Caregivers Of Young Children

Learn how to design, develop, and implement good quality education and training programs! Competent Caregivers--Competent Children provides a thorough overview of the design and delivery of effective training and education for practitioners in the field of child and youth care. Some of the leading authorities in the profession, including Henry Maier, James Anglin, and Roy Ferguson, combine conceptual approaches with practical guidelines to produce workable strategies that insure the best preparation for caregivers. In this crucial resource for child care professionals, chapters focus on: the achievements of the child care field thus far, and the internal barriers that block its ongoing development the skills entry level and experienced child care practitioners need, and strategies for developing a content and format that will focus on these needs the models that have been used successfully to deliver programs to child care practitioners in a variety of settings, in a broad range of geographic areas For all who educate and train child care practitioners, and for those who employ them as members of a professional staff, Competent Caregivers--Competent Children is a highly valuable book.

Designed to be used with A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: A Basic Manual, which provides the foundation for all community prevention, identification, and treatment efforts. Intended to be used by early childhood education professional in a variety of settings and programs, including: Head Start; private and public day care; part-day and school-based early childhood; before and after school programs for school-aged children; family child care homes and networks; and child care resource and referral agencies. Six charts, glossary, bibliography, and list of resources.

An increasing number of people in our country today acknowledge the fact that there is an enormous crisis in the field of early child care. The first chapter of this book examines the major reasons for the crisis and why the economic reality for most American households will cause the problem to continue to grow in the coming years. Following this, the second chapter discusses the criteria of a good early child care setup, based on professional literature in the field and the author's experience. The remainder of the book addresses the serious problem that most day-care workers are very poorly trained for their jobs. Six chapters are devoted to providing a practical guide for people who work with young children. They discuss, from current research in the field but without using technical language, current practical methods of working with children-at-risk or those who may potentially be at-risk. The focus is on working with children in groups, helping day-care workers and substitute parents to minimize or remediate the at-risk factor in the children in their care. The book also addresses parents of these children and emphasizes the need for cooperation between day-care workers and them so that child care providers can effectively convey the skills presented here. There is also a chapter on approaches to working with special children, such as children with autism, and those with physical or neurological impairments. This informative and sensitive book will be useful in advancing the training of workers in infant and early child care settings.

"In the third edition of this landmark test, Louise Porter draws on current, evidence-based research to explore prominent theories about young children's behaviour. With her customary clarity and ever-accessible style, Porter provides practical strategies for caregivers and teachers that are designed to : promote children's skill development, foster children's willingness to cooperate with others; and safeguard children's emotional needs." -- Back cover.

This popular guide is designed to help caregivers, program directors, coordinators, administrators, trainers, licensors, families and leaders in the field of early care and education recognize the special knowledge and skills needed to offer a nurturing group care environment to very young children. Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Groups provides assistance in meeting the needs of each individual child; recognizing early developmental stages; achieving necessary health and safety standards; creating good relationships; developing draining and mentoring programs; linking with other community-based service systems; providing continuity of care; and being sensitive to cultural and linguistic needs.

A guide on care giving that examines the important early relationship between parents, caregivers and teachers and helps to understand the benefits of relationship and attachment.

A sociological study of the diverse contexts in which children take on adult responsibilities in families and serve as caregivers for their siblings or parents.