{"id":291,"date":"2021-11-02T21:10:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accece\/back-matter\/appendix-a-15-must-haves-for-all-child-care-programs-checklist\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:10:34","slug":"appendix-a-15-must-haves-for-all-child-care-programs-checklist","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accece\/back-matter\/appendix-a-15-must-haves-for-all-child-care-programs-checklist\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix A: 15 Must Haves for All Child Care Programs Checklist","rendered":"Appendix A: 15 Must Haves for All Child Care Programs Checklist"},"content":{"raw":"Table A.1 Can you check yes for each of these 15 must-haves?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nProgram #1<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram #2<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram #3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Questions<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1. Is the program licensed? Ask to see the license. If not, ask why and then check your State's licensing\u00a0regulations to make sure the program is not\u00a0required to be licensed.\n\nLook at the program's past inspection reports and\u00a0complaint history.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Are visits from parents allowed and encouraged anytime the child care program is open? If you are\u00a0not allowed to visit at any time (Without calling\u00a0ahead), this is not the best program for your child\u00a0and you should consider a different program.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Does the program have an appropriate number of adults looking after each group of children? This is\u00a0known as the child-to-adult ratio. Recommended\u00a0ratios are usually lower for younger children. For\u00a0example, the American Academy of Pediatrics\u00a0recommends that child care centers have no more\u00a0than 3 infants under 12 months old per adult.\n\n4. Are children, including infants, supervised at all times, even they are sleeping?\n\n5. Does the director (of a child care center) have a college degree in child development or a related\u00a0field? DO teachers (or the owner and operator of a\u00a0family child care home) have a credential or college\u00a0degree in early childhood education or a related field?\n\n6. DO all adults in the program receive ongoing training in working With children and child development?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Is there a planned schedule for each day or week that encourages learning and includes active and\u00a0quiet play, group and individual learning activities,\u00a0rest time, and meal times?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Is the environment safe, clean, and well maintained? For example, are safe cribs provided for each infant, and does the program follow safe sleep guidelines? Are electrical outlets covered?\u00a0 Are medicines and dangerous items, including cleaning supplies, kept out Of the reach of children?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Is there a written discipline policy that explains how behavioral concerns are handled? DO discipline techniques included in the policy teach and guide children rather than punish them? For example, does the policy make it clear that there Will be no spanking, humiliating, or excluding children? HOW does the program make sure that techniques are used in ways that are clear, consistent, and fair?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Does the program feel warm and welcoming? Are the children happily engaged in activities?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. Do the adults seem to enjoy working With and caring for the children? Are they actively involved with the children and do they pay attention to the needs of each child? Have all adults working in the program had state and national background checks, including fingerprinting?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. Have the adults in the program been trained on how to prevent child abuse how to recognize and report the signs of abuse?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. Is there someone present at all times who has been trained in pediatric first aid and CPR? Do staff know how to respond to an allergic reaction? Is there a first aid kit available? Are the adults in the program trained in how to prevent injuries?\n\n14. Does the program have a clear, written plan to follow a child is injured, sick, or lost?\n\n15. Is there a written plan for to emergencies and disasters such as fire or flooding?\u00a0\u00a0Does the program conduct regular fire drills?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n ","rendered":"

Table A.1 Can you check yes for each of these 15 must-haves?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nProgram #1<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram #2<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram #3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Questions<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1. Is the program licensed? Ask to see the license. If not, ask why and then check your State’s licensing\u00a0regulations to make sure the program is not\u00a0required to be licensed.<\/p>\n

Look at the program’s past inspection reports and\u00a0complaint history.<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Are visits from parents allowed and encouraged anytime the child care program is open? If you are\u00a0not allowed to visit at any time (Without calling\u00a0ahead), this is not the best program for your child\u00a0and you should consider a different program.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Does the program have an appropriate number of adults looking after each group of children? This is\u00a0known as the child-to-adult ratio. Recommended\u00a0ratios are usually lower for younger children. For\u00a0example, the American Academy of Pediatrics\u00a0recommends that child care centers have no more\u00a0than 3 infants under 12 months old per adult.<\/p>\n

4. Are children, including infants, supervised at all times, even they are sleeping?<\/p>\n

5. Does the director (of a child care center) have a college degree in child development or a related\u00a0field? DO teachers (or the owner and operator of a\u00a0family child care home) have a credential or college\u00a0degree in early childhood education or a related field?<\/p>\n

6. DO all adults in the program receive ongoing training in working With children and child development?<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Is there a planned schedule for each day or week that encourages learning and includes active and\u00a0quiet play, group and individual learning activities,\u00a0rest time, and meal times?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Is the environment safe, clean, and well maintained? For example, are safe cribs provided for each infant, and does the program follow safe sleep guidelines? Are electrical outlets covered?\u00a0 Are medicines and dangerous items, including cleaning supplies, kept out Of the reach of children?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Is there a written discipline policy that explains how behavioral concerns are handled? DO discipline techniques included in the policy teach and guide children rather than punish them? For example, does the policy make it clear that there Will be no spanking, humiliating, or excluding children? HOW does the program make sure that techniques are used in ways that are clear, consistent, and fair?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Does the program feel warm and welcoming? Are the children happily engaged in activities?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. Do the adults seem to enjoy working With and caring for the children? Are they actively involved with the children and do they pay attention to the needs of each child? Have all adults working in the program had state and national background checks, including fingerprinting?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. Have the adults in the program been trained on how to prevent child abuse how to recognize and report the signs of abuse?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. Is there someone present at all times who has been trained in pediatric first aid and CPR? Do staff know how to respond to an allergic reaction? Is there a first aid kit available? Are the adults in the program trained in how to prevent injuries?<\/p>\n

14. Does the program have a clear, written plan to follow a child is injured, sick, or lost?<\/p>\n

15. Is there a written plan for to emergencies and disasters such as fire or flooding?\u00a0\u00a0Does the program conduct regular fire drills?<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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