Child Care Pros
Child Care Cons
Latchkey Children
Changes in Family Patterns
Changes in Family Patterns: Impacts on Teachers
100

High quality child care is positively related to a child’s long -term ______ and ______ development

 cognitive and emotional  

100

Child Care can be _______ as a necessity for family’s that often have low income

expensive

100

What are Latchkey Children?

children who return to empty houses or apartments after school and are left alone until their caregivers return from work

100

In 2017 married couples made up ____% of the household

70%

100

______ and unpreparedness can disrupt classrooms and will push teachers to their limits

Negativity

200

High Quality child care reduces delinquency, teenage pregnancy, drug use and _______

dropout rates

200

Child care is less ______ than time with families

personal

200

What is one way you can help Latchkey Children?

  • Build strong, trusting relationships
  • Provide emotional support
  • Offer structure and predictability
  • Connect students to resources
  • Support academic needs
200

___% of births are from unmarried women

35%

200

Avoid using the term _____ when addressing important papers or events in classrooms

parents

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