Non-Parental Child Care A handsome young American couple decides to get married after being romantically involved for just two short years. A few months following their wedding day, the couple decides to have a baby. About one year after conception, the couple is seen embracing the very light of their lives as they hold their baby girl. Although it seems life could not be any better for the couple, they realize that the father’s sole income is not enough to support the entire family. The couple thought they had appropriately accounted for the expenses necessary to manage the new addition to their family on a single income. However, with the recent price spike of groceries resulting from sky rocketing gas prices, the couple realizes they will both have to work in order to pay their bills. As a result, the couple resorts to non-parental child care for their precious baby girl. This is a realistic example of how the financial obstacles facing young families these days result in the use of non-parental child care. Many families today are faced with financial burdens, forcing them to utilize day care services for their children so that both parents can work. This paper will discuss three types of non-parental child care including center-based care, in-home care, and family day care. Furthermore, in an attempt to understand the effects of day care on children, this paper will evaluate the psychological, social, and cognitive impacts on child development as a result of day care. After reading this paper you will recognize that all types of child care can be effective as long as the provider is a quality caregiver. The three general types of non-parental child care are in-home care, family day care, and center-based day car... ... middle of paper ... ...cognitive development; preparing the child for preschool. In closing, you now understand the different types of child care and how child care can affect a child’s psychological, social, and cognitive development. You now recognize that any type of child care can be effective as long as the provider is qualified in care giving. Works Cited Belsky, Jay. (1990). Parental and Nonparental Child Care and Children's Socioemotional Development: A Decade of Review. [Electronic version]. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52(4), 885. Berns, R.M. (2010). Child, family, school, community: Socialization and support. (8th ed.) Belmont, CA: Cengage. Roche, K.M., Astone, N.M., & Bishai, D. (2007). Out-Of-School Care and Youth Problem Behaviors in Low-Income, Urban Areas. [Electronic version]. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 28(3), 471. Retrieved
Chapter seven of “Making the “Terrible” Twos Terrific” by John Rosemond is about sending your children to daycare. Rosemond believes that if possible one of the parent stays at home for the first three years of life. “The first three years of life constitute the single most critical, precedent-setting developmental period” (Rosemond 207). He also talks about putting your child in a three day or half day daycare. From birth to age two children rely completely on their parents. At age three is the transition time when children learn they are not the center of the universe and this should be taught by the parents.
Parents are always questioning whether they would like to have any more children someday. One of the aspects parents think about in this decision is child care. Child care can be pricey and the quality of the child care is also something to think about as well. Parents want their child to grow up and become very successful in life. Choosing a daycare from infant on, is part of the process to becoming successful as they grow. For one to add on to the family they need to think about the quality of child care, the price of child care, and attention of care: how their child will be raised. High-quality child care should be provided at public expense to all working parents!
Over time, the debate of childcare issue within the Canadian public policy context has been raging. Rise in the media attention of the social issue of childcare policy in Canada concentrates on the relationship and coordination among the federal, provincial, and territorial governments in addressing the social issue (Finkel, 20013). According to Lewis Steven of The Star Canada News Agency, childcare is one of the priorities the Canadian Federal Government need to consider when designing its social policies. According to Lewis (2013), the Canadian Federal Government needs to consider the safety net income as an important factor contributing to affordable childcare services in the country. In Canada, parents or members of extended family have the responsibility of providing childcare services without the consideration of family net income. However, outside the family, there are many childcare providers operating as private individuals or agencies. Such childcare providers operate as private businesses.
Childcare is a necessity for a large number of working families and single parents. Fortunately, there are many options available to meet both the needs of the family and their budget. Each option comes with advantages and disadvantages. We will provide some basic information regarding each type, as well as some guidelines in regards to estimated cost.
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nursery-school movement began in the 19th century with the growth of the factory system. Mothers were often at work long hours at a time while younger children were left neglected. They were established so those mothers could leave their children in a safe place while they worked. Preschool is an option, but because of the state of the economy, it has forced both of the parents to seek full-time employment, they have no choice. With many children living in a single parent families, the custodial parent may have to work to support the family. Parents who are professionals and want to stay in position as well as raise a family need child care while they are at work (Kranyik 91).
Children who participate in quality early learning programs tend to be more successful later in school. They are also most socially and emotionally competent. In addition those children show higher verbal and intellectual development during early childhood than children who do not participate in early learning programs (A Parent’s Guide to Choosing Quality Child Care). In order for a child care center to be a quality center they must have an educated staff, a program accreditation, and good health and safety practices. Parents choose high quality child care for many reasons. These programs prepare children for school in which they gain intellectual and social skills. Also the programs are a good opportunity for children because they receive age-appropriate learning materials and activities to let the children learn and grow.
In 1854, the first infant crèche was opened. The key function of these early programs was to offer cheap care to disadvantaged children whose mothers had a job outside the house. In 1944, when limited public support was established, the term “crèche” was changed to “day care centre”, and the National Board of Health and Welfare become the new supervisory authority. In the early stages, the main purpose of the day care centres was to offer different choices to placement in foster homes. Foster homes, day care centres, and family day care homes were connected by a familiar purpose. Professionals working in day-care and the pre-school class were expected to have comparable training and work on related content for children of all ages (Gunnarsson et al 1999). In Sweden by law children from the ages of one-twelve years have a right to a place in a pre-school.
In childcare, the children are our number one priority in order to help develop and nurture them in as many ways as possible. Another priority that needs attention is the child's families and parents. This papers purpose is to explain ways in which I recognize parents and families and my plans for including them within the child care center or classroom. This paper is spilt up into four sections which include theory that informs my practice, plans to share my information, plans to promote two-way communication, intentional plans to support parents and families, and my reflection. Each of these sections will include ways in order to promote developmentally appropriate practice within my teaching and give examples as well.
There are two main forms of childcare but they vary in the type of care and education styles as well as the type of establishment they are provided in. The first form is home-based care which is provided by in-home caregivers, nannies, family childcare, group homes, and neighbor or relative care. This care is designed to provide a more comfortable experience for younger children and provided in a home or home-like environment. In-home caregivers help maintain routines, familiarity and cost less, but this kind of child care can be unreliable and care providers may not be well trained. Nannies are very well trained and provide in-home constant care but can be very expensive. Family childcare care is provided in the caregiver’s home which is
“...while self-care may reflect a step toward independence and autonomy for some children, it is often portrayed as a potentially dangerous arrangement for children that parents use as a last resort when they have no options for nonparental supervised care.” (Vandivere.et al, 2003), the paper also explains how “self-care” may negatively affect children in various aspects of their lives “…..social competence, behavior problems, and school performance are examined in relation to self-care…..” Children who are forced to care for themselves in an age in which they should be taken care of would suffer from the lack of supervision and guidance. Working mothers usually leave their children to take care of themselves, which lead the children to completely rely on their own -lacking- ability to solve their problems and sometimes that may lead to delinquency. “Studies show that children who receive adequate parental supervision are less likely to engage in criminal activities.” (World Youth Report 2003, 2004). Mothers are linked to raising and caring for their children, they are expected to be the main source of support for their
The idea of taking children to day-care is unacceptable by a good number of people. They probably think this way, because daycare involves putting someone else in the ‘parenting’ picture; as far as spending time with, and caring for the child is concerned. However, this is not exactly negative. This is because day-care provides care for little children while their parents attend to other matters, such as attending school or working to earn a living. It is important for those people who discourage day care to realize that not all parents can afford to stay at home with their children all day, as much as they would like to. This is because they need to attend to other pressing matters. In the end, the child benefits from this as the living earned by the parent during this time, or even education earned during this time, will benefit the child in future.
Childcare is widely known as the regular non-parental care of children while parents are absent. Many reasons like work, studying or just having a break from raising children push parents to the use of child day care. But with the increase of both parents, especially mothers, opting to go back to work sooner rather than later after having children, demand for child day care is increasing accordingly. This increase has initiated much research into the short and long term emotional, cognitive and social behavioural patterns of children receiving non-parental care.
When a person becomes a parent and they see their child for the first time, they want to give that child the best: a good education, strong values, morals, respect, good health, and so on. They want that child to succeed and have a great opportunity in the world. They want to make the best decisions for their child so when they grow up they can make decisions on their own. Unfortunately, for most families, parents who do have jobs during the day, their difficult decision is choosing the right form of day care for their children. The early years of your child’s life are the most important for development. For parents it is important to consider how sending their child to day care will affect their future.
Several studies of early intervention programs have found long-term positive effects on children’s cognitive development and academic achievement that last until the third or fourth grade, and even longer into adolescence and adulthood for broader indicators of school success, such as retention in grade, special education placement, total years of education, and intellectual functioning.9-15 These early intervention programs were generally high quality, very intensive, model demonstration programs, and while these studies clearly show lasting positive effects of providing such programs in the preschool years, they do not reflect the typical experiences of most children in child care. A second area of research has examined the effects of the typical community child care programs utilized by families, which may vary widely in the quality of experiences provided. More specifically, substantial research literature has developed over the past two decades examining the effects of preschool child care quality on children’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. Research studies have included child care programs selected from those existing within the local communities sampled, as opposed to the model demonstration programs included in