Approximately 60% of U.S. children aged five and younger have spent time in a child care setting (Wohlgenant, et al). Also children of that same age are at greater risk for food-borne illness because of their developing immune systems (Koehler, 129). The majority of infections in Daycare centers are respiratory infections, which are mainly caused by viruses such as rhinovirus, bocavirus, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. These viruses are all part of the common cold (Fairchok et al., 2010; Martin, Fairchok, Stednick, Kuypers, & Englund, 2013; Pitkaranta et al., 2006). Every child can bring home their own viruses and bacteria to spread and share with the family. Viruses causing the common cold continue to be a problem throughout
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Teachers, caregivers, and large family care homes must complete thirty hours of education/professional development, child development, and child and staff health. The second year and years on after only require twenty-four hours of education and child development training. Small care homes also require thirty hours of education, but these hours are determined by self-assessment. Time spent in child care is strongly linked to children’s social–behavioral development. Entry into child care before the age of one and continued on with child care throughout early childhood years are associated with less social skills and cooperation, more problem behaviors, negative moods, aggression, poor working habits, and conflict. The more hours spent per week on child care facilities, increase these behaviors even more. Children who are in non maternal care experience lower levels of sensitivity …show more content…
The children are not able to control impulses leading to their safety being threatened(Erickson). Playground safety seemed to be the biggest problem, reports say plastic bags, balloons, and styrofoam were within reach of young children. People are willing to spend a tremendous amount of income on daycare. Home daycares average costs are 650 dollars a months, while daycare centers average 972 dollars. There are different things that this money is being spent on. While daycare centers employ more employees than a home day care. Most Home day cares are ran by the owner of that house. Reliability is a main role as to what parents are looking for with child care. What are we supposed to do when our child care provider is sick? That's the beneficial part of a daycare center. There are multiple employees working and backup can be called in if someone has an emergency or someone is sick. If a home care provider is sick what happens to the children? No one wants to leave there children with the risk of getting sick or bringing home the virus to the
Teachers, caregivers, and large family care homes must complete thirty hours of education/professional development, child development, and child and staff health. The second year and years on after only require twenty-four hours of education and child development training. Small care homes also require thirty hours of education, but these hours are determined by self-assessment. Time spent in child care is strongly linked to children’s social–behavioral development. Entry into child care before the age of one and continued on with child care throughout early childhood years are associated with less social skills and cooperation, more problem behaviors, negative moods, aggression, poor working habits, and conflict. The more hours spent per week on child care facilities, increase these behaviors even more. Children who are in non maternal care experience lower levels of sensitivity …show more content…
The children are not able to control impulses leading to their safety being threatened(Erickson). Playground safety seemed to be the biggest problem, reports say plastic bags, balloons, and styrofoam were within reach of young children. People are willing to spend a tremendous amount of income on daycare. Home daycares average costs are 650 dollars a months, while daycare centers average 972 dollars. There are different things that this money is being spent on. While daycare centers employ more employees than a home day care. Most Home day cares are ran by the owner of that house. Reliability is a main role as to what parents are looking for with child care. What are we supposed to do when our child care provider is sick? That's the beneficial part of a daycare center. There are multiple employees working and backup can be called in if someone has an emergency or someone is sick. If a home care provider is sick what happens to the children? No one wants to leave there children with the risk of getting sick or bringing home the virus to the