1. Edited by Mrs. Teaford

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

3.  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

4.  The state Human Services  Public Health Department

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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

8.  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

9.  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

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

11. Hildebrand, Verna. Parenting Rewards & Responsibilites. New York: Glenco McGraw-Hill, 2000. Print