ECED& 134 Family Child Care

• Describe family child care licensing standards
• Evaluate specific practices, determining effectiveness in meeting children’s needs for maintaining good health, safety, and nutrition
• Compare strategies for establishing developmentally appropriate, socially /culturally relevant, safe child care environments in the home setting
• Design developmentally/socially / culturally appropriate plans and activities meeting the needs of children in multi-age groups
• Describe and evaluate guidance methods fostering responsibility, independence, self-reliance, and positive social /emotional growth in children
• Identify strategies for family child care business management including marketing, risk management, staffing, tax planning, accounting, and record keeping
• Discuss strategies for family child care providers to balance the demands of operating their business with meeting the needs of their families
• Identify resources meeting the needs of family child care providers and the families they serve