1. 22 Contents Chapter Child Care and Early Education
Section 22.1 Child Care Options
Section 22.2 Participating in Early Childhood Education

2. Section 22.1 Child Care Options
Parents who need substitute child care for their children must decide whether home-based care or center-based care is best for the needs of their child.

3. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary child care center socialize
in-home care
family child care
nanny
license
accreditation
play group
parent cooperative
Head Start
socialize
criteria

4. Substitute Care There are many types of substitute child care.
Two general settings include home-based care and center-based care.
Each state has its own agency that licenses child care centers.
license
An official printed document that gives permission, such as one from the state that indicates child care providers meet health and safety standards.

5. Substitute Care
Many parents need substitute care for their school-age children before and after school and during holidays, breaks, and summers.

6. Choosing Substitute Child Care
Many factors must be considered when choosing substitute child care.
There are several issues specific to home-based care that parents should consider.
Parents should write a list of questions to ask when searching for the right child care facility for their child.
List some questions you might ask when considering home-based care.

7. Choosing Substitute Child Care
Groups such as Child Care Aware, National Association for the Education of Young Children, and Nation’s Network of Child Care Resource and Referral offer help in finding child care in many areas.

8. Section 22.2 Participating in Early Childhood Education
Early childhood classrooms should provide a safe and healthy environment for children.
Classrooms should promote positive behavior and plan lessons and activities.

9. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary learning center
circle time
free play
transition
self-sufficiency
expectations

10. The Early Childhood Classroom
The environment in early childhood classrooms must be child-size to promote children’s independence.
Early childhood educators use special guidelines when designing a classroom and setting up learning centers.
learning center
An area designed for certain types of play and learning. 10

11. The Early Childhood Classroom
Health care routines in the classroom help prevent the spread of illness.
Caregivers must create a safe environment, practice and teach safe behaviors, and know what to do in an emergency. 11

12. Planning Appropriate Activities
Children need play experiences that focus on different areas of development.
A good daily schedule features a balance of active and quiet activities and small- and large-group activities.
Name some examples of active activities and quiet activities. 12

13. Planning Appropriate Activities
The lead teacher plans specific activities that children will do in the learning centers and during circle time or other group times.
circle time
When the children share their experiences in show-and-tell or listen to a story together. 13

14. Promoting Positive Behavior
Teachers must communicate expectations to children and model good behavior.
Early childhood teachers must use positive reinforcement to promote positive behavior. 14

15. Chapter Summary Section 22.1 Child Care Options
Home-based care options include in-home care, family child care, and play groups.
Center-based care options include child care centers, parent cooperatives, preschools, and Head Start centers.
When choosing substitute care, it is important to carefully evaluate choices. 15

16. Participating in Early Childhood Education
Chapter Summary
Section 22.2
Participating in Early Childhood Education
A typical early childhood classroom includes different learning centers.
Caregivers’ primary duty is for the health and safety of the children in their care.
A daily schedule and written plans help ensure good learning experiences.
Rules and positive reinforcement help promote appropriate behavior. 16

17. Review
Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions.
The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions.
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18. child care center guardería
A facility in which a staff of adults provides care for children.
Lugar donde adultos capacitados se encargan del cuidado de varios niños.
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19. cuidado infantil en casa
in-home care
cuidado infantil en casa
Care that is provided to many young children from a caregiver who comes to their home.
Cuidado que reciben muchos niños en el que la persona que cuida al niño va a su casa.
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20. family child care guardería familiar
Care that takes place in the caregiver’s home.
Cuidado que se lleva a cabo en la casa de la persona a cargo de la guardería.
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21. A person trained to provide child care.
nanny
niñera
A person trained to provide child care.
Persona capacitada para cuidar niños.
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22. license
licencia
An official printed document that gives permission, such as one from the state that indicates child care providers meet health and safety standards.
Documento oficial que da un permiso; por ejemplo, la licencia que el estado otorga a guarderías para demostrar que cumplen con las normas de salud y seguridad.
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23. accreditation certificación
Official recognition as having met a standard, such as child care provider for quality child care.
Reconocimiento oficial de haber cumplido con ciertas normas, como por ejemplo para una persona que cuida niños en una guardería.
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24. play group grupo de juego
An arrangement in which parents take turns caring for one another’s children in their own homes.
Arreglo en el que algunos padres se turnan para cuidar a los hijos de otras personas en sus propias casas.
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25. parent cooperative cooperativa de padres
Also called co-op, it is child care that is provided by the parents of the children in the co-op.
Cuidado infantil que proveen los padres de los niños que hacen parte de la cooperativa.
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26. Head Start
Head Start
A program that provides locally run child care facilities designed to help lower-income and disadvantaged children from birth to five years of age become ready for school.
Programa que proporciona guarderías locales para niños de familias de bajos ingresos desde el nacimiento hasta los cinco años para prepararlos para la escuela.
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27. centro de aprendizaje learning center
An area designed for certain types of play and learning.
Área diseñada para ciertos tipos de juegos y aprendizaje.
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28. hora del círculo circle time
When the children share their experiences in show-and-tell or listen to a story together.
Momento en que los niños se reúnen para compartir sus experiencias o escuchar un cuento.
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29. free play
juego libre
A time when children can choose any activity they want.
Tiempo en que los niños pueden escoger la actividad que quieran.
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30. transición transition
A period during which children move from one activity to the next.
Periodo durante el cual los niños pasan de una actividad a la siguiente.
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31. socialize
socializar
To participate; to behave in a friendly way to others.
Participar; comportarse de una manera amigable con otros.
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32. criteria criterios Accepted standards. Normas o niveles aceptados.
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33. self-sufficiency autosuficiencia The ability to take care of oneself.
La habilidad de cuidarse uno mismo.
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34. Expected behaviors; a standard expected by or of someone.
expectations
expectativas
Expected behaviors; a standard expected by or of someone.
Comportamientos o niveles que se espera de alguien.
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