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Course Details

Caring for Children in Your Home

Course ID  70246
The Care Courses School Inc.
 
(703) 448-1800
 

Description

Written specifically for the home child care provider, this is one of our most popular courses. Thousands of caregivers working in a home setting have taken this course and many of them write or call to tell us how much they have learned. We are glad to hear it! You can improve your home childcare business and have more fun caring for children by utilizing the great suggestions in this course. Learn to view your work positively and professionally. This course presents many suggestions to help you organize a home childcare business, create an appropriate learning environment and plan fun activities to meet children's developmental needs, provide for children's health, safety, nutrition, and develop positive relationships with parents. Interesting activities plus record-keeping and business forms are included.

20.00 Hours / 2.00 CEUs

Course Level

Formal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

Formal Approved

(7 Hours)
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CDA Content Areas

Maintaining a commitment to professionalism (5 Hours)
Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (8 Hours)
Strategies to manage an effective program operation (7 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Infants (0-12 months)
Toddlers (13-24 months)
Two's (25-36 months)
Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)
Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)
Elementary (K-3rd grade)

Goals and Objectives

Student will learn
* How to be a professional childcare provider
* How to organize a day care home, including organization of space, use of time, selection of equipment, writing a policy statement, interviewing prospective clients, and keeping children's records
* How to create an appropriate learning environment for young children, including making rules for children
* How to plan fun activities for children
* How to identify, report, and help prevent the abuse of young children
* How to provide good nutrition for children
* How to keep children safe, including supervision and safety-checks
* How to develop a positive relationship with the parents of children in a day care home

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.