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Quality Child Care
What to look for
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Staff
• The staff is well trained and caring
• Good ratio of staff to children
• Serious about their job
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Environment
• Positive
• Orderly
• Clean
• Safe
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Parents
• Parents are encouraged to be involved
• Open-door policy for visitations
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Records
• Good records are kept
• A good system of communication between child care provider and parents
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Children
• Basic needs of children are met
• Nutritious meals and snacks
• Naps and quiet times
• Exercise and play
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Discipline
• Caregivers handle behavior positively
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Schedule
• A reliable schedule is followed
• Schedule posted
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Learning
• Many learning opportunities are planned
• Enough toys and equipment for the number of children being served
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Type of Care
• Care in child’s home
• Family day care
• Play group
• Child care center
• Parent cooperatives
• Head start centers
• Preschool
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Care in Child’s Home
• Convenient for parents
• Provides individual attention to child
• No chance for play with other children
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Family Day Care
• Setting is familiar and comfortable
• Chance for social learning and play
• Few other children
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Play Group
• Chance for social learning and play
• Parents take turns caring for other children
• Few other children
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Child Care Center
• Variety of activities may be offered
• Chance for social learning and play
• More structured setting with a daily routine
• May have professionally trained staff
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Parent Cooperatives
• Parents learn about child development by helping provide supervision
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Head Start Centers
• Only for lower-income or at-risk children
• Activities planned to improve development and health
• Parents are actively involved
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Preschool
• Variety of activities are offered
• May have professionally trained staff
• May follow a particular philosophy
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Montessori Preschool
• Follows the ideas of Maria Montessori
• Children are encouraged to learn by exploring and experimenting and are given the freedom to move from one activity to another as they wish
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After School Programs
• Provide supervision for Latchkey children (children who would be left alone from the time they come home from school until their parents return form work).
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Check Your Understanding
• Why do some people believe that substitute care should not be used on a regular basis?
• Why do others support regular use of substitute care for children?