Program Types
What type of childcare provides care in a home like environment? There are usually fewer illnesses in this type of program and better continuity of care.
Family Childcare Home
Founded by Friedrich Frobel who believed children learn through play by engaging in creative activities. They have become more academic with a focus on math, science, and early literacy
Kindergarten (Children's garden)
My career potential includes working with infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months. I can earn a credential specifically designed for professionals working with this age group.
What is the Infant-Toddler CDA
A child solves a puzzle and remembers how to complete it. Which domain is this?
What is cognitive?
A teacher notices that a child struggles with thinking, reasoning, memory, and problem solving. Which developmental domain should the teacher consider?
These centers provide basic nutrition and curriculum that centers on the whole child. They are open sometimes for early and late hours.
Childcare centers
Provides care for children before and after school. Public schools, YMCA's and YWCA's, preschools, and faith based organizations often sponsor these.
School Aged Childcare
My career potential includes working in early childhood settings. To earn my credential, I need 120 hours of ECE coursework, 480 hours of experience working with children, a professional portfolio, and an assessment.
What is the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential?
A child talks with others and puts words together into sentences. Which domain is this?A child talks with others and puts words together into sentences. Which domain is this?
What is language?
A child is learning to take turns, share materials, and include classmates in play.
Which developmental domain is most directly involved?
BONUS: Which classroom professional could support this?
What is the social domain?
Examples: Social worker, counselor
The US Department of defense is the largest sponsor of this type of childcare program.
Military Childcare Centers
Parents run these schools on a rotational basis. Parents often learn what children are like at different stages and ages. They gain advice in their roles as parents.
Parent Cooperative
My career potential includes becoming an Early Childhood Education teaching assistant. At TC3, I can earn this credential by completing 12 credits in ECE.
What is the TC3 ECE Micro Credential?
A child learns to share, take turns, and include others in play. Which domain is this?
What is social?
A child is practicing new words, speaking in sentences, and listening to directions.
Which developmental domain is most directly involved?
BONUS: Which early childhood professional could support this?
What is the Language domain?
Speech and Language Therapist if intervention is needed, pre-k teacher
This type of program was started to promote healthy development for children in families with lower Socioeconomic status. Provides educational, nutritional, health, medical, dental, social, mental health, and other services.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Usually college or university affiliated programs. There primary purpose is to support future teachers. Use evidenced based research to guide their programs.
Laboratory School
My career potential includes teaching children from birth through second grade. I typically complete a four-year undergraduate program with field experiences and student teaching.
What is a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education?
Cutting with scissors and fastening buttons are examples of what type of physical development?
What is fine motor?
Children practice running, balancing, throwing, and kicking during active play.
Which developmental domain is most directly involved?
What is Gross Motor?
Funded by the federal government. Provides a high quality, literacy enriched program. Often found in schools and available regardless of Socioeconomic status.
UPK
High School students can plan, present, and evaluate curriculum under the supervision of an experienced teacher who has a degree in early childhood education.
High School Early Childhood Programs
My career potential includes advancing my education after earning a bachelor's degree. I complete graduate-level coursework and approximately 45 credits to earn this degree.
What is a master's degree?
Running, jumping, kicking, balancing, and climbing are examples of what type of physical development?
What is gross motor?
A child works on a puzzle, notices patterns, remembers information, and solves a problem.
Which developmental domain is most directly involved?
BONUS: Which early childhood professional could support this?
What is fine motor?
Occupational Therapist