Opportunities in child care careers / Renee Wittenberg.
Discusses a variety of child care career options, highlighting working conditions, salaries, benefits, qualifications, educational requirements, and training programs.
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
℗♭2007.
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| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Child care opportunities
- Supplemental child care
- Substitutional child care
- 2. Historical development of child care
- Early problems and solutions
- Depression brings federal funding
- World War II and more federal funding
- Industry's hand at child care
- Federal funding spreads benefits of centers
- War ends : funds withdrawn
- Effects of wartime changes on child care
- Child welfare adopts child care concerns
- Federal funds for approved facilities
- Head Start
- Innovative programs
- States given block grants
- The Handicapped Act
- Smart Start
- The 1990 child care bill
- The beginning of a new perspective
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Good Start, Grow Smart Early Childhood Initiative
- Conclusion
- 3. Qualifications and training
- Personal qualifications
- Degrees of preparation
- Setting career goals
- On-the-job training
- Child care providers
- Community/vocational/technical assistant
- Two-year associate training
- Child development associate
- Prekindergarten/nursery school teacher
- Prekindergaten associate
- Advanced degrees in child and family relations
- Montessori method
- Parent educators.
- 4. Related careers
- Teacher assistants
- Health-service occupations
- Licensed practical/vocational nurses
- Social worker
- Recreation and fitness worker
- Psychologist
- Other related careers
- 5. Reaching goals in education and employment
- Self evaluation
- Goal evaluation
- Financial aid
- Job listings
- Resume
- Looking for the jobs
- Your decision
- 6. Changes in the field of child care
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Growing concerns
- Impact of information
- Corporate support
- Government/state takeover
- Unions and labor laws
- Job outlook
- Need for supporting child care
- Child care earnings
- 7. Organizations and other support services
- Local organizations
- State child care organizations
- Newsletters and publications
- Lending libraries (toys and resources)
- Training
- Public library
- The child and adult care food program
- Funding sources
- 8. Additional resources
- U.S. associations and organizations
- Canadian associations and organizations
- Agencies
- Periodicals, journals, and newsletters
- Related associations and councils
- Department of Defense : child development programs
- For more information
- 9. Educational contacts
- Community/vocational/technical institutions
- Additional resources
- Direct school contact
- Teacher certification
- appendix. State child care licensing agencies
- Bibliography.