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Child Care and ECE Early 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 emotional needs of children ages 0-5.
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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 • emotional needs of children ages 0-5
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 $
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 • 5 QRIS Quality 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 QRIS Quality 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 QRIS Quality 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 Degrees • AAS • AS • Bachelor • Master’s • Doctorate
additional information • vecf.org • vachildcare.org • dss.virginia.gov • smartbeginningsshr.org