Transcript Types of Early Childhood Programs

Types of Early Childhood Programs
Discuss:
 What are the different types of Early Childhood programs
available?
 What are advantages and disadvantages of having different
types of programs available to parents.
Family Childcare Homes:
 Child care is provided in a private home.
 Small number of children.
 Often located in the child’s neighbourhood.
 Supposed to be licensed.
 Popular with infants and toddlers.
 Why might parents prefer family child care?
 What possible problems may occur with family
child care?
Child Care Centers
 A facility that offers full-day children’s programs.
 Most popular type of care and education.
 Care is designed to meet the child’s basic nutrition, health
and safety needs.
 Curriculum emphasizes the whole child including their
social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs.
 Most centers open early and stay open late.
 What is your idea of an ideal child care center?
Montessori Schools
 Developed by Maria Montessori in the early 1900s.
 The Montessori theory states that children learn best by
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being active.
Montessori schools believe in self-education.
The primary goal is for children to “learn how to learn.”
Children must learn to care for themselves.
Teachers provide little help.
How do you feel about the Montessori approach?
Do you feel it is better than, worse than, or equal to
other preschool programs?
Head Start
 A preschool and family support program.
 May be center based (Moncton) or home based.
 Provides a number of medical and social services to promote
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child development.
Staff encourage self-confidence, curiosity, and self-discipline.
Provide at least one healthy snack and one hot meal a day.
This program serves food that reflect the child’s ethnic and
cultural preferences.
Children are given a total health plan.
Why is it important to involve parents in the Head
Start program?
Kindergarten
 Kindergartens in New Brunswick are a part of our public school
system.
 The goals of kindergarten are:
Respect for the contributions, property, and rights of other children
Development of positive feelings about school
Development of a positive self-concept
Growth in language, social, and physical, and creative skills
Achievement of problem-solving and cognitive skills
Development of independence, shown by working alone on a task or
developing self-help skills
 Development of interpersonal skills
 Appreciation of objects of beauty
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School-Age Child Care
 Provide care for children before and/or after school.
 Often sponsored by schools, houses of worship, or child care
centers.
 Children from 5 to 10 years most often attend.
 Children are provided with help with homework, play games,
and take part in other activities.
Parent Cooperatives
 Formed and run by parents who wish to take part in their
children’s preschool experience.
 Parents prepare budgets, hire teachers, set program policies
and goals, and assist in the classroom.
 They provided developmental experiences for adults as well
as children.
 What are some of the advantages and disadvantages
of teaching in a parent cooperative?
Laboratory Schools
 These are university or college affiliated programs and are
usually located on campuses.
 The primary purpose is to support practical experience for
future teachers and to serve as a study group for research.
 Most of these schools have a highly qualified staff, a wellplanned curriculum, up-to-date facilities, and excellent
equipment.
 What do you think are the possible benefits and
disadvantages of laboratory schools?