1. Child Care and ECE Early Childhood Education Mrs. Windi Turner adapted from presentation given by Marie Baker, retired Professor ECE- TCC

2. Early care and education is... Planning a day that meets the  development  physical  cognitive  social  emotional needs of children ages 0-5

3. Child care is NOT babysitting

4. Types of businesses  Private  Private (yours)  Church based  Business owned  ex: Obici Hospital  Agency sponsored  ex: YMCA  Private schools  ex: “3 year old program”  Public school  Before/after school  most $  Family home care  Pre-school  9am-12noon  not childcare center  Military  24hr care  4 year degree req  Infants=most $

5. 3 rd largest growing business

6. Other opportunities  Head Start  Summer Camps  Juvenile Court System  Animals in zoos

7.  new state initiative to increase quality of care and education  programs volunteer to participate  5 QRIS Q Quality R Rating I Improvement S System

8. 2 children who died in Virginia childcare centers were unlicensed centers

9.  mentor assigned to facility for 8 months to  work with workers  change environment to make improvements  $10,000 for new equipment QRIS Q Quality R Rating I Improvement S System

10.  initiative is important because research proves that quality matters when getting children ready for life  finish HS  attend college  keep jobs  less jail time  fewer pregnancies QRIS Q Quality R Rating I Improvement S System

11. separation of church/state Virginia is 1 of 4 states that does not require licensing in churches  Alabama  Pennsylvania  New Hampshire

12. Smart Beginnings  a statewide network  community partnership to make children “ready” for life and kindergarten  Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads  Suffolk  Chesapeake  Norfolk  Portsmouth  Virginia Beach

13. Smart Beginnings not  1 in 9 children in Suffolk are not ready for kindergarten  85% of brain development occurs before age 5

14. ECE Certificates and Degrees  AAS  AS  Bachelor  Master’s  Doctorate

15. additional information  vecf.org  vachildcare.org  dss.virginia.gov  smartbeginningsshr.org