Demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
Understand the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities. Our childcare professionals are committed to demonstrating this understanding in their work. We specialize in early childhood education and provide superior care in our child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
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35 hours courses
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Related Outcomes
- The childcare professional will demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- Demonstrate understanding of the roles and responsibilities a child care administrator has to‐ staff, children, families, and community
- Demonstrate and understand the importance of maintaining and developing professional and respectful relationships with parents, staff, community, and other stakeholders.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for all diversity and providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions (anti-bias and cultural responsiveness techniques).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of schedules and consistency in a child care environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of the ADA and how it applies to family child care homes.
- Demonstrate understanding of children's general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Recognize the importance of providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of parent/caregiver relationship
- Demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of marketing your family child care business.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the information that should be communicated regularly with staff, parents, and the community
- Demonstrate understanding the major milestones, typical behaviors and learning processes of children birth to 13 years of age
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
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