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Spending time in the landscape with children, especially young ones, requires adults to pay careful attention. Just as you would childproof an indoor room, it’s important to take safety precautions in the yard to keep young ones safe.
Module 3 – Marketing Your Child Care Business – In this module you will learn about marketing strategies required to effectively promote and market a child care business.
Module 4 – Keeping Track of Your Child Care Finances – This module helps you gain awareness of financial policies, strategies and practices required to effectively operate a child care business.
Infants and toddlers need child care environments that are welcoming and responsive.
Some of the most stressful times children experience come when they move from one classroom to another. There are many things parents and caregivers can do to facilitate a smooth move from one classroom to another.
By following a routine and providing a predictable einvironment, children can feel secure in their child care environment and learn that they can trust their caregivers to meet their needs.
Spending time in the landscape with children, especially young ones, requires adults to pay careful attention. Just as you would childproof an indoor room, it’s important to take safety precautions in the yard to keep young ones safe.
Temper tantrums aren’t uncommon in young children. The key for adults is learning how to deal with them, says LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe.
Outdoor playground areas for children are important to consider when choosing a child-care facility. It is just as important to visit the outside spaces as it is to tour the classrooms. Playing outdoors provides the opportunity for young children to use and develop their large muscles and cognitive abilities.
One of the most important roles parents and caregivers serve is to ensure that the children entrusted to them thrive in healthy and safe environments.
Child-care environments play an important role in the healthy growth and development of infant and toddlers. Since infants and toddlers spend a large portion of their day in routines such as saying hello or good-bye, getting dressed, diapering, toileting and mealtime, the child-care environment should reflect these important shared learning times. The environment provided for infants and toddlers should be welcoming and responsive to both children and their families.
Child care and preventing sickness. Parents who depend on child-care centers need to know the policies of their center and to keep in mind that those policies are designed to keep disease outbreaks from spreading to all children.
A supportive, nurturing, inviting environment for preschool age children is extremely important in encouraging them to explore and learn. Children learn through their own experiences of trial and error, repetition and imitation. Adults may encourage learning by ensuring that the classroom or day-care environment is appropriate and supports an array of experiences and choices.
Most injuries to young children in school or child-care environments occur outdoors, so playground safety definitely should be a concern in a child-care setting. Approximately 40 percent of the outdoor injuries to children are due to poor adult supervision," says LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. "That means supervision is an essential component of playground safety."
Parents and grandparents often face the challenge of deciding what toys are appropriate for their children or grandchildren. The same thing is true of child-care providers seeking new toys for their child-care centers.
Temper tantrums aren’t uncommon in young children. The key for adults is learning how to deal with them, says LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe.
Module 9 – Health Service to the Child – This module will increase you knowledge of rules and regulations pertaining to health services to children in a licensed child care center setting.
Module 10 – Emergencies – Training participants will become aware of written policies and procedures related to the care of children in times of emergency.
Module 7 – Safety Requirements and Water Activities – In this module you will become aware of child safety practices in the child care center setting.
Module 8 – Transportation and Field Trips – You will become familiar with licensing regulations pertaining to general and daily transportation of children, field trips and non-vehicular excursions with children.
Module 6 – Physical Environment - Gain knowledge of indoor and outdoor space requirements, crib safety standards and regulations and protective floor and playground coverings in child care center settings.
Module 5 – Food Service and Nutrition – Training participants will learn about rules and regulations pertaining to food service and nutrition. You will increase your understanding of the relationship between nutrition and child development and discover how to create a developmentally sound feeding environment for young children.
Module 4 – Supervision and Child/Staff Ratios – This module will help you gain knowledge of child care supervision regulations, required child/staff ratios and group size requirements.
Module 3 – Staff Records, Qualifications, Development and Training – In this module you will increase your understanding of required staff needed to run a child care program, criminal record check procedures, mandatory employee documentation and knowledge about type and amount of staff training required.
Module 2 – Recordkeeping – This module will increase your knowledge of child care center recordkeeping required by center licensing regulations (30 minute training credit).
Module 1 – Administrative Policies and Procedures – In this module you will become aware of written policies and procedures related to the care of children in licensed centers (1 hour training credit).
Learning modules with presentations, videos, and documents related to the business and regulation of childcare designed for professional childcare providers.
Some 13 million children in the United States live in homes with limited access to a sufficient food supply. A new generation of research demonstrates a direct link between inadequate food supply and a poorer overall health status among U.S. children, according to LSU AgCenter Urban Health and Food Security expert Dr. Annrose Guarino.
Typically, providers require that children be kept from care for a minimum of 24 hours or until symptoms disappear.
Quality child care involves a variety of factors that should be considered when parents are searching for child care for their children. While cost and convenience are important considerations, parents should also consider their children’s ages, abilities, interests and personalities. Beliefs and attitudes about education, training, child guidance, nutrition and health are also major considerations.
Four environmental rating scales are in use now: (1) Early Childhood Environment, (2) Infant and Toddler Environment, (3) Family Day Care Environment and (4) School-Age Care Environment. (PDF Format Only)
Use this state map to locate your contact for assistance or training. (PDF Format Only)
Finding just the right child care setting for your child can prove to be a difficult task. Being informed can help make your decision a little easier. (PDF Format Only)
5 Things Parents Can Do to Ensure Quality Care for Their Child (PDF Format Ony)
Do you need help paying your child care? The Louisiana Department of Social Services’ Child Care Assistance Program administers services for families eligible for child care assistance in the state. Information on how to apply included. (PDF Format Only)
One of the most important decisions you have to make as a parent is choosing a child care program. This checklist can assist you in comparing child care options to make the best choice for you and your child. (PDF Format Only)
A message board for childcare providers and families seeking childcare.
With more and more parents working and the need for child care increasing, parents need to plan carefully for quality child care for their children. You can do many things to become a better consumer of quality child care, according to LSU AgCenter specialist Becky White.
A child-care center director's work is critically important as well as exhausting, not to mention complicated, so it is paramount that a dedicated, knowledgeable person oversees these operations. This article will explore some of the many qualifications needed to be an effective child-care center director.
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Quality Child Care. Parents should make sure their child is receiving quality child care. One way to check on the quality of care your child is receiving is to plan a surprise visit to your child’s child-care center to observe the conditions. Listerd are a few things to consider looking for and inquiring about on such a visit.
A quality caregiver makes all the difference during the early years of a child’s development, so parents need to look for indications of quality when entrusting their children to others, says LSU AgCenter specialist Dr. Becky White.
Shopping for quality child care? There are things you can do to become a better consumer of quality child care and at the same time help your children by providing the very best in caregiving.
A variety of factors should be considered when parents are attempting to find quality child care for their offspring.
(Distributed 09/07/08) A child may continue to be fearful following a hurricane because of the uncertainty of the future. “A child can mix up real fear and make-believe fear. This is OK, and a parent or other care-giver can help in many ways,” says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White.
