Classroom Manual for Two to Three-Year-Olds

Childcare Classroom Manual for Two – Three-Year-Olds

Designed with the needs of teachers in mind, our classroom manual is a valuable tool packed with essential information and resources to enhance your teaching experience. Whether you're a lead teacher, assistant teacher, floater, or substitute, this binder offers a structured guide to help you navigate your role with confidence and success.

Contents include

Welcome

• A warm introduction to the Two to Three-Year-Old Classroom Binder.

Job Responsibilities and Descriptions

• Detailed outlines of job responsibilities and descriptions for various roles.
• Yearly duties and responsibilities checklists for Assistant Teachers and Lead Teachers.
• Guidelines for daily performance, classroom management, curriculum integration, and more 

Organizational Classroom Structure

• An overview of our staff and classrooms.
• Insight into the philosophy and layout of the Two and Three-Year-Old Classroom.
• A daily schedule to keep your classroom organized and engaging.

Classroom Management, Curriculum, and Activities

• Guidance on creating a positive and engaging learning environment.
• Tips for creating visually stimulating and safe classroom spaces.
• Strategies for lesson planning, developmentally appropriate practices, and managing challenging behaviors.
• Tools for maintaining a daily childcare log. 

Assessments and Evaluations

• Tracking and reporting child progress.
• Developmental assessments cover self-regulation, social and emotional skills, physical development, language, communication, literacy, cognitive development, and approaches to learning.
• Communicating assessment results effectively to parents.

Policy and Guidelines Quick Reference

• Clear and concise information on staff-to-child ratios, supervision guidelines, diaper-changing procedures, potty training policies, feeding guidelines, illness procedures, medication administration, record-keeping, arrival, and departure procedures. 

Table of Contents

WELCOME

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTIONS

Introduction to Job Responsibilities and Descriptions

Job Responsibilities and Descriptions

Outline of Job Descriptions

Lead Teacher

Assistant Teacher

Floater

Substitute

Job Responsibilities and Expectations

Assistant Teacher Yearly Duties and Responsibilities Checklist

Assistant Teacher General Daily Performance

Classroom Management and Curriculum Integration

Student Interactions

Employee Interactions

Daily Duties Checklist

Lead Teacher Yearly Duties and Responsibilities Checklist

General Daily Performance

Classroom Management and Curriculum Integration

Student Interactions

Employee Interactions

Daily Duties Checklist

ORGANIZATIONAL AND CLASSROOM STRUCTURE

Our Staff

Our Classrooms

Introduction to the Two and Three-Year-Old Classroom

Philosophy

Classroom Layout and Set-Up

Two and Three-Year-Old Classroom Daily Schedule

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES

Guidance on Creating a Positive and Engaging Learning Environment

Tips on Creating a Visually Stimulating and Safe Environment

Creating Lesson Plans

Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Learning Domains

Finding Activities

Lesson Plan Additives

Preparation for Activities and How to Format

Putting Your Lesson Plans into Action

Strategies for Handling Challenging Behaviors and Maintaining a Positive Environment

Maintaining Preschool Daily Childcare Log

Preschool Daily Childcare Log

ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS

Tracking and Reporting Child Progress

Two and Three-Year-Old Developmental Assessment

Self Regulation

Social and Emotional Regulation

Physical Development and Health

Language Development, Communication and Literacy

Cognitive Development

Approached to Learning

Communicating Developmental Assessment Results to Parents

POLICY AND GUIDELINES QUICK REFERENCE

Staff-to-Child Ratios

Supervision Guidelines

Potty Training

Potty Training Policy for Parents

Feeding Young Children

Age-Appropriate Feeding

Illness

Administering Medications

Record Keeping Procedures

Arrival and Departure Procedure and Record-Keeping

Arrival

Departure

Attendance Record-Keeping Procedure

Children Records

Classroom Opening Procedure

Classroom Welcoming Procedure

Classroom Closing Procedure