Phase 1

The Gloucester County College daycare is an organization for parents who attend classes at the college to have a place to bring their children. As well as for parents around the community who work full time or part time.


Debbie Rabattino is the director of the daycare. There are two classrooms that make up the daycare. one for mentally challenged children and another for children who are developing normally.


In the classroom where children who are mentally challenged there are teachers there from a school called Bankbridge. The school is located around the corner from the college. A few teachers come to the daycare to work with those children to give them one on one help. In the other classroom where the children are developing normally there is one teacher who works there everyday. while sometimes there are teachers who attend the college and work at the daycare as a part time job.


My role at the daycare is basically a teachers aide. If the teacher is late I would start the lesson that is planned for that day. Sometimes I would take half the children to the other side of the room and teach them a different lesson. This is a field that I love to work in because I am going to school to become a teacher. It feels great when I am in front of the classroom, whether it is teaching them lesson or simply just reading them a book. I know teaching is my passion.


Each day they have a routine. Around nine o'clock is song and story time til nine forty five. On Tuesdays is when I mostly go and that is when Mr. Larry, who is the art teacher comes. He gives the children a project to work on. After art they have free play til around ten forty five. Which than is snack time, where the children can eat inside or go outside depending on the weather. Eleven forty five they sometimes continue to play outside or they come inside and they are taught a lesson, depending on what the theme of the day is.


I have spoken with Debbie, and what my goals are for the Internship. She has given me papers on the things they look for and evaluate with their students. The way they act with other students and teachers, how well they corroperate and listen to the lesson. Motorskills, problem solving etc. Overall I am enjoying my experience at the daycare, it is a chance to see the assessment of the different ages, and developments the children go through with their motor skills, working with others, and their creative skills.