Vocabulary
Early Childhood
Covers the period from birth to nine years of age.
List one responsibility of a teacher
Possible answers
Demonstrate Teamwork, Time Management, Participate in Professional Organizations, Follow ethical standards or, Know how children grow and develop!
Social and Economic Changes affects on things
Various changes will affect the need for and structure of child care services.
Family Child Care Home provides care for ...
Provides care for children age 6 weeks to 12 years
Nannies
Provides care in a child’s home
Explain how a Teacher Demonstrates Teamwork
Work as a team with your colleagues by respecting them –Support your coworkers –Conflict resolution skills
Changes among women
Women are becoming more highly educated orWomen are demonstrating an increased commitment to work
Licensing Specialist role
Their role is to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of children attending centers
Au Pairs
A person from a foreign country who lives with a family and performs tasks similar to those of a nanny!
Characteristics of a Successful Teacher
Possible Answers
Fondness for children, Patience, Compassion, Confidence, Sense of humor, Commitment, Personal Desire, or Physical and Mental Health
Changes in Education Attitudes
Parents are becoming more aware of their children’s developmental needs
•As a result, they are seeking quality environments that promote their children’s growth and development
•Studies show children in full-day kindergarten programs do better academically and socially during the primary years.
Child Care Directors responsibility.
Director is responsible for marketing the program, recruiting children, hiring and supervising staff, and managing the budget.
Licensing Specialist
Their role is to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of children attending centers
Characteristics of a Successful Teacher patience.
Allow children time to explore, solve problems and create. Children often learn through repetition
Changes in Employers’ Attitudes
Absenteeism is reduced and Better public relations.
What position is Early Childhood Assistant and Associate Teachers
Typically an entry level position
CDA Stans for ...
Child Development Associate!
Ways to Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum through developmentally appropriate practice
Possible Answers
A set of guidelines that focus on the outcomes of learning activities –Based on the idea that children learn from play –Emphasizes knowing children well and respecting them.
By providing some type of child care benefit, companies see an increase in
-Recruitment
–Morale
–productivity
Most Child Care Jobs require...
Most require training and educational beyond high school.