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SCMA Childminders: Developing Children’s self-esteem
This Open Badge is awarded to Childminders who can demonstrate an awareness of the importance of self-esteem in the early years and throughout life and canshow how they will support, encourage and nurture self-esteem in children and young people.
This Open Badge is awarded to Childminders who can demonstrate an awareness of the importance of self-esteem in the early years and throughout life and can show how they will support, encourage and nurture self-esteem in children and young people.
This Open Badge will support Childminders to demonstrate their understanding and practice in relationship to the following:
defining and exploring self-esteem.
discovering how a positive self-image affects a child.
looking at the influence of adults on a child’s self-esteem.
understanding the importance of role models.
use of role play to support self-esteem.
promote the importance of positive reinforcement.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- have completed the SCMA Developing Children’s Self-esteem CPL workshop or completed the SCMA Developing Children’s Self-esteem eLearning programme
- Tell us the following:
- What is your understanding of how a positive self-image affects a child and the influence of adults on a child’s self-esteem?
- Explain the effects of having good role models and the possible impact of having negative role models
- Tell us how you will use what you have learnt on the course to improve and develop your practice in this area
Badge issuer
Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the only organisation dedicated to supporting childminders in Scotland. Our aim is to promote childminding as a quality childcare service. We do this in part by helping SCMA childminders to be the best they can be.
Submit your application
The SSSC Open Badge system relies on trust. We trust that the evidence you provide will be of your own work and based on your own skills and knowledge. By submitting an application you agree to the following statement: “In studying and completing the activities for this badge, I confirm that all the work provided as evidence will be my own.” The SSSC will revoke a badge if the evidence provided is discovered to have been the work of someone else.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge