Transcript Child Care Center Handbook

Child Care Center Handbook
NC Division of Child Development
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Child Care
Purpose of Handbook
• Identify the child care law and rules
• Explain how to comply with requirements
• Provide resources to assist with maintaining
compliance
• Offer best practices
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Table of Contents
• Preface
– Overview of Division of Child Development
– How to use
• 17 Chapters
– Resource Sections
• 5 Appendices
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Symbols Used
 Rule
 Additional information/explanations
 Contact information
HH Helpful Hint (best practice)
 Web site address
 Resources and forms available
 Public School Information
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Examples
Example 1:
• Chapter 11 – Behavior Management – page
11.2
Example 2:
• Chapter 17 – Star Rated License – page 17.5
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SECTION 1: DISCIPLINE REQUIREMENTS
NC GENERAL STATUTE 110-91(10)
Discipline Practices
Each operator or staff member must attend to any child in a nurturing and
appropriate manner, and in keeping with the child’s developmental needs.
Each center must develop written policies, on discipline, describing the methods
and practices used to discipline children enrolled in care.
Law Reference
Explanation
Best Practice
Staff must attend to children in a nurturing and appropriate manner
in keeping with the child’s developmental needs.
The discipline policy of the center must explain the practices and
methods that will be used by staff to promote healthy social and
emotional behaviors and prevent and address challenging behaviors in
the classroom.
The policy must clearly state that corporal punishment is not used,
unless the center has taken religious exemptions allowed by law. (Refer
to Chapter 15 for allowable religious exemptions.)
HH – Effective guidance and discipline focuses on the development of
the child. When thinking about how to respond to a child’s behavior,
consider the child’s development and the behaviors that are typical for
children at that stage of development.
HH - Caregivers have the responsibility to guide children to develop
self-control and orderly conduct in relationships with peers and adults.
Ch 17 – Star Rated
License
Section 2: Program
Standards
Best Practice
Web Link
CHILD CARE RULE .2804
Administrative Policies
Centers seeking two or more points for program standards must have
administrative policies and practices which provide for:
selection and training of staff
communication with and opportunities for participation by parents
operational and fiscal management
objective evaluation of the program, management and staff.
Administrative policies are reviewed by the child care
consultant as part of the rated license assessment.
HH–Research consistently finds that high quality administrative
practices are essential for ensuring good outcomes for children
and families.
The McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership
developed the Program Administration Scale (PAS) to reliably
measure the leadership and management practices of centerbased programs. The PAS was constructed to complement the
environment rating scales. When used together, these tools
provide a focused look at best practices at the classroom level
and the broad view of program quality from an organizational
perspective. You can access additional informational at
www.cecl.nl.edu/.
Chapters
• Chapter 1 – Getting Started
– Resource Section
• Chapter 17 – Star Rated License
– Resource Section
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• How does the handbook support your
work?
• How will you use the handbook?
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