TYPES
of
CHILD CARE
2.01-Child Care
TYPES OF CHILD CARE:
• Home-Based Care: In-home care
from a caregiver who come to their
home
• Center-Based Care: Several adults
care for one or more groups of
children they accept
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CHILD CARE CENTERS
•DESCRIPTION: Primary purpose is to provide a
safe environment for children
•Planned for children whose parents are full-time
employees
•13 or more children ages 4 weeks to 13 years
•License required by state
•Informal play and/or emphasis on the whole
child
•Organized to provide for age-appropriate
growth and development physically, emotionally,
and socially
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CHILD CARE CENTERS
ADVANTAGES:
•Care for basic needs of the child
DISADVANTAGES:
•May be crowded and commercialized
•Most only have business hours Monday-Friday
LOCAL PROGRAMS:
•Vary within communities
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Preschool
DESCRIPTION: Primary purpose is to provide
educational services
•3 to 5 years
•Usually scheduled for 2 ½ hours in
morning or afternoon
•Informal play and/or emphasis on the
whole child
•Organized to provide for ageappropriate growth and development
physically, emotionally, and socially
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Preschool
• ADVANTAGES:
– Provide extra stimulation and experiences and
social skills prior to formal education
• DISADVANTAGES:
– Inconvenient unless parents can work out
transportation as well as child care the rest of
the day
• LOCAL PROGRAMS:
– Sometimes managed by religious organizations
or owned by private organizations.
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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), lower cost
• 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
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HEAD START
• DESCRIPTION:
Federal child care program that helps children from lowincome families enter kindergarten at a higher level.
• ADVANTAGES:
– Meals, shots, health care, professional staff, gov.
funded, transportation, counseling provided.
– Activities focus on building self-esteem and helping
children and families work together to solve problems.
– Programs have a strong educational component.
• DISADVANTAGES:
– Children may have emotional problems
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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
•
LOCAL PROGRAMS
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UNIVERSTIY SPONSORED/
LABORATORY 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
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EMPLOYER SPONSORED
CHILD 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 ride
•
LOCAL PROGRAMS
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North Carolina's nationally recognized and award-winning early
childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter
school healthy and ready to succeed.
A public-private initiative
Funds are administered at the local level through local nonprofit
organizations called Local Partnerships. The North Carolina
Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) is the statewide nonprofit
organization that provides oversight and technical assistance for
local partnerships. Services at the local level range depending on
local needs.
•
ADVANTAGES: improves the quality of child care, make child care
more affordable and accessible, provide access to health services
and offer family support.
•
DISAVANTAGES: Limited Enrollment
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NANNY/AU-PAIR
• DESCRIPTION:
A nanny provides care in a child’s home. An au pair is a
person from a foreign country who lives with a family and
performs task similar to a nanny.
• ADVANTAGES:
Great demand for services
• DISADVANTAGES
:
Cost
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Advantages &
Disadvantages of Child Care
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
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