closing the family child care gap

Closing the Family Child Care Gapby Rebecca BidwellEDU 6054Fall 2010 : 

Closing the Family Child Care Gapby Rebecca BidwellEDU 6054Fall 2010

Family Child Care : 

Family Child Care Over 11 million U.S. children under 5 attend some type of early education and care setting 14% of children of working mothers, including 1.7 million children under 5 years of age, attend family child care This percentage increases is urban centers like Boston, where over 60% of preschool age children of working parents attend family child care

Family Child Care Provider Education and Training Continuum : 

Family Child Care Provider Education and Training Continuum In the most stringent states, 30 hours of training are required prior to licensing 17 states require a high school diploma or GED Some states require first aid and CPR certification only for licensing 26 states have no education requirement for family child care providers

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Current licensing system and lack of licensing standards in many states = Gaps in provider training and professional development Gaps in support and outcomes for preschool age children across providers

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Closing the Gap for Family Child Care Providers and the Children They Serve Increase training prior to licensing and professional development afterward Target content related to key skills and functions of early childhood that predict later achievement in school and life Introduce a new model and structure for provider training, professional development, and support

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Recommended Training Requirements High school diploma or GED 40+ hours of initial training 24 hours of additional training annually to maintain licensing Adapted from NACCRA's 2010 recommendations

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Ellen Galinsky and Mind in the Making Seven Essential Learning and Life Skills Focus and self-control Perspective-taking Communication Making connection Critical thinking Taking on challenges Self-directed engaged learning

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Key Language and Literacy Skills to Foster in Preschool Years Oral language Vocabulary Comprehension Phonological awareness Phonemic awareness Rhyme awareness Books and print knowledge Alphabet knowledge Meaning and use of print

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Pascal Kaplan’s Learning Communities of 2020: A series of technology-based networks to support early care and education providers Clarify-All (transactional dimension) Mentor-Me (mentoring dimension) Course Central (formal learning dimension) Spiraling Cohorts (informal learning dimension) Flourishing Connections (social/caring dimension) Collaborative Action Projects (action dimension) In Situ Plus (local dimension)

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2010 Model for Family Child Care Training and Support Community partnerships On-site and distance coaching Technology applications

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2010 Model for Family Child Care Training and Support Better outcomes for children

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2010 Model for Family Child Care Training and Support Better outcomes for children

Bibliography : 

Bibliography Galinsky, E. (2010). Mind in the Making: Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Kaplan, P. (2010). The Learning Communities of 2020. In V. Washington and J.D. Andrews (Eds.), Children of 2020: Creating a Better Tomorrow (pp. 136-142). Washington, DC: Council of Professional Recognition, National Association for the Education of Young Children. National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRA). (2010). Leaving Children to Chance: NACCRA's Ranking of State Standards and Oversight of Small Family Child Care Homes, 2010 Update. Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). (2010). Why Choose Family Child Care. Salt Lake City, UT: National Association for Family Child Care.