Walking into a messy centre, what did I find, they washed their hands just fine! The other day I had a conversation with another ECA or Kitchen Helper at a centre I'm currently assisting with. What I found was that we had a brief conversation about what could be seen as positives and negatives of working at a centre. Here I provide a list of things which I think make a centre great to work at, while being messy. 1. Paint products or craft supplies are always visible - if the child or a group of children want to explore their creativity a craft project can always be worked on. 2. Cleanliness is actually important - although the centre may appear messy, I was quite surprised to see that the children there were being taught how important it is to wash your hands. In comparison, to another centre I had briefly supported, the centre wasn't messy, however, the children in comparison, were washing their hands with clothes and sinks and proper washroom facilities weren't as easily...
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