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Do child care centers have to pay staff for time spent in training? Early Childhood News Share    
April 21, 2010 issue: Most states require child care teachers and staff to take a specified amount of annual continuing education. Teachers and staff often attend training sessions after regular working hours. Does the center have to pay them for this training time? More Many parents don't know how to look for quality day care Macon News Share
July 14, 2010 issue: Cyndey Busbee began campaigning for better local day care at about the same time she jerked her son out of a center she deemed dangerous. The center, now closed, had a good reputation for its Montessori program and was a popular choice for downtown professionals with children. Called First Street Arts, it was run with the help of AmeriCorps volunteers. More What do I say to parents when I am worried about their child? Early Childhood News Share
June 2, 2010 issue: With the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 1997) by Congress, early childhood educators are expected to identify children with suspected disabilities so they can access evaluations and benefit from the entitlement for services created. Many methods and materials have been produced to help staff deal with the responsibility of recognizing children with possible disability and assist in the screening of children for developmental delays, but how do you talk to parents? More
When a Zoo is more than just a zoo: Extending children's learning activities Early Childhood News Share
Oct. 20, 2010 issue: "Why do the children just play all day?" asks a parent. "How do you know if they are learning?" Teachers in child-centered classrooms are often asked these questions because parents, and administrators, sometimes have difficulty discerning whether real learning can take place without teachers using worksheets and children sitting at desks. As teachers abandon "refrigerator" art projects and holiday curricula in favor of following children's interests, they must learn to explain what they are accomplishing, both to themselves and to others. More Developmentally appropriate fine motor skills Early Childhood Education Share
Aug. 25, 2010 issue: Once in a while, a product comes along that makes life so much easier. Such as changing the shape of crayons from rounded to triangular. Not only will it keep crayons from rolling off a table, but more importantly, the triangular shape will help young children develop fine motor skills. Sometimes it is the simplest of creations that change the way things are done. More Turning deserving day cares into prestigious preschools NACCP Share
June 30, 2010 issue: You may or may not know that Oprah is hosting a contest to find the next TV Talk Show Star. Applicants were asked to identify their passion and submit a video detailing what their show would be centered around. Our very own NAC Administrative Coordinator, Sarah Keeth, entered her idea to turn deserving day cares into prestigious preschools. Sarah shares that her concept "Daycare Do-Over" would specifically target special schools that just cannot afford to do it themselves, but have nurturing and selfless teachers that strive to do the best with what they do have and ultimately reward these teachers for their dedication. What a terrific idea Sarah! View Sarah's video and cast your vote! More
Advocates weigh Obama's commitment to early education Education week Share
April 21, 2010 issue: A year ago, President Barack Obama's budget pledge to make early-childhood education one of his top priorities created enormous excitement among advocates who had long pushed for greater federal investment. The excitement has cooled a bit. President Obama's historic remaking of the country's health-care system and the related measure overhauling student loans last month ultimately failed to include money for his proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund, which would have provided competitive grants to help states both create and improve the quality of services for at-risk children from birth to age five. More Preschoolers thrive on self-directed, in-depth learning Herald Review Share
April 21, 2010 issue: Some of the preschoolers in Laura DeLuca's classroom busied themselves on a Monday morning putting finishing touches on a cardboard mail truck, complete with paper-bowl headlights and two sliding doors. Yet no eyes were brighter than those of Lilian Katz, professor emerita of early childhood education at the University of Illinois. An international leader in early childhood education, Katz was delighted to see how much children at Pershing Early Learning Center were learning through the project approach — a largely child-directed, in-depth study of a particular subject. More Why early childhood education matters GOOD Share
Oct. 20, 2010 issue: Why do early learning programs matter? Advances in brain research show that children are born learning, and that their first years of life impact the success they experience later in school. Early experiences that are nurturing and active actually thicken the cortex of an infant’s brain, creating a brain with more extensive and sophisticated neuron structures that later determine intelligence and behavior. It also means that children who are exposed to more language and more caring interaction with adults have an advantage over their peers that grow up in stressful environments or have unresponsive caregivers. More State considers tougher child care requirements The Texas Tribune Share
July 28, 2010 issue: Imagine 30 toddlers — their piles of toys, their penchants for light sockets and mess-making, their cries over boo-boos and wailing for snacks. Now imagine that just you and one other person are responsible for their well-being. At the moment, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services regulations require just two professional caregivers to attend to the needs of up to 30 toddlers in child care centers. More |
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