Child Day Care Management

300 Hours/Instructor Supported/Textbooks included

Overview

Do you love being around children? Have you ever thought about becoming a child care worker or wondered if you could start a home day care business? Child day care management distance learning course can provide you with the information to take the first step toward earning an attractive child care worker salary.

With our child day care management distance learning course, you can learn the key concepts involved in being a child care worker. You could even learn some basic ideas on how to start a home day care business!

A child care worker is a special person who helps children grow, learn, and gain new skills every day. A child care worker also provides behavioral and emotional support so children feel safe and comfortable while with a child care worker.

This course prepares you for the education requirements of the CDA Credential.

Candidates seeking to apply for CDA assessment must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Hold a high school diploma or GED
• Have 480 hours of experience working with children within the past five years
• Have 120 clock hours of formal child care education within the past five years

Textbooks included:

·         Understanding Child Development (Paperback) by Rosalind Charlesworth

·         How to Start a Home-Based Day-Care Business, 5th (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback) by Shari Steelsmith

·         Early Education Curriculum: A Child's Connection to the World (Paperback) by Hilda Jackman

This comprehensive career training child day care management course will provide information on a number of important topics including:

• Characteristics of a successful child care worker
• Physical, intellectual and emotional development
• Techniques for effective guidance
• Creating a safe and healthy environment
• Parent involvement
• Selecting a childcare program
• Child care worker job hunting

According to the U.S. Department of Labor*, the job outlook is good for someone looking to become a child care worker. Job growth is expected to increase by 18%. A child care worker salary can vary depending on the type of organization you work for and your level of education. Always check with your state to determine any licensing or certification involved in becoming a child care worker.

Outline

Child Day Care Management Module 1

Early Childhood Development

• A Brief Look at the Young Child
• Developmental and Learning Theories
• Studying the Young Child
• Learning: Birth Through Age Eight
• How Learning Takes Place
• The Adult Role in Learning
• Family and Sociocultural Factors in Learning
• Physical Growth
• Safety, Nutrition and Health Issues
• Motor Development

Child Day Care Management Module 2

Prenatal, Infancy and Toddlers Development

• Conception and Prenatal Development
• Heredity, Environment and Development
• The First Two Weeks
• Infancy: Theory, Environment and culture
• Infancy: Affective Development
• Infancy: Cognitive Development
• The Toddler: Environment and Autonomy
• The Toddler: Affective Development
• The Toddler: Cognitive Development

Child Day Care Management Module 3

Age Three to Six Development

• The Cognitive System
• Concept Development
• Language Development
• Language in Everyday Use: Oral Language
• Written Language Development
• Intelligence and Creativity
• The Nature of Affective Development
• Emotional Development
• Personality Development
• Social Development
• The Adult Role in Affective Development

Child Day Care Management Module 4

Age Six to Eight Development

• Preschool to Primary: Bridging the Gap
• Continuity in Education
• Concept of School Readiness
• The Primary Child: Affective Development
• Social Interaction in Primary Classrooms
• Self-Esteem and Moral Development
• Cognitive Development and Schooling
• Moving From Concrete to Symbolic Thinking
• Computers in School
• A Look a the Whole Child
• Action for Children

Child Day Care Management Module 5

Starting a Day Care Business

• The Benefits of Family Child Care
• Is This for Me?
• Kinds of Home Based Child-Care Providers
• Styles of Home Based Child Care
• Inventory of Skills and Experience
• Where to Start
• Licensing and/or Registration
• Planning to Make a Profit
• Policies and Procedures
• Enrollment Records and Policies
• Setting Your Fee
• Termination Policy
• Hours of Operation
• Holidays and Vacations
• Guidance and Discipline

Child Day Care Management Module 6

Planning the Daily Schedule

• Your Daily Schedule
• Age-Mix of the Children
• Your Background and Training
• Mealtimes: An Essential Part of the Day
• Naptime and Free Play
• Structured Time
• Special Events and Story Time
• Language Activities
• Science Activities
• Learning Games
• Movement Activities
• Cooking and Snacks
• Music and Art
• Positive Guidance Tools
• Discipline / Guidance Techniques
• Decreasing Difficulty Behavior
• Fostering Good Social Skills
• Ten Common Guidance Problems

Child Day Care Management Module 7

Day Care Business Basics

• Generating Enrollment
• Screening Parents and Children
• Setting Up Your Office
• Computer and Printer
• Using the Internet
• Record Keeping
• Solving Common Problems
• Problems with Parents
• Problems with a Multi-Age-Mix of Children
• Minimizing Interruptions
• Planning for the Future
• Small Verses Large Center
• Your Well-Being
• Planning for a Substitute
• Hiring an Assistant
• Increasing Your Fees
• Setting Goals
• Being a Professional

Child Day Care Management Module 8

Early Education Curriculum Activities, Part 1

• Starting the Education Process
• Early Childhood Education
• Importance of Play
• Process of Planning Activities
• Communicating with Parents
• Process of Curriculum Development
• Themes, Units, Projects and Webs
• Lesson Planning
• Plan of Assessment and Evaluation
• Early Language and Literacy Development
• Language and Literacy Activities
• Understanding Children’s Literature
• Selecting Books for Young Children
• Integrating Literature into Other Curriculum
• Teachers as Storytellers
• Planning and Using Puppets
• Easy-to-Make Puppets
• Connecting Puppets to Curriculum
• Taking Puppets Home

Child Day Care Management Module 9

Early Education Curriculum Activities, Part 2

• Dramatic Play and Creative Dramatics
• Planning and Preparing for Dramatic Play
• Integrating Drama into the Curriculum
• An Environment for Creative Expression
• Involving Children in All Forms of Art
• Tips for Displaying Children’s Art
• Creating Sensory Centers
• Water, Sand and Mud Play
• Working with Blocks
• Fun with Woodworking
• Cooking and Creative Foods
• Children and Computers
• Music and Movement
• Types of Music
• Making Musical Instruments
• Math Language of Early Childhood
• Materials for Developing Math Concepts
• Teaching Basic Science Concepts
• Encouraging Critical Thinking
• Learning About Ecology and Animals
• Early Childhood Social Studies
• Field Trips and Learning

Computer Requirements

Internet Access

·         Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.

·         Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

·         Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.

·         1 GB RAM recommended

Software

·         Operating Systems

§  Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions

·         Web Browsers

§  Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)

§  Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

§  Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors

Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)

§  Adobe Flash Player

§  Adobe Acrobat Reader

§  Apple Quicktime

§  Windows Media Player

§  Real Player

§  PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don’t have PowerPoint)