Theorists
He developed Head Start.
Who is Urie Bronferbrenner?
This person protects and promotes health, safety and welfare of children attending centers.
What is a licensing agent?
Formed and run by parents who wish to take part in their children's preschool experiences.
What is a parent cooperative?
Improvement of skills involving arms, legs, whole body movements.
What is gross motor development?
Believed that language is an important tool for thought and plays a key role in cognitive development. Created the Sociocultural Theory.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
Responsible for all aspects of the class functions.
What is a lead teacher?
Five to 10 year olds often attend.
What are school age programs?
Growth in mental process used to gain knowledge.
What is cognitive development?
Emphasized there are different kinds of intelligences used by the human brain. Multiple Intelligence Theory.
Who is Howard Gardner?
Provides care in a child's home. May live in the home.
What is a nanny?
Dental, medical and mental health services are provided for children at this childcare center.
What is Head Start?
Ability to coordinate the small muscles in the arms, fingers and wrists.
What is fine motor development?
He believed that thinking was different during each stage of development. Theory of Cognitive Development.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Provides support to the lead teacher.
What is a childcare assistant?
Provide vocational training for future child care professionals.
What is a high school child care program or laboratory school?
Principle or idea that is proposed, researched and generally accepted as an explanation.
What is a theory?
Believed development occurs throughout the life span in a series of stages with emphasis the social and emotional aspects of growth. Psychosocial Theory.
Who is Erik Erikson?
A person from a foreign country who lives with a family and provides childcare and may do housework in exchange for room and board.
What is an au pair?
Stress the theory that children learn best by being active.
What is Montessori?
Growth in the 2 related skills (learning to relate to others and refining feelings and expression of feelings).
What is social-emotional development?