Title: Identify locally available learning environments.
Course: GRADS – Work Focus (19906) > Section: Training Professionals in Early Learning Environments

Identification should include

- regulated
- unregulated
- center-based
- faith-based
- home-based
- subsidy programs.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- Why is it important to know the differences between types of early childhood learning environments?
- How would one discover what early childhood learning environments are locally available?
- What are some strengths and weaknesses of the different types of early childhood learning environments?
- Why are childcare services in such high demand?
- What are the differences between regulated and unregulated centers? How does this affect the quality of care for children?
- What options do working parents have if they do not want to consider paid childcare services?

Communication

- What are the criteria for choosing an early childhood learning environment?
- What are some specific questions to ask an early childhood learning provider?
- Where do individuals acquire beliefs and attitudes about non-parental childcare?

Leadership

- Who should make the final decision as to which early learning environment a child should attend?
- Why is important to look into the history or background of an early learning provider?
- What types of childcare are most frequently used?
- How is the use of childcare similar to or different from the use of childcare 25 years ago? What factors have influenced these trends?
- What are the consequences of quality childcare options for parents, children, and society?

Management

- What information do parents need to select a childcare provider? What information does a care provider need to know about a child and his or her parents in order to accept the child?
- What factors determine the age and ability of a child who may be left at home alone after school? What do parents need to believe and do in order to be satisfied with this arrangement?