| Various types of Day Care Centers offer | | | | unscheduled overtime, and other emergencies. In |
| different activities and facilities for kids. Finding the | | | | fact, almost 18% of all full time employees in day |
| right Day Care Center for your child only requires | | | | care services work more than 40 hours a week. |
| you to check on the qualifications of both the | | | | Staffing |
| facility, its teachers and staff. | | | | Pre-school Teachers make up the biggest |
| Day Care Centers serve as a nursery for pre | | | | occupation in the child day care industry today. |
| school children. They provide paid care for infants, | | | | Pre-school Teachers teach pupils basic physical, |
| toddlers, pre-school children or older children. They | | | | intellectual and social skills required in order to |
| supervise these kids while their parents work. | | | | enter primary school. |
| Although there are companies that have day care | | | | Working with children can be very rewarding. |
| centers as an incentive for their employees, most | | | | Helping children grow, learn, and gain new skills is a |
| companies do not allow their employees to be | | | | glorified feeling. Most Pre-school teachers and child |
| disturbed by parental obligation while at work. | | | | care workers have already improved their |
| There are companies that do not have this type | | | | communication, learning and other personal skills. |
| of work incentive, so an institution that can take | | | | Child care workers must be always alert, |
| care of their child while they are away and busy | | | | anticipate and attend to each child's needs. They |
| working is essential for parents. This is where a | | | | must be able to anticipate and prevent trouble. |
| Day Care Center comes in handy. | | | | They must deal effectively with unruly children |
| In the United States, this is one of the fastest | | | | and must give fair and firm discipline. |
| growing industries. | | | | Child Care Workers build: |
| The demand for child care program will grow | | | | 1. Objectives and standards for their centers |
| significantly because the number of children under | | | | 2. Provide day-to-day supervision of staff and |
| the age of 5 is expected to grow. It will continue | | | | 3. Bear all responsibility for program development, |
| to grow because more parents decide to both | | | | marketing, budgeting, staffing and other |
| work, and the number of single working parents is | | | | administrative tasks. |
| increasing. | | | | A lot of day centers enroll from 35 to 65 |
| Mother's of pre-school age children are forced to | | | | students. This is because of the regulations |
| work on different industries today. This means | | | | imposed by the state government. |
| that there is a definite need for day care centers. | | | | Many states require the day care center to |
| Many experts believe that there is a big increase | | | | provide: |
| in the popularity of this type of business. The | | | | - a minimum area per child inside and outside the |
| basis of their forecast is continuing need of young | | | | building |
| mothers to work outside of home. Thus, | | | | - one hot meal a day |
| profitable Day Care Centers are more glorified | | | | - Licensed teacher for every 15 - 20 children |
| than baby-sitting services. | | | | - Licensed Nurse |
| Mothers of today are more aware of these | | | | States and Insurers impose staffing requirements |
| needs. They demand the structured pre-school | | | | for Child Care Centers. In most cases these |
| education. They want the learning stimulation given | | | | requirements are: |
| by modern day care centers. | | | | - Minimum age of 18 years old is required |
| Finding quality and affordable child Day Care | | | | - 21 yrs. Old for Directors or Officers |
| Center, especially for children younger than 5, is a | | | | - 14 or 16 yrs. old for Assistants |
| major concern. Child Day Care helps by providing | | | | - Minimum educational or training requirements |
| care in: | | | | must be met. |
| - A Child's home | | | | Training requirements are most rigorous for |
| - An organized child Care Center | | | | Directors, less for Pre-school teachers and minimal |
| - A Provider's Home | | | | for Child Care Workers and Assistants |
| Types of Day Care Services | | | | Teachers must possess : |
| There are 2 types of child care that make up the | | | | - A High school diploma, |
| services for child day care industry: | | | | - A combination of college education and |
| 1. Center-based care | | | | - Experiences. |
| 2. Family child care | | | | Schedule of activities |
| There are Formal Child Care Centers that are:a. | | | | In a typical day center, the day begins with a play |
| Pre schoolsb. Care Centers for childrenc. Head | | | | period until 9 a.m. From 9 - 10 the children are |
| Starts Centers | | | | separated into groups or by ages. Between 10 |
| There are also non-profit Child Day Care Centers | | | | -11, snack time for the mid morning is scheduled. |
| which are provided by religious institutions. | | | | You can add a mid-morning nap for younger ones. |
| Examples include YMCAs and other social or | | | | After snack time, academic sessions are usually |
| recreational centers. | | | | held. Lunch break is generally from noon up to 1 |
| Hours | | | | o'clock. Another type of learning session is from |
| Most centers are usually open 12 hours or even | | | | 1pm up to 2pm. In the afternoon, they usually |
| more during the day. Some do not close until the | | | | offer rudiments of 3Rs- reading, writing, and |
| parents pick up their children. Some reasons that | | | | arithmetic. |
| can cause parents to be late include traffic jams, | | | | |