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2. Identify some of the special services that parents might look for when choosing a
child care center.
3. List three methods of obtaining data about an area in which you might want to
locate your program.
4. Name five types of home-based child care.
5. Why does the quality of care in child care centers vary considerably?
6. Why is infant/toddler center-based care expensive?
7. Where are drop-in centers often located?
8. What factors does a program philosophy affect?
9. List and describe the three philosophies that developmentally appropriate prac-
tices incorporate.
10. Identify five characteristics of a behaviorist program.
Applications
1. Check with your local chamber of commerce to find out what types of informa-
tion about your community can be obtained through that office.
2. Conduct background research on your community to find out what types of child
care services are currently available.
3. Find out if there is a nanny-training program near your area.
4. Develop a questionnaire you could use to find out what child care services have
been used by the parents of children in your school district.
5. Visit a local child care center. Discuss with your class what you have seen.
6. Find out whether employers in your area provide help for their employees who
need child care services.
Additional Reading
Burud, S.L., Aschbacher, P.R., and McCroskey, J. (1984). Employer-supported child care: Investing in human
resources. Dover, MA: Auburn House.
Crain, W.C. (1985). Theories of development: Concepts and applications (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Prentice Hall, Inc.
Decker, C., and Decker, J. (2005). Planning and administering early childhood programs (8th ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Erikson, E. (1950). Childhood and society. New York: Norton.
Federlein, A. (1989). Introduction to the business of child care. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Forman, G.E., and Kuschner, D.S. (1983). The child's construction of knowledge: Piaget for teaching children.
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.