child care and ece early childhood education mrs. windi turner adapted from presentation given by...
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Child Care andECEEarly Childhood Education
Mrs. Windi Turner
adapted from presentation given by Marie Baker, retired Professor ECE- TCC
Early care and education is ... Planning a day that meets the
development physical cognitive social emotionalneeds of children ages 0-5
Child care is NOT babysitting
Types of businesses 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 $
3rd largest growing business
Other opportunities Head Start Summer Camps Juvenile Court System Animals in zoos
new state initiative to increase quality of care and education
programs volunteer to participate
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QRISQuality Rating Improvement System
2 children who died in Virginia childcare centers were unlicensed centers
mentor assigned to facility for 8 months to work with
workers change
environment to make improvements
$10,000 for new equipment
QRISQuality Rating Improvement System
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
QRISQuality Rating Improvement System
separation of church/state Virginia is 1 of 4 states that does not require licensing in churches
Alabama Pennsylvania New Hampshire
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
Smart Beginnings 1 in 9 children in
Suffolk are not ready for kindergarten
85% of brain development occurs before age 5
ECE Certificates and DegreesAASASBachelorMaster’sDoctorate
additional informationvecf.orgvachildcare.orgdss.virginia.govsmartbeginningsshr.org