The Between Regulations And Quality

Bruno (2009) notes “when adults take responsibility for healthy and safe environments, children are free to discover their world without barriers to impede them” (p. 180). As early childhood professionals, we have a tremendous duty of ensuring that all children, their families, and staff members engage in a safe and healthy learning environment. Ensuring health and safety determines the quality standards of an early childhood education and care program. The NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards (Health Standards 5 A-C) and the NACCP’s Components of NAC Accreditation Standards Health and Safety Standards (F1-8) provides guidelines that ensure consistent health and safety practices within early childhood programs. This short composition will compare and contrast the NAEYC and NACCP standards, discuss how the standards impact children’s social/emotional and academic development, and discuss the most important components of the standards.

Family involvement in an early childhood classroom means that families work together with caregivers and teachers to create an atmosphere that

For the classroom observation assignment I was able to observe at Stepping Stones Family Childcare and Preschool Program. I conducted observations for five hours each on the dates of September 24th and September 25th of the year 2015. This licensed home-based daycare and preschool program is located in a quiet suburban neighborhood on 4103 Bryant Street, Blasdell, New York. The facility allows for a twelve-child capacity (ages 6 weeks to 12 years with four additional school age) and is owned and founded by Kim Bannister. When I observed, there were two additional staff present. Therefore, there were a total of 3 adults and 12 children at the center when I observed. New York State Senator Marc C. Panepinto was also present on September 25th as he read to the children and toured the home. I chose this specific setting as I personally thought it would be an interesting dynamic to study how a home-based preschool program is run.

Striving to provide high quality childcare provisions that support children’s development to reach their potential.

A “high-quality” preschool program is curriculum based with certified teachers and a low child to teacher ratio (Robin, Frede, & Barnett, 2006, p. 1)

Along with knowing the purpose of quality daycare/child care facilities, the next important factor is to be aware of what generates a high quality daycare/child care facility. It is vital to know the characteristics because these prime objectives are the driving forces influenced by what children need in order to succeed and grow in their developmental skills. Fundamentally, “High quality [preschool] education can support early development in ways that yield long term social, cognitive and emotional benefits” (Barnett 2005, p1). The most essential aspect of a high quality facility are the trained, certified and attentive teachers hired to support children’s developmental needs. They ensure this by respectful interaction,

Service quality: care giving and educational programs provided by degreed and certified educators, child care

While regulation and standard are the keys to the success of a childcare facility, there are factors that I believe are equally important to be successful in an early childcare program. So, I looked for a highly qualified teacher with good communication skills. Saint Mary Academy Inc. displayed these factors upon entry to the facility. I saw degrees of teacher and directors ranging from masters to bachelor degrees specialized for the profession display behind the desk of the director for the day.

Benchmarks include comprehensive Early Learning Standards; staff meet education/licensure requirements, professional development; 1:9 staff/child ratio; developmental screens and referral; evidence-based curriculum and formative assessments; monitoring and nutritional requirements” (http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/general/mb_ncprek.asp).

Winterbottom and Jones (2014) conducted a quantitative research study that examined the occurrence of different types of violations between Gold Seal accredited facilities and child-care facilities that had not been awarded the Gold Seal designation. The researchers explored the data on facilities that were licensed by department of children and family (DCF) therefore, focused on 4325 child-care facilities. Of those facilities, 995 (23%) were accredited and 3330 (77%) were not accredited. The researchers used data available for public use located on the DCF website. All of the facilities in the counties that were under the jurisdiction of DCF were analyzed using 4 years of data from January 2007 until December 2010. Statistical data analysis was conducted using mean, standard deviations, frequency, and percentages. The results indicated that Class I violations were low in Gold Seal programs than programs that were not Gold Seal accredited. Class I violations were the most serious and posed imminent threat to child’s safety; class II violations were less serious and class III violations were least serious and but could pose low potential harm. Findings suggested that children who attended facilities that were not Gold Seal accredited were more at risk of a Class I violations. The study suggests that accredited programs have better quality than non-accredited programs (Winterbottom & Jones).

Have you ever not wanted to get up to take your child to daycare? One would wanna open a daycare because they love children especially babies. One love’s taking care of them, loves seeing them laugh, fall over, playing, and explore. The career of opening a daycare is a enormous job ,due to the requirements, and the study of children at different stages. This research will describe the career of a daycare center, what is required to become a successful daycare teacher and the impact this career has on society

In today's society, early childhood education programs have become an almost expected first step in every child's life. Studies have shown that when children attend they children who attend a preschool program are exposed to numbers, letter, and shapes on a daily basis. They also begin to learn many life skills, like how to socialize, share and separate from their parents. These first steps of learning are so important that now forty states in the U.S. now offer state funded pre-k programs (Kanter, 2016). With some many different preschools and early childhood programs, how do parents know if the programs are being held to a certain standard? The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) is one comprehensive assessment tool available. Using this tool while quietly observing a preschool classroom, will help to define areas of strength as well as areas needing to be strengthened. The scale has thirty five different areas that are divided into six subscales, that will be observed. Each question is yes or no answer to a specific question and example.

Whether you're looking for a daycare center or a nanny, all potential child care providers should be CPR and first aid certified. They should know how to handle everyday bumps and bruises as well as more serious injuries like bone fractures and concussions.

Parent engagement is a critical piece of encouraging kindergarten readiness and therefore is a central part of our efforts. We plan to build upon prior successful parent engagement activities including an open house for families at the start of the program, a free book fair at the conclusion of the camp, distributing resources about how to help children succeed in school, and collecting surveys from parents to measure literacy practices in the home.

There are several teachers that are available to the child and can help support each other. Licensing requirements are done by state agencies, and usually safer. Training of teachers is regulated and is held to a higher standard regarding health and safety. Center based child cares are inspected yearly. All centers have a set curriculum and therefore more options to teach and learn. Center based child care is dependable because you know the hours and days of operation will not change.