Objectives / Learning Outcomes:By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the importance of using contracts and employee training & screening procedures.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the OCC feeding regulations and monitoring requirements.
- Identify the components of a lesson plan using WIPPEA.
- Identify assessment tools.
- Give examples of ways to apply and model ethical behavior and professional integrity with families.
- Describe the importance of learning centers in the early childhood education environment.
- Describe the primary learning centers and their components.
- Identify effective strategies for interviewing potential new staff.
- Identify the importance of professional development for child care professionals and strategies to make meaningful choices.
- Define the meaning of professionalism in child care.
- Identify the key elements of an effective staff mentor program.
- Identify materials and equipment for childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Demonstrate an understanding of the necessary content of employee and parent contracts
- Identify strategies to make connections and interact substantively with those who are different from oneself
- Demonstrate communication skills that enable intercultural communication, including effective listening skills
- Define culture and cultural competency
- Demonstrate understanding of the components of a curriculum.
- Demonstrate understanding of the content and implications of OCC environment regulations and supervision requirements
- Identify State recommended curriculum.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of the content requirements for staff orientation.
- Understand the relation between how material and equipment selection assist with lesson plan development and implementation.
- Demonstrate understanding of the roles and responsibilities of an administrator in a child care program.
- Identify the regulations that monitor the staff role in the development and effectiveness of an environment.
- Identify the challenges and solutions for shared space environments.
- Identify and understand the requirements of various programs in the State of Maryland.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of accreditation and credentialing in Maryland.
- Identify community organizations for enrichment activities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of staff scheduling and student enrollment aligned with Child Care Regulations.
- Identify materials and equipment for center childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Recognize current tuition trends