I believe that I have been a positive role model for children in my placement as I always use my manners and I am polite towards the staff, parents/carers and children that bring them into the nursery.

Tidying up in the nursery shows the children that I am willing to work and that I am happy while doing it. This sets a good example and shows the children that they can follow this, so that they can be good at helping tidy up where they’ve been playing. I make sure that if theirs a mess one the floor and I see it; I make sure that I clean it up before so that no children or adults can slip or trip over and get hurt. This leads to the children being encourage to help tidy their mess away.

I am a positive role model as I show the children that having the correct body language and facial expression towards children is polite and it will make them feel happy as well as secure. The children will then follow and will show positive body language as they will get positive reinforcement because they are being nice. Skinner states that ‘children will repeat behaviour that gains them a reward’.  When it is morning and the children and parents come into the nursery I make sure I always smile because doing so will make them feel welcome into the nursery.

Having good communication is what makes me a good role model, because if I did not communicate with the children I would not get to know them and what their needs are. As I communicate with the children they can see that they should communicate in a positive way with other children in order to keep their friendships. I always communicate with the children when they are playing in the setting in order to make them feel good about themselves, giving them a complement and valuing them makes them feel like they are important and that they have a say.

I have a positive attitude towards work. If I get asked to do anything I always do it, and do not ask questions, when I am asked to tidy up the children see that listing to their teacher and doing what they say is polite and they then show that they are willing to do whatever they are asked to do.