EarlyChildhood UNIT

EducationII7112 A

COURSE:

PLANNINGANDMANAGINGPROGRAMS

ESSENTIAL
STANDARD:

1.00

B2 8%

Understandgoalsandstrategiesforplanningand
managingearlychildhoodprograms.

OBJECTIVE:

1.01

B2 4%

Compareprogramgoalsandtypesofearlychildhood
programs.

EssentialQuestions
:
Howdosampleprogramgoalsofearlychildhoodprogramscompare?
Whatdotypesofearlychildhoodprogramshaveincommon,andhowdotheydiffer?
UNPACKEDCONTENT

Programgoals
aregoalsforlearnersinaneducationalsetting.Programgoalsareaimed
atthedevelopmentofthewholeperson.Theyidentifydevelopmentalaimsthatlearners
areexpectedtoaccomplishandteachersareexpectedtosupport.
Aprogramgoalisatargettoaimfor.

Programgoalsareneededforalltypesofeducationalprogramsandforlearnersofallages.
TwocategoriesofeducationalprogramsthatstudentsinECEIandIIarefamiliarwiththat
haveprogramgoalsare:

TheEarlyChildhoodEducationIandII
program
inCareerandTechnical
Education.Thisprogramnamehascapitallettersbecauseitisaproper
noun.Itisthenameofaspecificcurriculumprogramcontainingtwo
coursesforhighschoolstudentsinNorthCarolina.TherearemanyECE
highschoolprograms,andtheyallsharethesameprogramgoalsin
common.
1.

Theearlychildhood
programs
thatECEstudentsvisitfortheirinternship
experiences.

Thisnameisnotcapitalizedbecauseitisagenericnameforthemanytypesofprograms
availableforyoungchildren.StudentsinECEIandIIvisit,observe,andworkinthese
programs.Inthisobjective,wewillstudyaboutmanyexamplesofearlychildhood
programincludingpreschools,familychildcarehomes,kindergartens,andchildcare
centerstonameonlyafew.Eachoftheseisatypeofearlychildhoodprogram,andeach
wouldhaveitsownuniquesetofprogramgoals.Bothofthesecategoriesofprogramshave
programgoalsthatidentifyspecificknowledgeandskillstobelearnedordeveloped.We
willlookatbothtypesofprogramgoals,startingfirstwiththegoalsofstudentsinthehigh
schoolprogram,thenlookingatprogramgoalsofprogramsavailableforyoungerchildren.

OBJECTIVE:

1.01

B2

4%

Compareprogramgoalsandtypesofearly
childhoodprograms.

UNPACKEDCONTENT

SampleprogramgoalsoftheEarlyChildhoodEducationIandIIprogram

Toparticipateinhandson,activelearningexperiencespreviewoflearningexperiences
inEarlyChildhoodEducationII
ParentsasPartnersProject
Learningactivitiesforthemultipleintelligences
Themebasedactivityplans
Organizinglearningcenters
Producingalearninggame/toy/othermaterialsorequipmentforearlychildhood
Developingandpresentingaprofessionalportfolio
OpportunitiesinSTAREventsandotherFCCLAprograms

Tousecognitiveprocessesatvaryinglevelsofcomplexity
Rememberfactualknowledgeneededtoworksuccessfullyinearlychildhood
Constructmeaninginordertounderstandearlychildhoodmessagesandconcepts
Applyproceduralknowledgerelatedtoearlychildhoodtasksandresponsibilities
Analyzeelementsofdevelopmentallyappropriatepractice
Evaluateprogramsandpracticesusingacceptedprofessionalstandards

Createelementsneededinearlychildhoodenvironments

ToobserveandworkasanECEinternindiverseinternshipsettings
Indiversetypesofearlychildhoodprograms
Withchildrenofallagegroupsbetweeninfancyandagetwelve
Withchildrenwhohavespecialneeds
Withchildrenfromdiversesocialandculturalbackgrounds

Toobserve,participatein,andmodelteachingmethods
Literacystrategies
Brainbasedmethods

ToapplyECEknowledgeandskillstoinformcareerdecisions
Employability
Careersuccess
Professionalism


OBJECTIVE:

1.01

B2

4%

Compareprogramgoalsandtypesofearly
childhoodprograms.

UNPACKEDCONTENT
Programgoalsofearlychildhoodprograms
AcomparisonofsampleprogramgoalsofearlychildhoodprogramswiththoseoftheECE
IandIIprogramrevealssimilaritiesindevelopmentaldomains,butdifferencesin
developmentallevel.Forexample:ThefirstgoalofECEIandIIprograms,touse
cognitiveprocessesatalllevelsofcomplexityissimilartothenexttolastgoalofearly
childhoodprograms,tounderstandrelationshipsamongconcepts,becausebothdealwith
thecognitivedomainofdevelopment.Theyaredifferentbecausethegoalforyounger
childrenisatadifferentdevelopmentallevel.Botharewrittentobedevelopmentally
appropriateforthetwodifferentagegroups.

SampleProgramGoalsofthe SampleProgramGoalsofEarly
ECEIandIIPrograms
ChildhoodPrograms
Tousecognitiveprocessesatalllevels
ofcomplexity
Toparticipateinhandson,active
learningexperiences
Toobserveandworkasaprofessional
interninadiverseinternship
experience
Toobserve,participatein,andmodel
teachingpedagogies
Toapplyknowledgeandskillslearned
toinformcareerdecisions

Todevelopapositiveselfconcept
Todevelopapositiveattitudetowardlearning
Todevelopindependence
Tolearnselfhelpskills
Tolearntosolveproblems
Toappreciatediversecultures
Todevelopeffectivelanguageskills
Todevelopsmallmuscleskills
Todeveloplargemotorskills
Tostimulatechildrentowanttolearn
Todeveloppositivesocialskills
Torespecttherightsofindividuals
Tounderstandrelationshipsamongconcepts
Tolearntoberesponsible

Typesofearlychildhoodprograms
ProgramTypes
1.Familychildcare
home

2.Inhomechildcare

3.Childcarecenter

For

Hours

Location

Note

Careof38
children,often
infantsand
toddlers
Careofchildrenby
nanniesoraupairs

Upto12hours
perday

Intheprivate
homesof
caregivers

Awidelyused
typeofchild
careinU.S.

Upto24hours,
ascaregivers
oftenlivethere
Usually12hrs
sometimesnights
upto24hrs

Inthehomes
ofthechildren

Caregivermay
comeindaily
orlivethere
Mostwidely
usedtypeof
early
childhood
program

Fulldaycareof
childrenfrom6
weeksto12years

Facilities
designated

OBJECTIVE:

1.01

B2

4%

Compareprogramgoalsandtypesofearly
childhoodprograms.

UNPACKEDCONTENT
Typesofearlychildhoodprograms
ProgramTypes

For

Hours

Location

Note

Childrenof
employees,infants
toschoolage
Childrenwithinthe
privategroupwho
sponsorthecenter

Usuallyopen
whileparents
work
Upto12hours
perday

Onornearthe
worksite

Reduces
turnoverand
absenteeism
Mayoperate
forprofitorbe
nonprofit

Childrenofparents
whopaytobelong
tocooperative
Preschoolchildren
ofstudents,faculty
andcommunity
Preschoolchildren
ofstudents,faculty
andcommunity
Workerswhose
childrenneed
shorttermcare
untilregularchild
careisavailable
Children3to5
yearsold

Halfdayor
fullday
programs
Usually2to3
daysperweek

11.Crisisnursery

Parentsatriskof
abusingtheir
children

Upto3daysfor
some

12.Preschoolfor
specialneeds
children
13.HeadStart
preschool

Childrenwith
disabilities

Varies

Halfdaysorfull
days

15.Publicschool
kindergarten

Economically
disadvantaged
childrenunderfour
Most,children35
someserveinfants
rd
to3
graders
Childrenfourand
fiveyearsold

16.Publicschool
prekindergarten
17.Schoolagechild
careprogram

Childrenthreeto
fouryearsold
Childrenfiveto
twelveyearsold

Parentsmake
therules,hire
theteacher
Onthehigh
Totrainearly
schoolsite
childhood
professionals
Onuniversity Topreparefor
campus
childrelated
careers
Varies
Employersuse
thistoprevent
employees
frommissing
work
Varies
Emphasize
learningskills
andsocial
development
Varies
Oftenfunded
byUnited
Wayorother
serviceagency
Varies
Fundedby
socialservices
groups
Varies
Prepare
childrenfor
schoolsuccess
Varies
Encourage
taskmastery,
independence
Publicschools Development
through
creativeplay
Publicschools Freeprevent
schoolfailure
Schools,
Supplements
churches,child regular
carecenters
schoolday
classes

4.
Employersponsor
edcenter
5.Privately
sponsoredcenter

6.Childcareparent
cooperative
7.Highschoolchild
carecenter
8.Laboratoryschool

9.Backupchildcare
center

10.
Preschool/nursery
school

14.Montessori
preschool

2to5daysper
week
Varies

Usually2hrs.
perday,morning
orafternoon

Halfdaysorfull
days
Halfday,
fullday,fullday
alternating
Halfdays
Beforeandafter
school

Church,
hospital,or
charitable
organization
Varies