Today I got the chance to do a home visit with one of the child health nurses who work as part of PAL (play and learn) in SCDC. The little girl we visited was 22mths and born premature, which is why she was referred to SCDC. The main role of the home visits is to check in with parents about any concerns they may have as well as provide toys that the families can borrow for the week. The toys loaned encourage age appropriate developments in play as well as fine and gross motor skills.
The session consisted of making playdough, going through all the steps with the child and then pretend cooking of the playdough on a stove top. We then played with it to make sausages, do cutting and also use it for counting and songs/nursery rhymes. The other toys were then shown to the little girl. These included a dolls house and many accessories, simple puzzles and toys that required colour and picture matching. Parents are explained the benefits of the toys and different types of play such as imitation and their role to facilitate normal development on many levels.
I really enjoyed this experience and think that it is a wonderful service that is provided by the SCDC. The variety of services available through the one centre never ceases to impress me.
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