Early Childhood Jobs
Someone who lives in your home and assists with children.
Au Pair
Paid for by federal, state, and local tax dollars. They are entirely free to attend.
Public School
Two Year Degree
Associates Degree
Formal, independent recognition that an organization, program, or person meets specific established quality standards.
Accreditation
To encourage each child’s sense of individual worth and belonging as part of a community and to foster each child’s ability to contribute as a responsible community member.
Standard 1: Relationships
Someone who leads a school or center
Principal or Director
Open to all students, but because space is often limited, they use a random lottery system to pick incoming students.
Charter
4 Year Degree
Bachelors Degree
The growth of thinking, learning, memory, and problem-solving skills.
Cognitive Development
Consistent with its goals for children and that promotes learning and development in each of the following areas: social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive.
Standard 2: Curriculum
Someone who operates an independent, small-scale daycare business directly out of a personal residence.
Family Childcare Provider
Funded by family tuition payments, donations, and private grants. They cost money to attend, though some offer financial aid.
Private
Juniors and Seniors enrolled in a high school ECE program to earn credits towards college and focus on a career pathway.
CTE-Career Technical Education
Learning to understand feelings, build relationships, and manage behavior.
Social-Emotional Development
The program promotes the nutrition and health of children and protects children and staff from illness.
Standard 5: Health
Supports lead teachers with daily classroom management, group supervision, and material prep.
Assistant or Teacher Aide
Meeting basic physical needs like feeding, naps, and supervised play.
Daycare
Needs 120 hours of formal early childhood training, 480 hours of field experience, and a professional portfolio.
CDA (Child Development Credentials)
The period of human growth from birth through about age eight is called.
Early Childhood Development
The program employs and supports a teaching and administrative staff that have the qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment necessary to promote children’s learning and development and to support families’ diverse needs and interests.
Standard 6: Staff Competencies, Preparation & Support.
Assists children with fine or gross motor skill development and sensory integration challenges.
Occupational or Physical Therapist
Uses an intentional, play-based curriculum to build early math, literacy, and problem-solving skills.
Early Childhood Center
Trick Question- Can only be earned after a Bachelors Degree and focuses in a specific area of interest.
Masters Degree
The presence of people with different backgrounds, languages, traditions, and identities is:
Cultural Diversity
This program effectively implements policies, procedures, and systems that support stable staff and strong personnel, fiscal, and program management so all children, families, and staff have high-quality experiences.
Standard 10: Leadership and Management