Overview

Finding Quality Early Childcare is a tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. This book reviews foundational elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching and daily classroom activities. Finding Quality Early Childcare also covers types of specialized childcare, such as infant care and childcare for children with special needs, reviews Transitional Kindergarten, and discusses when children are ready to transition from preschool to Kindergarten.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sarah Vanover
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781475827736

ISBN 10:   1475827733
Pages:   122
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Why is it important to find quality childcare? What are the Benefits of Selecting High Quality Childcare? What Do I Need to Know about Childcare? Chapter 1: License, Accreditation, and Policies What Is Licensed Child Care? What Does a License Require? What is an Accreditation? How Does a Childcare Program Become Accredited? Early Childhood Accrediting Bodies Center Policies Chapter 2: Models of Learning Child-Centered vs. Teacher-Centered Styles of Learning Doing Your Research Chapter 3: Classroom Placement Moving Children by Age Milestones Year-long Classroom Placement Multi-Age Classroom Placement Additional Questions Chapter 4: Health and Safety Standards Ratios Supervision Reducing Injury Reducing the Spread of Illness Healthy Meals Safe Sleep Smoke-Free Campus Chapter 5: Quality Early Childhood Educators Quality Early Childhood Teachers Quality Administrators Teacher Turnover Does the Program Support the Staff? Chapter 6: Quality Curriculum & the Developmentally Appropriate Environment Areas of Content Quality Curriculum Language-Rich Environment Developmentally-Appropriate The Classroom Environment Chapter 7: Child Care for Children with Special Needs Staff Experience Support Services Adaptations to the Environment Adaptations to the Curriculum Schedules Policies Medication and Allergies Chapter 8: Infant Childcare Basic Care Compared to Infant Curriculum Safe Sleep Feeding Continuity of Care Compared to Rooms by Age Language-Rich Environment Parent Teacher Communication Chapter 9: The Kindergarten Controversy Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? School Readiness Skills Kindergarten Expectations The Recommendation of the Preschool Teacher Transitional Kindergarten Making the Final Decision Appendix 1: Vocabulary Appendix 2: Resources Appendix 3: Questions for Touring a Childcare Facility About the Author

Reviews

This book is an excellent guide to parents who have never used a daycare facility for their children. It is helpful to parents of typical and special needs children. I would highly recommend this book as a source to the parents of my Pediatric practice at the University of Kentucky. -- Angela Houchin, Pediatrics, University of Kentucky Hospital Dr. Vanover's Finding Quality Early Childcare provides a unique perspective as it is relatable for parents and early childhood professionals. -- Beth Morton, Director of Baptist Health Hospital Child Development Center and Adjunct CDA Instructor, Morehead State University Dr. Vanover has done a fabulous job at supplying parents with a resource that directly provides information for them as they make such a monumental decision as to which childcare to choose for their child(ren). I would absolutely recommend Finding Quality Early Childcare to anyone struggling with, or just considering the decision about, childcare for their child-which is every parent I have ever known. The book is written in layman's terms so parents won't be overwhelmed reading it. I will add this book to my collection, not just to read, but as a reference because of the vast amount of great information included about early childhood -- Jenna Fee, Mother of 2-year-old and 5-year-old children Finding Quality Childcare is a great book for any educator or parent to add to their collection. It's written in a way that anyone can understand it, and it's even laid out in such a way that you can reference back to it when specific situations arise over the educational journey of your child. -- Angie Maddox, Mother of two children with special needs The information regarding searching for care for children with special needs is particularly valuable, as families often find this a more overwhelming task. The information on teacher quality also addresses pieces such as the program director experience and qualifications. Finding Quality Early Childcare is highly valuable as many approaches will not address the value and importance of considering the program director. -- Megan Purcell, Clinical Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, Purdue University

Author Information

Sarah Taylor Vanover has been working in the field of early childhood education for over fifteen years and has had the opportunity to be a teacher, a director, and a trainer for other early childhood educators. For the past several years she has focused her work and research on assessing quality early childhood programs for health and safety requirements and school readiness skills.

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