Career Pathways Child Care & Family

Key Vocabulary Infant– a child who is less than 2 years old and can’t walk or talk. Toddler– a child who is about 2 years old and is learning to walk. Preschooler– a child who is 3-5 years old. DAP– developmentally appropriate practice. Family– people you are related to/live with. Child Abuse– hurting a child (physical, verbal, emotional, or neglect).

Job Description –Care for young children. –Keep safe. –Feed –Change diapers –Clean –Discipline –Teach

Child Care Skills Working with People Communication Problem Solving Hard Work Leadership Understanding Creativity School Skills

Child Development –Child Care Worker –Nanny –Preschool Teacher –Elementary Teacher –FACS teacher –Camp Counselor Career Pathways

Infants: Depend on an adult to care for them Have physical and emotional needs intertwined Are born with unique personalities Display individual temperaments (active, cuddly, distant, curious) Develop attachments to parents and caregivers Like to watch other children Use all five senses to learn about the world: seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling Are fascinated with their most interesting play thing – a caring adult Communicate with their bodies, their actions, and their sounds Explore first their bodies, and then their world as they began to stretch, sit up, crawl, and walk Love the traditional games of baby hood which promote coordination and development of attention (Patty Cake, This Little Piggy, Peek ‐ a ‐ Boo) Practice new physical skills—grasping, reaching, picking up, pushing etc. Begin to practice separating as they crawl This information is provided by GetChildCareNOW.com. The work of INFANTS is... developing BASIC TRUST

Are “into everything” Discover two‐legged locomotion Are giddy with their movement ability and the independence it brings Are learning to do things for themselves Play not just to see how things feel, but to figure out what can be done with them Work at becoming independent Are stubborn about ME, MINE, and MY Are in love with the word NO(because that is the way they practice making decision all by themselves) Become easily frustrated Love to build up, knock down, put in, and take out Begin pretend play Imitate what they see Get easily excited Are learning to use language to express feelings and ideas Have short attention span Are very active Information provided by GetChildCareNOW.com. The work of TODDLERS (18 ‐ 36 months) is developing AUTONOMY

Integrate all the growth of earlier years Initiate a lot of conversations, inventions, explorations Ask “why” a lot Are aware of a wide range of feelings, and ways to express them Enjoy dramatic and make believe play Love to play with words and language – “A cactus is like a fork with horns on it” Are curious and inventive Repeat new skills until they are mastered Learn through active play Information provided by GetChildCareNOW.com. The work of PRESCHOOLERS (3 ‐ 5 year olds) is developing INITIATIVE

Child Development Get the Facts: –Child care workers held about 1.4 million jobs in –18% of child care workers work in daycare. 20% work for private households. –About 35% are self-employed. –Child development jobs are in high demand and are expected to increase 9-17% by –Child development jobs require high skills and are nontraditional for males.

Career Pathways Family & Human Services –School Counselor/Psychologist –Social Worker –Adoption/Foster Care Health Science: –Nursing –Pediatrician –Physical Therapist –EMT –Dentist –Health teacher

Family & Human Services Get the Facts: –Family Family and Community Service employees hold about 2.2 million jobs. –Social Service jobs are one of the fastest growing occupations, especially those that work with the elderly. –Family & Human Service jobs are in high demand. –Family & Human Service jobs are nontraditional for males.

Health Care Get the Facts: –Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in the United States. –Health care employs more than 10 million workers in more than 200 careers. –Registered nursed are the largest health care occupation. –Physical Therapy is one of the top 10 fields. –EMTs are growing at 39% in Utah every year. –The dental industry is in critical need of dental assistants. –Medical assistants is one of the fastest growing occupations.

Related FACS classes FACS Exploration Teen Living Child Development Human Development Early Childhood Education 1 & 2 Elementary Tutoring Adult Roles & Responsibilities Adult Roles & Financial Literacy Early Childhood Intern

Example: Change to fit the classes available in your area. FACS Classes You Can Take FACS Exploration (8 th ) Teen Living (9 th ) Child Development (10-12) Early Childhood Education 1 & 2 (11-12) Elementary Tutoring (11-12) Adult Roles & Responsibilities (11-12) Check out Intro to Health Science & Technology and Certified Nurse Assisting at the GTI.