Types of Early childhood programs
Strategies for Forming Positive Relationships with Parents
Basic License Components
Types of Licenses
Strategies for Staffing childcare centers
100
Church, hospital, or charitable organization
What is a privately sponsered child care center?
100
Set aside time to communicate with parents
What is using effective communication strategies to encourage parents to become more involved?
100
To systematically license all facilities under minimum standards for health and safety
What is a purpose of mandatory licensing for child day care facilities in North Carolina
100
May be issued to child care providers who fail to meet minimum standards Can be issued for up to 12 months
What is a provisional license?
100
Look for employees with the characteristics needed to work successfully with children, Consider relevant characteristics of the early childhood program, and Identify responsibilities for each position.
What is strategies for staffing childcare centers?
200
Workers whose children need short-term care until regular child care is available
What is a back-up child care center?
200
Help with fundraisers
What is getting parents involved in program activites?
200
Can be requested in two situations---(1) when the space has been previously approved, but has never been used or (2) to use new space
What is changes in capacity?
200
May be issued to child care providers when determined that a violation of the statues or rules has been willful, continual or hazardous to the health and safety of children May be issued for up to a year
What is a probationary license?
200
Patient, kind, loving, smart.
What is look for employees with the characteristics needed to work successfully with children
300
Where parents at risk of abusing their children so they drop them off here
What is a crisis nursery?
300
A bag of activities organized around a theme for children to take home and share with parents and siblings
What is a theme bag?
300
Occurs when the person/entity legally responsible for the child care business changes
What is a change in ownership?
300
Minimum compliance history score of 60 % to receive a One Star Rated License
What is a one star license?
300
Size of program---number of children to be served
What is consider relevant characteristics of the early childhood program?
400
Preschool children of students, faculty and community
What is a laboratory school?
400
A system for children to carry home favorite books, etc. to share
What is a travelling backpack?
400
May be issued to child care operators who open a new center or to the operator of a previously licensed center when a change of ownership or location occurs.
What is an issuance of a temporary license?
400
May be issued when determined that child abuse or neglect has occurred in a center May be issued for up to 6 months
What is a special provisional license?
400
Receive completed application forms Check criminal backgrounds and references
What is the application process?
500
A preschool that economically disadvantaged children under four attend
What is a head start preschool?
500
A telephone call to share positive comments with parents
What is a sunshine call?
500
Potential providers are encouraged to attend pre-licensing workshops
What is prelicensing requirements?
500
Issued to a center based on its program standards, education level of staff and compliance history
What is rated license?
500
Current medical examination with negative TB Test Clear criminal background check Emergency contact information
What is forms needed in the application?
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