilet
Clean or assist the child after the use of toilet.

Note: No child abuse practices

CHILD

Identify the proper place for toileting (potty)
Say when there is need to go to toilet.
Urinate or pass stool in the proper place e.g.potty or specified area.
Attempt cleaning up after the use of toilet
Wash hands after the use of toilet

S/N 6

TOPIC

ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Recognize the needs of orphans and vulnerable, children e.g. food, cloth shelter, love, warmth, water etc.
Take care of the needs of the orphans and vulnerable children inclusive.
Providing appropriate counseling and giving psychosocial support
Provide materials for the orphans and vulnerable children e.g. shoes, clothes food drinks, love etc.
Raise awareness in communities to create an enabling environment for the children.
Strengthen the coping capacities of families and communities.
Support sustainable communication initiatives to reduce stigma and discrimination
Support the government’s policies that protect the most vulnerable children

SAFETY MEASURES CRÈCHE/PLAYGROUP 0-2 YEARS

S/N 1

ISSUES

Accidents and their prevention

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Parent & Caregiver

Make the environment safe
Identify and remove dangerous objects
Identify dangerous actions and address them
Explain how these actions cause accidents among children

Child

recognize safe environment
recognize dangerous objects
identify dangerous actions and situations
keep away from dangerous objects, actions and situations

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

Fire extinguisher
Sand
Buckle of water blanket
Blanket
Posters/charts
Equipped First Aid box
Soap
Water hand towel
Sponge
Story books
Pictures

S/N 2

ISSUES

FIRST AID

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Parent & Caregiver

i.Provide First Aid to children

ii. Keep the First Aid box out of the reach of the children

Child

i. Call caregivers attention when First Aid is required

S/N 3

ISSUES

COPING WITH EMERGENCIES

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Parent & Caregiver

i.Show love and care to children during emergency.

ii.Relocate children to safe places.

iii.Give simple and understanding instructions during emergency

Child

Listen to and obey instructions during emergency

FOOD AND NUTRITION: (BREASTFEEDING AND COMPLIMENTARY FEEDING)

S/N 1

ISSUES

BEAST FEEDING (Exclusively breast feeding 0-6months)

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Discuss benefits of exclusive beast-feeding
practice exclusive breast- feeding (EBF) in the first 6-months of life
discuss the importance of colostrums
Discuss wrong breast – feeding practices and the problems of breast- feeding e.g. cracked and sore nipple (s) etc.
The appropriate positioning of child during breastfeeding
extraction and preservation of breast milk
breast feeding in special cases e.g. HIV/AIDs positive mothers

CHILD

CARING /LEARNING MATERIALS

cups
spoons
TV clips
soap
water
towel
basin
roster/Picture showing proper ways of breast feeding

S/N 2

ISSUES

Complimentary feeding (7-36 Months)

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. Child should continue to accept breast- feeding

ii. discuss the meaning and examples of complimentary foods, such as

soft foods
enriched pap
semi-solid
family food

iii. discuss the importance of complimentary foods to the mother

iv. Process different food items suitable as complementary foods

v. produce nutritious foods from local sources

vi. Identify and provide supplements appropriate for the children e.g. vitamin A.

vii. Identify signs of malnutrition in children.

viii. Identify signs of food allergies.

ix. Discuss some food preparation/processing methods e.g. heat treatment soaking /cooking/fermentation drying etc.

x. Stages of feeding children with suitable complementary foods in the following order start with very soft food e.g. enriched pap

– semi soli

– family food

-start with very soft food e.g. enriched pap

-semi solid

-family food

Practice the use of spoon and cup for feeding

Xi practice with complimentary food e.g. – child’s refusal to accept complimentary food

-mishandling processes

-malnutrition

-reaction to food allergy

-indigestion

CHILD

CARING /LEARNING MATERIALS

Various complimentary foods;

pap enriched with e.g. ground dried fish crayfish groundnut soya milk
vegetables e.g. Ewedu
cooked and mashed beans
mashed yam with oil
rice
cups
plates
spoons
water
charts
posters of food items
picture s of healthy /malnourished child
soap
edible green leaves
carrot –animal protein, egg milk and fish

Playgroup Food and Nutrition Scheme of work for Creche (0 – 2 Years). Breastfeeding and Complimentary Feeding. harmful food taboos.

S/N 3

ISSUES

FOOD TABOOS/HARM-FUL FEEDING PRACTICES

identify harmful food taboos and practices within the community
discuss reasons why mothers should not discard the first yellowish breast milk (colostrums)
list the effects of harmful feeding practices related to children e.g. not giving meat or egg to children while eating
Discuss the effects of some harmful traditional food taboos e.g. night blindness, kwashiorkor, rickets, obesity etc.
discourage an discuss t the effect of giving pre-lacteals and administration of local concoction to children

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Say when he/she is ill
Continue to accept breast feeding/feedings during illness
Ask for what he/she likes to eat.
Accept ORT solution when ill

S/N 4

ISSUES

FEEDING DURING ILLNESS

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. identify different childhood feeding illness

ii. identify problems associated with feeding a sick child

iii. encourage child to accept food during illnesses give small portion at a time

iv identify the importance of liquid food to a sick child

v. Prepare and administer ORT/SS Solution for the sick child where needs be

iv maintain hygienic conditions when preparing food and feeding the sick child

AFFECTIVE /PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

S/N 1

ISSUES

SOCIAL/ MORAL DEVELOPMENT

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. Encourage interaction between child and other people

ii. Respond to the child’s social behavior like crying, smiling, cooing, waving.

iii. Provide a stimulating peaceful social environment.

iv. Reinforce positive behavior by smiling, nodding, clapping and shaking the hands of the child. Encourage child to be respectful, obedient and honest.

v. stimulate the attitude of sharing, helping and cooperation in children

CHILD

I. Interact with people including family member, caregiver and peers.

ii. Recognize self as male or female

iii. Freely express self iv. Listen to others

v. Tell stories and take turns.

vi. Obey instructions and show simple courtesy

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

Soft toys dolls
Picture books
Musical instruments
Games
Story books
Radio
Television
Poetry book
Song/rhymes books
Films
Calendars
Charts/posters
Video
Religious books
Soft balls
Mirror
Mobile toys
Home comer
Nature corner
Plasticine

S/N 2

ISSUES

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. strengthen healthy bonds between child and others

ii. Encourage good relationship between child and others e.g. carrying, cuddling, hugging

iii. Respect the basic rights of the child and individual

iv. Discourage anti-social behaviours.

v. Respond to child’s emotional cues and gestures

vi. Provide quality and consistent care

vii. Display stable emotional disposition e.g. joy, love, fear, anxiety etc.

viii. Provide conducive environment for emotional development

ix.Resolve conflicts among children#

CHILD

i. Develop positive self-concept

ii. show pride in personal belonging

iii. Show respect for other people’s belongings

iv. Exhibit self-control and confidence

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

Soft toys
Dolls
Drawing paper
Pictures of emotional expressions
Song/story books
Home corner
Nature corner
Picture books musical instruments
Clay/ plastecine

Playgroup, Early Childhood Care Education affective and Psychosocial Development Scheme of work for Creche (0 – 2 Years). Social and Moral

S/N 3

ISSUES

AWARENESS OF SELF

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

i. Guide the child properly to be aware of his/her sex e.g. teaching differences in dressing for boys and girls

ii.Help the child develop his/her potentials

iii. Initiate plays and activities that will promote personality development

CHILD

i. Identify self as a boy or girl (Gender)

ii.Sort out clothing meant for girls and boys .

iii. Dress properly

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

boys and girl’s clothing
Home corners
Equipment
Toys

PROTECTION ISSUES CRECHE/PLAYGROUP 0-2 YEARS

S/N 1

ISSUES

BIRTH REGISTRATION

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Ensure that every child is given a name
Ensure that the child registered at birth
Ensure that issued birth certificate or photocopy is properly kept

Child

I. Tell his/her name

ii.Identify his/her family name

iii.Say his/her father’s or mother’s name

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

Books on birth registration
File on birth registration
Posters/charts on registration, child abuse, child’s abuse child’s rights.
Newspaper cutting on child abuse

S/N 2

ISSUES

CHILD ABUSE

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

I. Identify a practice that violates the rights of the child

ii. Discourage practice that lead to child abuse.

iii. Encourage with challenged orphaned and vulnerable children

Child

i. interact freely with other children.

ii. Report incidents of abuse to peers and older adult

S/N 3

ISSUES

CHILD’S RIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Identify the rights of the child to survive, develop protect and participate

Child

Listen to and obey parents/caregivers and others in the community

S/N 4

ISSUES

HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

I. Identify harmful traditional

ii. Advocate for eradication of all forms of harmful practices

S/N 5

ISSUES

CARE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

I. Protect and support child requiring special attention

ii. Encourage interaction with child with special need

iii. Discourage discrimination and stigmatization

Child

Interact with other children

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT CRECHE/PLAYGROUP AGE: 0-2 YEARS

S/N 1

ISSUES

PERSONAL DATA

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Keep health, personal and family data of the child-parents’ names home address, immunization record. Blood group, genotype and assessment record

Child

i. Respond to and say his/her own name

ii.Say the name of immediate family members e.g. mother, father, aunt, uncle etc.

iii.Say his/her school and home address

CARING/LEARNING MATERIALS

Water bath
Apron
Plastic bottles
Charts on
Basic rights of the child

S/N 2

ISSUES

CHILD’S GROWTH MONITORING AND CARING

· PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

· PARENT & CAREGIVER

I. Measure, observe and monitor growth of the child

ii. Obtain observe and administer food necessary for growth

iii. Monitor child’s increased mobility and coordination to prevent accompanying risks in playing

iv. Observe and monitor child’s movement skills in activities such as climbing, playing ball , crawling etc.

Child

i. interact with the caregiver and other children

ii.Perform physical activities like jumping, playing ball etc.

S/N 3

CHILD INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

I. Stimulate the child and monitor the different milestone in his development e.g. sitting, crawling, walking etc.

ii. Create opportunity for exploring , experimenting with and discovering the environment

iii. identify problems relating to child’s interaction with the environment

iv. Give adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Child

i. Interact with the immediate environment.

ii. Participate in physical activities

Preschool, Physical Development Scheme of work for Creche

S/N 4

BASIC RIGHTS OF EVERY CHILD

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

PARENT & CAREGIVER

Acknowledge and respect the basic rights of the child
Provide and maintain conducive , safe and friendly environment for the child to thrive
Stimulate the child to perform physical activities