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<span><span>Finding Quality Early Childcare</span><span> </span><span>is a tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. This book reviews foundational elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching and daily classroom activities. </span><span>Finding Quality Early Childcare </span><span>also covers types of specialized childcare, such as infant care and childcare for children with special needs, reviews Transitional Kindergarten, and discusses when children are ready to transition from preschool to Kindergarten.</span></span>

<span><span>Table of Contents</span></span>
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<span><span>Preface</span></span>
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<span><span>Why is it important to find quality childcare?</span></span>
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<span><span>What are the Benefits of Selecting High Quality Childcare?</span></span>
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<span><span>What Do I Need to Know about Childcare?</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: License, Accreditation, and Policies</span></span>
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<span><span>What Is Licensed Child Care?</span></span>
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<span><span>What Does a License Require?</span></span>
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<span><span>What is an Accreditation?</span></span>
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<span><span>How Does a Childcare Program Become Accredited?</span></span>
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<span><span>Early Childhood Accrediting Bodies</span></span>
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<span><span>Center Policies</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2: Models of Learning</span></span>
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<span><span>Child-Centered vs. Teacher-Centered</span></span>
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<span><span>Styles of Learning </span></span>
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<span><span>Doing Your Research</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3: Classroom Placement</span></span>
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<span><span>Moving Children by Age Milestones</span></span>
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<span><span>Year-long Classroom Placement</span></span>
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<span><span>Multi-Age Classroom Placement</span></span>
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<span><span>Additional Questions</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4: Health and Safety Standards</span></span>
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<span><span>Ratios</span></span>
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<span><span>Supervision</span></span>
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<span><span>Reducing Injury</span></span>
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<span><span>Reducing the Spread of Illness</span></span>
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<span><span>Healthy Meals</span></span>
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<span><span>Safe Sleep</span></span>
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<span><span>Smoke-Free Campus</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5: Quality Early Childhood Educators</span></span>
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<span><span>Quality Early Childhood Teachers</span></span>
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<span><span>Quality Administrators</span></span>
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<span><span>Teacher Turnover</span></span>
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<span><span>Does the Program Support the Staff?</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6: Quality Curriculum &amp; the Developmentally Appropriate Environment</span></span>
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<span><span>Areas of Content</span></span>
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<span><span>Quality Curriculum</span></span>
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<span><span>Language-Rich Environment</span></span>
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<span><span>Developmentally-Appropriate</span></span>
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<span><span>The Classroom Environment</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7: Child Care for Children with Special Needs</span></span>
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<span><span>Staff Experience </span></span>
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<span><span>Support Services </span></span>
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<span><span>Adaptations to the Environment </span></span>
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<span><span>Adaptations to the Curriculum</span></span>
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<span><span>Schedules</span></span>
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<span><span>Policies</span></span>
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<span><span>Medication and Allergies</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 8: Infant Childcare</span></span>
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<span><span>Basic Care Compared to Infant Curriculum</span></span>
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<span><span>Safe Sleep</span></span>
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<span><span>Feeding</span></span>
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<span><span>Continuity of Care Compared to Rooms by Age</span></span>
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<span><span>Language-Rich Environment</span></span>
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<span><span>Parent Teacher Communication</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 9: The Kindergarten Controversy</span></span>
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<span><span>Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?</span></span>
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<span><span>School Readiness Skills</span></span>
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<span><span>Kindergarten Expectations</span></span>
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<span><span>The Recommendation of the Preschool Teacher</span></span>
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<span><span>Transitional Kindergarten</span></span>
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<span><span>Making the Final Decision</span></span>
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<span><span>Appendix 1: Vocabulary</span></span>
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<span><span>Appendix 2: Resources</span></span>
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<span><span>Appendix 3: Questions for Touring a Childcare Facility</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Author </span></span>

<span><span>Sarah Taylor Vanover has been working in the field of early childhood education for over fifteen years and has had the opportunity to be a teacher, a director, and a trainer for other early childhood educators. For the past several years she has focused her work and research on assessing quality early childhood programs for health and safety requirements and school readiness skills.</span></span>