Factors that affect Program Quality
Defines teacher qualifications, teacher-child ratio, and group size.
Structural quality
Standards that are set to ensure that centers follow uniform and safe practices
Licensing rules and regulations
The type of system that was implemented to help parents judge the quality of a program
Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
In this type of program, care is provided in the caregiver's home.
Family Childcare Home
Program funded by the state and federal government and are housed in a public school. They also provide a literacy rich learning environment for children.
Universal Prekindergarten program
Defines the quality of relationships among teachers and children, teaching strategies, curriculum, and learning environment.
Process quality
State provided certificate that grants permission to operate a childcare center, early childhood center, or family childcare home.
Childcare license
What is one of the most widely used ways that parents gain information about programs?
Asking people that they know!
Offer full day programs that meet each child's health, safety, and nutritional needs and include large groups of children.
Childcare centers or Early Childhood Centers
Who opened the first Kindergarten in Germany?
Friedrich Frobel
The number of children per teacher or caregiver is called what?
Teacher-Child ratio
The best indicator of a high quality early care and education
Accreditation
What quality improvement rating scale would be best suited for preschool students?
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-R)
Childcare program that is provided to parents who are in the armed forces and 95% are accredited by the NAEYC
Military Childcare Programs
Kindergarten programs now focus on
Academics such as math, science, and literacy.
What influences the size of a group in a classroom?
The age of the children.
the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) designates early learning as what ages?
What are two questions parents might ask when selecting a program for their child?
Training of staff and staff turnover rates.
Provides a free high-quality program to children ages 3-5 focusing on nutrition, health, medical, dental, social, mental health, and other services.
Head Start
Program that provides care to students before and after school and are in place to meet the needs of working families.
School-Age Childcare
What type of training should teaching staff obtain?
When talking with staff and family members, early childhood professionals have an ethical responsibility to maintain what?
CONFIDENTIALITY
Families make their decision based on what factors? Name 2.
Needs, budget, priorities, and goals.
Programs that can be found on college campuses to guide their educational programs.
Laboratory Schools
High School Early Childhood Programs