1. TYPES of CHILD CARE
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2. TYPES OF CHILD CARE:
Home-Based Care: In-home care from a caregiver who come to their home
Center-Based Care: Several adults care for one or more groups of children they accept
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3. CHILD CARE CENTERS
DESCRIPTION: Primary purpose is to provide a safe environment for children
Planned for children whose parents are full-time employees
13 or more children ages 4 weeks to 13 years
License required by state
Informal play and/or emphasis on the whole child
Organized to provide for age-appropriate growth and development physically, emotionally, and socially
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4. CHILD CARE CENTERS ADVANTAGES: Care for basic needs of the child
DISADVANTAGES:
May be crowded and commercialized
Most only have business hours Monday-Friday
LOCAL PROGRAMS:
Vary within communities
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5. Preschool
DESCRIPTION: Primary purpose is to provide educational services
3 to 5 years
Usually scheduled for 2 ½ hours in morning or afternoon
Informal play and/or emphasis on the whole child
Organized to provide for age-appropriate growth and development physically, emotionally, and socially
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6. Preschool ADVANTAGES: DISADVANTAGES: LOCAL PROGRAMS:
Provide extra stimulation and experiences and social skills prior to formal education
DISADVANTAGES:
Inconvenient unless parents can work out transportation as well as child care the rest of the day
LOCAL PROGRAMS:
Sometimes managed by religious organizations or owned by private organizations.
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7. FAMILY DAY CARE DESCRIPTION:
Child care within a family residence that provides care for 4 or more children but no more than 6, except for school age.
ADVANTAGES:
Homelike, low ratios (1-7 including own children), lower cost
DISADVANTAGES:
Not structured, they can go about their daily jobs, and not have total thought to your child. Difficult to enforce licensing and credentials of caregiver.
LOCAL PROGRAMS: Many homes
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8. HEAD START DESCRIPTION:
Federal child care program that helps children from low-income families enter kindergarten at a higher level.
ADVANTAGES:
Meals, shots, health care, professional staff, gov. funded, transportation, counseling provided.
Activities focus on building self-esteem and helping children and families work together to solve problems.
Programs have a strong educational component.
DISADVANTAGES:
Children may have emotional problems
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9. MONTESSORI SCHOOLS DESCRIPTION:
Learn by doing and on their own by playing with Montessori toys. Use concrete objects and 5 senses
ADVANTAGES:
Skill-based, teaches self motivation and basic life skills
DISADVANTAGES:
Low teacher interaction, high noise
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10. UNIVERSTIY SPONSORED/ LABORATORY SCHOOLS
DESCRIPTION:
#1 goal is to teach student teachers, not the child
ADVANTAGES:
Ratios low, curriculum checked by a professional
DISADVANTAGES:
It is a lab to train students, not teach the child
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11. EMPLOYER SPONSORED CHILD CARE
DESCRIPTION:
Parents can work near child and drop in during the day
ADVANTAGES:
Promotes families, sick child care provided, parent has less sick days
DISADVANTAGES:
Child has a longer ride
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12. A public-private initiative
North Carolina's nationally recognized and award-winning early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.
A public-private initiative
Funds are administered at the local level through local nonprofit organizations called Local Partnerships. The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) is the statewide nonprofit organization that provides oversight and technical assistance for local partnerships. Services at the local level range depending on local needs.
ADVANTAGES: improves the quality of child care, make child care more affordable and accessible, provide access to health services and offer family support.
DISAVANTAGES: Limited Enrollment
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13. NANNY/AU-PAIR DESCRIPTION: ADVANTAGES: Great demand for services
A nanny provides care in a child’s home. An au pair is a person from a foreign country who lives with a family and performs task similar to a nanny.
ADVANTAGES:
Great demand for services
DISADVANTAGES :
Cost
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14. Advantages & Disadvantages of Child Care