Career and Technical Education:

Assistant Child Care Teacher Certification: A Program Planning Guide

Table of Contents

Foreword

Writing Task Force Acknowledgments

1. The Need for Child Care

   History

   Parents in the Workforce

   Family Income Levels

   Availability of Child Care

   The Cost of Child Care

   Effect on Children

   Wisconsin Trends

   References
    

2. What Is High-Quality Child Care?

   High-Quality Child Care

   Child-Staff Ratios

   The Effects of the Quality of Care on Children

   References
    

3. The Resource Units
    

   Unit 1: Introduction to Child Care Services

   Introduction to Child Care Services

   Overview

   Historical Background of Child Care

   Current Perspectives in Child Care

   Child Care Services

   Child Care Programs

   Center Staffing

   Classroom Interaction: Unit 1

   Resources
    

   Unit 2: The Center Environment

   Overview

   Impact of Licensing

   Learning Centers and Equipment

   Special Needs Accommodations

   Classroom Interaction: Unit 2

   Unit 3: The Children Overview

   Child Development

   Early Childhood

   Brain Development (0 to 36 Months)
    

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