This essay will explain the importance of not being subjective while working with children. According to the Collins English dictionary, subjective means that you are "relating to or emanating from a person's emotions or prejudices." In short, this means that you rely on your personal feelings, then judge that child for not displaying the behavior you would expect. The opposite of subjective is objective which, according to the Oxford Dictionary, means that "a person or judgment should not be influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts", therefore observations should be impartial ("not being biased or ; fair or impartial' – The Free Dictionary Online). child based on their previous behavior; you should instead treat each day as a new day by recording only how you see the child behaving on that specific day by simply recording what you see as accurately as possible , make sure you have chosen a selection of genders and cultures when organizing a group activity. This shows that you consider those from one cultural background and both genders. Gender biases are still well known in childcare settings, but they can be reduced. To reduce gender bias, you can allow children to freely choose the activities they participate in during free play so that they have the opportunity to express themselves freely. All child care facilities should have a variety of toys for children to use so they can play with... half of the paper... If you were to continue observation on a child after a retreat. Confidentiality must always be guaranteed when observing children. You should never reveal a child's personal details to anyone else, they should be kept private. This is part of the Data Protection Act, which was created to protect all personal data of UK residents. A child's personal information should be stored in a named file and locked in a private locker. When writing your observations, the names of children or practitioners should not be mentioned. The child to be focused on should be considered TC (target child) throughout the observation. If other children participate in some activity that the target child participates in, then they should be referred to as C1, C2 etc. All operators will still be referred to with the same numbers, with an "A" instead of a "C"’.