Edited by Mrs. Teaford

 Directors and Staff Qualifications  Licensing and Accreditations  Equipment and Activities or Program  Communication with Parents

 Parents should learn as much as possible about the staff member  Should talk about the turnover rate › Make sure there is safety › Give personal attention  Needs to make sure there is at least two adults in case of emergency

 The state Human Services  Public Health Department

 The licenses are by the State Human Services or Public Health Department. › Must meet minimum requirements › Ex. It must have a certain amount of space for each child

 Is by the National Association for the education of the National Association for the education of Young Children (NAEYC)  Program must meet higher standards  Keystone Stars is PA’s accreditation program

 Plenty of carefully chosen toys  Large equipment should be well placed  Should have enough room for the children and the toys. › Don’t want the children to hurt themselves

 Well-planned  Age-appropriate  Well-supervised  A balance of large group, small group and playing alone  Caregivers relaxed but involved with children; patient while teaching children new skills

 Need to build trust & cooperation  Teacher to Parent communication › Share what happened each day during pick up time › Signs and information on illness outbreaks › Information on center hours and events › Newsletters and notes home

 Parent to Teacher communication › Conferences › Send notes › Phone calls

Hildebrand, Verna. Parenting Rewards & Responsibilites. New York: Glenco McGraw-Hill, Print