Individual contract arrangement involving student, instructor and cooperating agency to gain practical experiences in off-campus settings. Introduction to the business practices in the operation of a child care center. Includes business arithmetic, record keeping, purchasing of supplies and equipment, and employer-employee relationships. Also includes licensing procedures required for child care programs. Nutritional requirements of preschool children.
Students plan, purchase, prepare and serve nutritious snacks and meals.
Emphasized will be handling food allergies, economics of good nutrition, and the development of positive mealtime attitudes. Emphasis will be placed on the need for establishing effective relationships with parents of children in child care centers and the community resources available to both parents and the center. A review of the history of child care and present day child care facilities in the U.S. and locally. Also covered in class are classroom management, caring for exceptional children, and qualifications of people caring for children in group situations. Kindergarten curriculum theory and practices are presented so that the student has a working knowledge of the kindergarten classroom.