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A state-monitored system evaluating childcare quality
Quality Rating & Improvement System
Russian theorist emphasizing social learning.
Lev Vygotsky
Teaching methods that fit the age and needs of children.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Official who assesses and supports childcare program.
Quality rating specialist
Home-based children service.
Family childcare home
A business person who starts a new venture
Entrepreneur
Schools that serve as training sites for future educators
Laboratory
Understanding that objects exist even when out of sight.
Object permanence
Facilities providing care & education for young children.
Child care centers
A nationally recognized program that provides early learning for low-income infants & toddlers
Early Head Start
A private caregiver who provides in-home childcare
Nanny
The presence of different cultural
Cultural diversity
Families where grandparents raise grandchildren
Skipped generation families
Independence and self-direction
Autonomy
A planned set of educational activities.
Curriculum
Someone who speaks up in support of a cause.
Advocate
Childcare businesses aiming for financial profit
For-profit centers
A system for tracking children during drop-off and pick-up.
Check-in services
Government official who ensures childcare programs follow regulations.
State licensing specialist
A structured idea explaining a concept
Theory
Swiss psychologist known for cognitive development theory.
Piaget
A live-in childcare provider from another country.
Au pair
Acting with purpose and intent
Intentional
Theorist known for his psychosocial development stages.
Erik Erikson
Emphasizes the role of social interaction and culture shaping cognitive development.
Sociocultural theory