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55 Cards in this Set
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Do License requirements guarentee quality
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No, all a license means is that the center at the time of the issuance of the license met the minimum requirements to obtain that license
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What are the three structural aspects to Child Care State Licensing
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1. Child Staff Ratio
2. Maximum Group Size 3. Staff qualifications and Ongoing training |
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Name some examples of preservice training
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CPR, First Aid, Form Completion course, Money Collection Courses
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A license give permission to ___________
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Operate
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What proposal is made by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
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all preschool teachers need to obtain a bachelors degree prior.
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Aside from license complaince what else does a Child Care facility need to comply with?
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Building Codes, Health and Sanitation Codes, Fire Codes
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What is a micromanager
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A micromanager watches and controls every step and detail in the center
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What is a macromanager
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A Macromanager breaks down projects and assigns tasks to others to get the job done
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What are the advantages of Micromanagement
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The job will be done to managers specifications, because the manager is doing the job himself
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What are the disadvantages of Micromanagement.
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It is easy to overload the workload and become burnt out.
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What are the advantages of Macromanagement
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There is a sense of pride in the center and in the team. Employees feel ownership and loyalty.
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What is a disadvantage of Macromanagement
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It is not always efficient, manager has to play motivator and win over the staff before this can work well.
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What are some ways to improve group morale?
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Show Respect, encouragement.
Create a safe, secure, nonjudgmental environment, Listen to what your employees have to say Provide incentives Take time to get to know your employees |
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What factors should you consider before you start creating your daycare?
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Is there a need for my service?
What will be unique about my service? Can I find funding for my service? |
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What question(s) should you ask before interviewing potential employees
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What am I hiring for exactly? Do a need a person to teach guidelines? Do a need a caring Person? What kind of person will best fill my vacancy
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After you have interviewed employees what key points can help you determine the best canidate?
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Will this person listen to you?
Is this person resourceful/creative? Do they have the knowledge of development the job requires? Can this person adapt to changing times? |
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What are the steps of problem solving?
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1. State the Problem
2. List possible Solutions 3. Pick 1 solution everyone can live with 4. Try it 5. If it don't work start over |
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What does it mean for a director to be in the middle, or be a mediator?
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The director has to have a neutral stance of nearly everything. When everyone is in a panic, the director needs to remain calm. When staff is taking sides the director serves as the middle point, or the buffer to each side.
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Why is it important to be a mediator
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When a director chooses sides, the staff and community become cautious around the director.
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What is a licensing specialist
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This person, inspects a program for compliance of regulations
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How can a center recieve accreditation
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Contacting associations that issue accreditation such as NACCP and meeting thier guidelines.
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Name the 7 points to licensing regulations
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1. building safety
2. physical space 3. Child Staff ratios 4. Staff qualifications 5. Transportation 6. Other standards |
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Explain the building safety aspect to licensing regulations
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At minimum you must meed building, fire and sanitation requirements.
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Explain the physical space aspect to licensing regulations
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You must meet or exceed the minimum amount of space required for each age group.
For 3-5 yr old children this usually is at least 35 sq. feet per child indoors, and between 60-75 sq. feet outdoors per child. Other things regulated in this category, include amount of light, kinds of light, amount of fresh air, protection from radiators and low windows, fencing around outdoor areas |
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Explain the Staff qualification aspect to the licensing regulations
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Although state requirements differ, this refers to the amount of training necessary to work in the field.
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Explain the transportation aspect of licensing regulations
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If transportation is provided the service must meet all state requirements for operation. These requirements may include use of car seats, maximum number of children allowed on a bus, insurance coverage, kinds of lights on the vehicle
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What are the other standards in the licensing regulations
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These are standards such as diapering plans, food storage, hand washing, toy cleaning, how to feed babies
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How can a person obtain National Board Certification?
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Need a bachelor's degree
3 years of experience in field applying for Valid teacher's license or certificate |
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What are the four categories for a Child Development Associate Credential? (CDAC)
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Center-based infant/toddler/preschool
Home Visitor Family Child Care Bilingual |
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What do you need to qualify for a Child Development Associate Credential? (CDAC)
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-Be at least 18
-Have a HS, diploma/GED -480+hrs of exp. with children -120 Clock hrs of formal education (bachelors degree, or an Associates with ALOT of Cont. Ed credits -Must demonstrate understanding in several ares related to childcare |
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What does modeling mean to a director?
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The director sets the emotional tone for the center, so the director is the first to create a warm open environment, and to relate with everyone openly and honestly
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What are the basic characteristics of a leader who has potential to take responsibility for others?
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Emotional Stability
Maturity Postive Sense of Self |
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What question should you ask when you are communicating in writing?
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Who needs to know this information *get it to them*
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In non confidential matters, communication should be made as _____________ as possible to make sure that everyone who might need the information will have it even if you did not realize they needed it.
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Public
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Why are communication skills important?
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Communication is used every day. Poor Communication skills leads to misinterpertations about information
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Who needs to good communication skills?
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Everyone
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90% of face to face communication lies in
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The Body Langauge
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Rewards, although nice can increase the center's ________ on the director
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Dependency
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What is job enrichment?
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Presenting more challenges to your staff to increase their motivation and sense of personal achievement
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What is start-up capital
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The money required before a program can begin and until the program can support itself
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How much money should a center have on hand at all times?
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Enough for the center to run 6 months
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Why can it be difficult to find start-up captial
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Many checks for funding will not appear until the program is running.
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Can you use bank loans to start the daycare.
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It is possible, but extremely difficult. Most banks consider childcare centers as not worth the investment because it can take so long to recoup the funds
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What are some ways to raise money through fundraisers
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Kiwanis, Lions, Bake Sales, Candle sales,
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What is the operating fund?
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The amount of money needed to run the center, includes bills, Payroll, supplies, food
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What factors contribute to tuition rates
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Amount of money needed to meet operating costs
What is resonable in terms of your service What other centers charge |
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What must you do to assess the need for a center
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Look at the # of families and children interested, Age of children to be serviced, what kind of service will you offer, use surveys or questionnaires to collect information
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What is the purpose of your program philosophy?
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To give substance and validity to your program, to establish the characteristics and beliefs of the program
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What is the basis of the philosophy
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1.Assumptions about how children learn
2.Values of the program planners and the families involved. Views of the planners regarding basic issues in education. |
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What are the goals of a program based off of
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How children learn with regards to the following assumptions
Environmental maturational interactional |
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What kinds of non-profit programs are there
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Individual co-op (owned and operated by a group)
Agency sponsored Government Sponsered Public School Sponsered Campus Child Care Private (non profit) |
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What kinds of profit programs are there
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Corporate
and Independently owned |
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what other kinds of programs are there
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Employer-Sponsored Programs
Military Programs Family Child Care Homes |
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What kinds of programs must be licensed
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All full-day care, half day and home-based programs must be licensed.
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Grants should have:
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Childcare center goals
Statement of Need as they apply to the goals Purpose of the funding Budget of what the money is going for, expenses, training, consultations, equipment will be used Purpose for everything *how does it relate* Total Expense Outcome expected |
