You have recently been hired to develop and supervise a new child care center in your community. You have been given a generous budget to develop a center that will definitely enhance the cognitive and social development of the infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who will be in the center's care. Describe at least five different characteristics that you will make sure your center has. The
characteristics you identify should be consistent with research findings regarding effective out-of-home child care and/or early intervention programs.
What will be an ideal response?
The response should describe five characteristics that reflect at least three of the following ideas:
- Experienced and well-trained staff members
- A small adult-child ratio (e.g., one adult for every three infants or every six toddlers)
- A variety of age-appropriate toys and playground equipment
- Attentive and affectionate adult-child relationships that take children's individual needs into account
- Supervision and reasonable guidance of children's interpersonal behaviors
- Developmentally appropriate cognitive and social activities
- Nutritious meals and snacks
- Referrals for medical and mental health issues
- Support services for families
- Parent involvement in decision making
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