Objective 2.01 Understand child care issues Understand the factors to consider when selecting child care programs.

Basic child care programs Center-Based Care: Programs outside of the home environment that provides education for a young group of children Home-based Care: Children from 0 to 5 are taken care of by a caregiver in their home or the home of the parent(s)

Center-Based Care Disadvantages Advantages Not all workers are certified One person watches after two to four children during the day Advantages Provides physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development There will always be someone there to watch your child/children Usually cost less than home-based care

Home-Based Care Advantages Disadvantages: Less germs and illnesses to deal with Reasonable and stable care at almost anytime of day Provides stability with children Disadvantages: Children don’t have a chance to hang with others More expensive More accommodating for families and their living situations http://earlychildhood.suite101.com/article.cfm/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-home-daycares-for-kids

Click on the link to see an example of the following above Center-Based care Child care center: A place where children can interact with adults and other children in their age range http://www.kindercare.com/ Preschool: A place where children interact with other children their age with two “teacher” like adults. They can interact with each other about eight hours

Click on the link to see an example of the following above Center-based care Montessori: Self directed learning for children http://www.msr.org/ Head Start: Federal funded preschool-program for children ages three to five for low income families

Home-based care Nanny: Stay-at-Home Parent A person who is taking care of a child while the parents are at work or throughout the day Can be expensive Stay-at-Home Parent A parent who stays at home and takes care of their child

Home-Based Care Children who stay at home with a caregiver after birth are able to grow and build strong relationships with the caregiver. The child will become more comfortable with the home environment. The child can establish a strong relationship with the caregiver, but may have trouble interacting with children around the same age

Center-Based Care Children are able to interact with each other. They are also able to learn from each other and their caregivers. Children are able to learn in a more school-like (usually toddlers) environment. Some children may experience a few anxieties with the new place, but will soon get over them once they get use to the new caregivers.

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