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What to offer a childcare student

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Littletabbyocelot · 15/07/2014 17:03

I've recently had twins & will be having a childcare student two days a week from September. She's with us for the nanny element of her course and can do all elements of babycare, but obviously not be left unsupervised. Having a second pair of hands is a huge plus for me & I want to make sure I give her a really good placement. I wondered if anyone had any tips to make her feel welcome / give her good experience. I plan on taking us to at least one group/class & will obviously be paying for anything we do.

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nannynick · 15/07/2014 19:53

Lunch. As a student I would rarely have much money for food.
Find out from them what things they need to do for their course, observations, how twins interact, how you cope with feeding both at same time, how to calm them both at the same time.
Go to a local twins group if possible so they get to see that twins are all different, even identical twins.

Littletabbyocelot · 16/07/2014 18:48

Thanks, I will definitely offer lunch and see if I can find a twin group on her days.

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