Working For Quality Child Care
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Working For Quality Child Care
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Author : Dan Bellm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Working For Quality Child Care written by Dan Bellm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Family & Relationships categories.
Although child caregivers make a major contribution to children's development and to the health and well-being of their communities, they remain underpaid and undervalued. Written for entry-level and experienced child care teachers and providers, this book presents information on the child care occupation and includes tools to help teachers and caregivers make their jobs better. Chapter 1, "Working in Child Care Today," presents a brief history of the field, provides an overview of current conditions, profiles child care in four developed nations, and examines connections between home- and center-based caregivers. Chapter 2, "Working Relationships in Child Care Programs," presents procedures for assessing the work climate, discusses working relationships with parents, describes ways to show respect for diversity in child care settings, discusses shared decision making, and contains questions for parents to ask about family or center-based child caregivers. Chapter 3, "Your Child Care Work Environment," describes high quality work environments, details model work standards, describes ways to improve the work environment, and discusses employment rights. This chapter also presents information on school-age care and discusses links between child care quality and the adult work environment. Chapter 4, "Leadership and Professional Growth: In Your Workplace and Beyond," provides activities to develop skills as a leader and an advocate and provides information on advocacy organizations for child care teachers and providers. Included in each chapter are group and individual activities to apply the material to individual caregivers or programs. Two appendices present model work standards for family- and center-based child care programs, and discuss the legal impact of antitrust laws. Each chapter contains references. (KB)
Working For Quality Child Care
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990*
Working For Quality Child Care written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990* with Child care categories.
Quality Child Care
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Quality Child Care written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Day care centers categories.
The Practical Guide To Quality Child Care
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Author : Pamela Byrne Schiller
language : en
Publisher: Gryphon House Incorporated
Release Date : 2001
The Practical Guide To Quality Child Care written by Pamela Byrne Schiller and has been published by Gryphon House Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Education categories.
A manual to help administrators who manage child care facilities. It provides specific guidelines in an easy-to-read format, for virtually every aspect of early childhood administration. Time management tools, procedures for program development, schedules, and evaluation forms are also included.
Workplace Solutions For Childcare
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Author : Catherine Hein
language : en
Publisher: International Labor Office
Release Date : 2010
Workplace Solutions For Childcare written by Catherine Hein and has been published by International Labor Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
Covers childcare centres, vouchers, subsidies, out-of-school care, parental leave and flexible working.
Creating Better Child Care Jobs
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Child Care Workforce
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Creating Better Child Care Jobs written by and has been published by Child Care Workforce this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Child care workers categories.
This document presents model work standards articulating components of the child care center-based work environment that enable teachers to do their jobs well. These standards establish criteria to assess child care work environments and identify areas to improve in order to assure good jobs for adults and good care for children. The standards are divided into 13 categories: (1) wages; (2) benefits; (3) job descriptions and evaluations; (4) hiring and promotions; (5) termination, suspension, severance, and grievance procedures; (6) classroom assignments, hours of work, and planning time; (7) communication, team building, and staff meetings; (8) decision and problem solving; (9) professional development; (10) professional support; (11) diversity; (12) health and safety; and (13) physical setting. Some standards are considered essential for child care centers to be recognized as providing a good adult work environment, directly impact the quality of care, or were repeatedly emphasized by teachers, directors, and others. Some standards indicate two possible levels of quality, a high-quality level and a striving level. Appendices include notes for teachers, directors, parents, and boards of directors who are using the model work standards; information on the "essential" model work standards; methods for calculating a self-sufficiency or living wage for a particular community; and an action plan work sheet. (KB)
Creating Better Family Child Care Jobs
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Author : Peggy Haack
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Creating Better Family Child Care Jobs written by Peggy Haack and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Family day care categories.
Based on the premise that good child care jobs are the cornerstone of high-quality services for children and families, this booklet details workplace standards for family child care providers. The booklet is designed to be used for educating family child care providers, evaluating individual family child care programs, setting goals and measuring success, and enlisting the wider community in advocating for the resources that family child care providers need. Following an introduction describing the development of the model work standards and how they may be used, the booklet is divided into five parts. Part 1 describes the elements of a model contract or parent-provider agreement, and program policies that affect the quality of the provider's work environment. Part 2 addresses the professional development needs of providers. Part 3 looks at the home as a work environment, and sets criteria for assessing quality from the perspective of a provider's needs. Part 4 applies to providers who employ co-teachers, assistants, or other helpers. Part 5 features the importance of community support for creating better child care jobs. Seven appendices include worksheets and information on the legal impact of antitrust laws and family child care accreditation. (Contains 13 references.) (KB)
By A Thread
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Author : Marcy Whitebook
language : en
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
Release Date : 2004
By A Thread written by Marcy Whitebook and has been published by W.E. Upjohn Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.
Demand for child care services has grown steadily over the last few decades due to demographic trends, public policies, newly discovered links between brain development and early environments, and the number of parents entering the labor market for reasons such as welfare reform. As a result, most U.S. children under five spend time on a regular basis each week in nonparental care. Despite the growing demand and the increased recognition of the importance of early childhood development, the child care industry suffers from high turnover among both staff and leadership, thereby imperiling the overall quality of care provided by child care centers. In "By a Thread: How Child Care Centers Hold On to Teachers, How Teachers Build Lasting Careers," Marcy Whitebook and Laura Sakai examine how child care programs and their staff subsist in a field characterized by low pay, low status, and high turnover and what the impacts of these factors are on the quality of child care provided. Their study is based on an in-depth survey of 75 mid-size, relatively high-quality child care centers located in an economically thriving region. They collected data on salaries, training, and educational background for all teaching staff employed at the centers at three points in time, 1994, 1996, and 2000. These data provide a detailed picture of the entire teaching workforce at the 75 centers in 2000, and allow a comparison of the workforce in that year to those in 1994 and 1996. This inside look paints a disturbing picture of a dedicated yet poorly-paid, high-turnover workforce. Part I of the book focuses on staff departures and center quality. In it, Whitebook and Sakai relate the types and magnitude of turnover occurring among teachers at child care centers to the level of quality provided there. They present empirical evidence on the correlation between center quality and staff stability as well as the perspectives of teachers and directors in their survey who reflect on the challenge of attaining and maintaining high-quality care. In Part ii, Whitebook and Sakai rely on in-depth, quantitative evidence to examine the experience of child care employment. They point out interesting relationships between the characteristics of the child care workforce and those who have chosen to leave, stay, or join on. They then discuss work and family decisions that impact child care workers' career decisions, including the rewards listed by workers as reasons they remain employed in child care. The authors conclude with three policy recommendations that echo the suggestions made to them by the teaching staff and directors interviewed in their survey. They recommend: (1) expanding the focus of k-12 education reforms to include preschool years; (2) creating national legislation that encourages state and local investments to improve compensation for child care workers; and (3) considering whether child care workers might strengthen their hand when it comes to negotiating compensation packages through formal organization. The following chapters are included: (1) An Overview of the U.S. Child Care Industry; (2) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow; (3) The Role of Staffing in Improving and Sustaining Center Quality; (4) Turnover and the Quality of Child Care Services; (5) Who Leaves? Who Stays? Who Joins? (6) Work and Family Issues as Factors in Career Decisions; (7) Rewards and Stresses of Child Care Work; and (8) Conclusions and Recommendations.
The Early Childhood Care And Education Workforce
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2012-02-10
The Early Childhood Care And Education Workforce written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-10 with Medical categories.
Early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings offer an opportunity to provide children with a solid beginning in all areas of their development. The quality and efficacy of these settings depend largely on the individuals within the ECCE workforce. Policy makers need a complete picture of ECCE teachers and caregivers in order to tackle the persistent challenges facing this workforce. The IOM and the National Research Council hosted a workshop to describe the ECCE workforce and outline its parameters. Speakers explored issues in defining and describing the workforce, the marketplace of ECCE, the effects of the workforce on children, the contextual factors that shape the workforce, and opportunities for strengthening ECCE as a profession.
Evaluating The Quality Of Family Day Care
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Author : Ed. D. P. Burns Bellamy
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2001-10
Evaluating The Quality Of Family Day Care written by Ed. D. P. Burns Bellamy and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10 with Family & Relationships categories.
Based on the research and experience of Dr. Bellamy, this definitive reference work, months in the making, is one of the most complete and authoritative evaluations of early care and education made available to the public. As welfare reforms put more mothers back to work and off public assistance, the need for quality child care in the new millennium will reach an all-time high. Cities throughout the country are facing the ultimate question: How does the government help families become self-sufficient and productive without jeopardizing quality care and development of the children? This book provides a critical look at welfare reforms and at families who struggle to comply with policy guidelines without compromising the care and development of their young children. Here, in a warm and jargon-free style, a single work offers families all the practical information needed to select the best quality in child care for their young children. Educators and child care officials will find in this work a reservoir of information designed for excellence in early care and education. Policymakers will find this work a priceless source in shaping welfare reforms.