Abstract
The writer looks at the Valley Interfaith Child Care Center's caregivers, the teacher and child initiated activities, the health and safety of the center, the parental involvement and child assessments. The writer describes the ways the center provides quality child care and looks at the caregivers' styles of quality child care. Finally, this writer outlines what he liked the best and the least about the center and offers suggestions for improvement.

Outline:
Program Basics
Caregivers
Activities
Health and Safety
Special Needs and ESL
Parent Involvement & Child Assessment
The Center and Quality Child Care
The Caregivers and Quality Child Care
The Best and the Least
Suggestions for Improvement

From the Paper
"The program name was Valley Interfaith Child Care Center, located at 948 Heather Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia. The center's hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Tuition for Valley Interfaith Child Care Center is $145.00 per week ($623.50 per month) for full-time child care. This includes children from the age of infant up to those turning 5 after September 30th. For those who are 5 years old by September 30th, these children transition to kindergarten or another program. There is also a one-time $50 registration fee. It includes the summer activity fee. However, there are no reduction in fees for missed days, vacation time, or center observed closings, vacations or holidays ("Tuition, 2008). Valley Interfaith Child Care Center is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization and is licensed by the state of Virginia. Valley Interfaith Child Care Center models its programs after the High Scope approach. Their active learning and hands-on experiences engage the children with the world around them, allowing them to make choices and decisions from an early age ("Valley", n.d.)."

Tags:caregivers, child, care, parents

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that professional development among child care workers is one strategy that has been endorsed as not only encouraging recruitment and retention among the workers, but also improving the overall quality of care provided to the clients within child and youth care organizations. This paper assesses the issues in respect to professional development among social workers, with an emphasis on child and youth care workers.

From the Paper
"The study of professional satisfaction among child care workers, specialized care workers, and social workers indicates that job performance and job satisfaction share strong correlating patterns. Workers who express strong job satisfaction tend to have opportunities for professional advancement, enjoy their professional ..."

Tags:child, care, residential

Abstract
This paper evaluates the reasons for non-parental child care in today's day and age due to demographic changes in the structure of the family and the need for mother's to work. It examines the results of several surveys on the direct effect of this type of care on child development and outlines the options which are available to families who are concerned for their child's early development, but are also in need of two incomes.

From the Paper
"Historical changes in family and economic trends have created the need for non-parental child care through a number of different societal changes. The move of families from the farms to urban settings and increased school attendance for children resulted in a reduced need for the mother to remain at home. Over time more women have been joining the work force, which has lead to an increase of financially independent women as well as less financial interdependence between wives and husbands. Society has also witnessed increased levels of divorce and children born out of wedlock. These changes in social trends have resulted in the majority of children living in one parent families or dual-earner families, which has consequently created an increased number of children requiring non-parental care for a large portion of each working day (Hernandez, 1995.)"

Tags:mother, work, force, child, care, facility, environment, society

Abstract
This paper provides a concept-based professional development training program for residential child care providers. The curriculum incorporates a core state mandated curriculum with a bi-weekly professional development program to help promote positive outcomes for professional educators. Through maintaining a continuous training schedule that promotes ongoing development, it is theorized that this program will achieve the benefits attributed to professional development and enhance the positive qualities that can be acquired through education and residential child care.

From the Paper
" The exploration into professional development and appropriate delivery of child care demonstrates that there is a need for professional development within the residential child care setting. When professional development is available, many positive outcomes are observed: recruitment and retention of the educators is increased; job-related stressors for workers..."

Tags:residential, child, care

Abstract
The paper looks at how Spieker et al. (2003) set out to test two hypotheses about the joint effect of attachment security and out of home child care experience on very young children. The paper describes how starting from the established literature which demonstrates that children living in poverty are liking to be intellectually disadvantaged, Spieker et al. (2003) tested the associated hypotheses.

From the Paper
"Spieker et al. (2003) set out to test two hypotheses about the joint effect of attachment security and out of home child care experience on very young children. Starting from the established literature which demonstrates that children living in poverty are liking to be intellectually disadvantaged, Spieker et al. (2003) tested associated hypotheses. The first hypothesis was the compensatory hypothesis, which suggests that if children have insecure attachment, the negative effects of this on cognitive and language development can be mitigated by the stimulating effects of being in child care. The second hypothesis is..."

Tags:child, care, insecure

Abstract
The field of interest that prompted this research is the child care industry. The writer discusses that in Charlotte, North Carolina there are a number of facilities that students with degrees begin working for after graduation. The writer discusses that new graduates are often offered a position at a few of these companies. The writer points out that at a number of these facilities, the graduates may only gain experience and there is no room for advancement.

From the Paper
"A few of these companies repeatedly hire new graduates and offer them an opportunity to gain experience through their work in child care. It is evident, however, that many of these companies do not offer opportunities for advancement and students can only rely on them to acquire needed experience. The company is a local child care center with the business name Kid Zoo ..."

Tags:child, care, center

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Many new mothers have deep concerns that returning to work shortly after giving birth and leaving their baby in a child care facility every day could have a detrimental effect on the baby's ability to recognize its mother. They have a tendency to believe that frequent contact with their baby is necessary in order for a mother-child bond to form, develop, and be maintained. Consequently, they wonder if child care is always bad for babies and young children.

From the Paper
Working Mothers and Child Care: An Analysis Many new mothers have deep concerns that returning to work shortly after giving birth and leaving their baby in a child care facility every day could have a detrimental effect on the baby's ability to recognize its mother. They have a tendency to believe that frequent contact with their baby is necessary in order for a mother-child bond to form, develop, and be maintained. Consequently, they wonder if child care is always bad for babies and young children.

Tags:child, attachment, issues

Abstract
This paper presents a business plan for a child care facility in New York City. First discussed is the increasing need for day care facilities in the area and the regulations that need to be met before one can be opened. The paper then examines budgeting planning for a facility. Finally, the paper looks at proper functioning of the cay care center and ways to evaluate its success.

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Location and Regulations to be Met
Section 2: Local Community and Day Care Philosophy
Section 3: Budgeting
Section 4: Functioning Regulations
Section 5: Evaluation

From the Paper
"Finally, in terms of health related concerns, the state officials will periodically send inspectors to analyze the sanitary conditions within the day care. Based on their findings, the day care center will adjust to the new requirements. Aside from this however, the day care will be run based on common sense and a desire for hygiene at all times. The children will sleep in clean beds, will play on clean carpets and will eat in extremely clean conditions. Aside from hygiene, another important health related issue is that of the food offered. Parents will be able to verify the menu for the following week and approve it or request changes. The primary specification however is that no fast food product will be served. All aliments will be healthy and will entirely exclude fast food products, excessive sweets and carbonated soft drinks."

Tags:requirements, care, hygiene, parents

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that child care is a complex rising topic that has become more of a trend in recent years. The use of child care is a choice from the family that can be due for various reasons. Common reasons are because both parents hold occupations and therefore need a caregiver for their child during the day, and also parents who want to spend time with each other without the presence of their child. The writer discusses that no matter what the reasoning may be, there are several aspects to consider when choosing care for a child and in regards to child care in general. The writer discusses that advantages and disadvantages exist for child care based in an institution or home and that ensuring the child with quality care is a must.

From the Paper
"Home based and center based child care are the two main types of existing care options. Home based child care was popular amongst the families in the Child Care in Cultural Context study because it gave them the choice of selecting a particular care giver, rather than in a center based care facility where there are multiple care providers. Along with this benefit, many more are associated with home based child care. Generally, the owner of the day care is the main provider so they are always present. A fewer number of children are present which leads to more individualized attention. The children in the home can be of mixed age groups thus encouraging interaction of different levels of stimulation. Scheduling for food and naps are typically more flexible than in center care facilities, so the child's typical routine can be integrated while out of their own home. Also, home based day care centers are often less expensive for the families."

Tags:development, skills, families, selection

Abstract
Fifty years ago it was common to find the American family consisting of a mother, father, and two children. The father went to work, while the mother performed her motherly duties throughout the day. This paper explains how, over the last few decades, however, the work of the woman has shifted dramatically. Women are entering the work force at a higher rate, and with this, their motherly duties are shifting. It shows how some women are now perform these duties after their shift at work outside the home, and while they are at work, their children are placed in child care. Only after understanding the history of child care, the types of child care, and the government involvement in child care is it possible to know how the changing of family dynamics has resulted in the need for child care.

From the Paper
"Once women began to enter the workforce, more and more mothers decided to join with other women and go to work. This caused these mothers to take on twice the responsibility as other people because they now had two full time jobs. "Working mothers still do twice as much housework as their husbands, and more than half of all women questioned expressed at least some dissatisfaction with the amount of help their husbands provide around the house" (Morin and Rosenfeld 1998 A1). This responsibility of raising children while working is not limited to women though, increasingly men are becoming the caretaker of children and they face the same struggles. The continuation of women in the workplace, while extremely stressful, is a result of the feeling of satisfaction that comes with a job. According to Clarke-Stewart (1993), "They get more satisfaction from outside work than nonworking women do from housework. They feel better about themselves as individuals and as competent achievers. They feel healthier, more independent, and in control of their lives" (2). However, with this sense of independence comes a feeling of overwhelming responsibility."

Tags:childcare, government, head, high, kindergarten, nursery, pre, school, start