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CHILD CARE PROGRAM COMPARISON

Child Care Types and Models. CHILD CARE PROGRAM COMPARISON. PROS & CONS OF DAY CARE. PROS CONS. TYPES OF CHILD CARE:. CUSTODIAL: Care for basic needs DEVELOPMENTAL: Intellectual development COMPREHENSIVE: Combines both custodial and developmental care. FAMILY DAY CARE.

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CHILD CARE PROGRAM COMPARISON

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  1. Child Care Types and Models CHILD CARE PROGRAM COMPARISON

  2. PROS & CONS OF DAY CARE • PROS • CONS

  3. TYPES OF CHILD CARE: • CUSTODIAL: Care for basic needs • DEVELOPMENTAL: Intellectual development • COMPREHENSIVE: Combines both custodial and developmental care

  4. FAMILY DAY CARE • DESCRIPTION: Child care within a family residence that provides care for 4 or more children but no more than 6, except for school age. • ADVANTAGES: Homelike, low ratios (1-7 including own children)

  5. FAMILY DAY CARE • DISADVANTAGES: Not structured, they can go about their daily jobs, and not have total thought to your child. Difficult to enforce licensing and credentials of caregiver. • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Many homes • $350 per child, 4 children = $1400/month

  6. DAY CARE CENTERS • DESCRIPTION:13 or more children ages 4 weeks to 13 years. License required. Informal play • ADVANTAGES: Cares for basic needs of child, they have concern for the child only. • DISADVANTAGES: Crowded and commercialized. Ratios high • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Kindercare, Small World

  7. MONTESSORI SCHOOLS • DESCRIPTION: Learn by doing and on their own by playing with Montessori toys. Use concrete objects and 5 senses • ADVANTAGES: Skill based, teaches self motivation and basic life skills • DISADVANTAGES: Low teacher interaction, High noise, for profit • LOCAL PROGRAMS: LaPetite, Montessori

  8. HEAD START • DESCRIPTION: Help low-income child enter Kindergarten at a higher level. • ADVANTAGES: Meals, shots, health care, professional staff, gov. funded, transportation, counseling provided. • DISADVANTAGES: Children may have emotional problems • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Copperview Community Center, Alta View Elem, etc.

  9. LATCH KEY PROGRAMS • DESCRIPTION: Care for school-age child before & after school • ADVANTAGES: Fun activities, safe • DISADVANTAGES: Sponsors to fund program • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Copperview C. C., Alta Canyon, many day cares

  10. PARENT COOPERATIVES • DESCRIPTION: Parents involved and work as aides. • ADVANTAGES: Less costs. Parents know what child is learning & make decisions, collect fees • DISADVANTAGES: Lack of control on teachers, lack of continuity and consistency or rules. • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Jewish community Ctr., Joy School

  11. LAB SCHOOLS • DESCRIPTION: #1 goal is to teach student teachers, not the child • ADVANTAGES: Ratios low, curriculum checked by a professional • DISADVANTAGES: It is a lab to train students, not teach the child • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Alta, W. Jordan, SLCC, U of U, BYU. UVSC

  12. PLAY GROUPS • DESCRIPTION: Parents take turns caring for each others children • ADVANTAGES: Trade instead of pay money • DISADVANTAGES: May not be fair unless a system has a way to control • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Individual homes

  13. Child Care Models • Maturationist • Schooled according to maturity • Selected by tests • Behaviorist • Motor development is not important • Achieve academic competencies • Structured environment • Constructivist • Children construct their own understanding through self-direction • Individual and small group learning in 4 developmental areas • Learning process, not facts, is important

  14. ON-SITE DAY CARE • DESCRIPTION: Parents can work near child and drop in during the day • ADVANTAGES: Promotes families, sick child care provided, parent has less sick days • DISADVANTAGES: Child has a longer drive • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Jordan High, Bingham High, Copper Hills High, Riverton High, U of U Medical Center and various businesses

  15. Hourly • Pro: cheaper, don’t have to pay for them when they are not there. • Con: Prices can be high, difficult to find a reputable one.

  16. Preschool • DESCRIPTION: Kindergarten prep, intellectual development • ADVANTAGES: Developmentally planned program for overall growth • DISADVANTAGES: High cost ($90-140/month), only lasts about 3 hours 2-3 days a week. • LOCAL PROGRAMS: Challenger, Newcastle

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