In the United States many families, both single and two parent, enroll their children in some form of childcare operation. In these operations, the day to day care and education of these children is performed by childcare providers. Authors Kristin B.Mallegg, and Joseph Palmisano point out that childcare providers responsibilities encompass all aspects of caring for children from basics such as ensuring that every child is clean and safe, to helping children reach their educational goals such as strengthening the child’s social, language, and school readiness skills. But sadly the wages for these workers are often low, with the average annual wage for workers at $19,730 (Summary). These low wages can cause many issues for providers and the …show more content…
Many people do not respect the childcare field, and some of the most moving evidence for this phenomenon comes from the workers who experience it. For example, former childcare provider and phycologist Kathy Mogdigliani recounts her experiences, saying “I felt [dread] at being in a social gathering and being asked what I “did” … I learned to say I was the director of the center-it had a little more status than admitting I worked directly with children. But inevitably the stranger would change the subject anyway.”(53). But when Ms. Mogdigliani changed jobs the response of others did as well “My answer to the dreaded question changed slightly... [The titles] sounded similar to me, but the difference in people’s reactions was astounding. They kept talking to me. They asked other questions about my work!”(53). One explanation for this phenomenon is that low wages are typically associated with low skilled work. Looking at careers with similar pay rates confirms this, according to a summary report from O*NET Online, a database that provides reports on different careers, cashiers, whose median wage is $19,060, just $670 per year less than childcare workers, requires “Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience.” A study by researcher Paula Gerstenblatt and her team supports the theory that society does not think childcare requires skill, with many of childcare providers they interviewed supporting this point, one said “Some people in my life are like, oh that’s so easy. What are you stressed out about? How hard is that?’’ others made the same point “We get no respect from anyone. Not from parents, not from other people, because they don’t think that we work hard, they don’t think that our jobs are real jobs.”(71). However, childcare is work, and often difficult work at that, as a study by sociologist Margaret Boyd found,
According to Child Care Aware of America, Nearly 11 million children under the age of 5 in America are in some kind of child care every week. Long amounts time in daycare has shown that it causes aggressive behavior and poor social skills in children. In a LiveStrong article they state that, “Children who are in daycare for a year or more have been shown to be more disruptive in class as long as into the sixth grade, according to a New York Times report on the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development” (Magher). They also said that children are more moody and have more conflict with other students. FamilyFacts.org also presnted the idea that stay-at-home parenting is beneficial.
Levitt and Dubner conclude, “the typical Head Start child spends the day with someone else’s undereducated, overworked mother” along
The well-being of children is a collective responsibility, and access to quality child care and early education is a critical factor in a child’s development. Not only do childcare centers provide educational enrichment and socialization, but they also create employment opportunities for providers. Unfortunately, some places in the United States - referred to as “child care deserts”- lack access to sufficient, quality options for those who need them. A "childcare desert" refers to an area where there is a lack of available, accessible, and affordable childcare options for families. These areas can be found in both urban and rural areas, and are often characterized by a high poverty rate, low median income, and a lack of childcare providers.
A daycare worker from Helena, Montana, USA was hit in the face by a shovel after she refused to hand-over three kids to their drunk father, who happens to be facing issues concerning the legal custody of his children. In an article written by Kristie McCrum for Mirror on October 16, it has been noted that Martha McClure of Martha 's Mini Daycare was injured by the 31-year-old dad named Francis Joseph Jackson, and his alleged girlfriend who remains to be unidentified. Jackson has been barred from seeing his children for the past three years due to a cases filed against him, and according to an affidavit filed by deputy county attorney James Lapotka, the man is absolutely aware that the legal custody of his children is with the Salish and Kootenai Tribal Child Protective Services.
As a statutory adult social worker, I am responding to a service user’s self-referral regarding support for herself and husband, Ian, on hospital advice after Ian suffered a couple of falls. Jackie, 69, is a carer for Ian, 66, who has increasing needs due to dementia. My duty is to conduct a needs assessment for Ian and a carer assessment for Jackie to identify the impact upon their wellbeing, including the effect on relationships with others (Care Act, 2015: c23:p1:s1). The visit’s objective is to obtain better outcomes and maintain independence to enable Ian to remain at home for longer.
Feeding, watching, and playing with children has been my main concerns on weekends. Along with responsibility, I have learned to be patient. A child will most likely never do what I tell them to do the first time, so I must keep repeating my words and actions. Patience is key to babysitting, because if I don’t have that characteristic then I am likely to explode and cause emotional or physical damage to a child. As a result of this tremendous volunteer service, I have learned that I am a role model to many children.
Education is at the forefront of most new parent’s minds, which is why there is so much pressure on choosing a good preschool. Parents want to make sure that they give their children the best possible start to education, in order to create a solid foundation for success late in life. However, in society today, expectations placed on preschoolers are becoming more demanding, a trend that could have many negative consequences on the development of children. This idea is discussed in the article The New Preschool is Crushing Kids written by Erika Christakis. Christakis interconnects the audience, speaker, and subject as well as uses appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility to craft a strong and effective argument about how preschool has started to place too many expectations on preschoolers.
NAEYC argued for salaries and benefits to be linked to qualifications and responsibilities. In 1999, Child and Youth Care forum published a series of articles in a symposium on the professionalization of the early childhood care through developing a positive relationship between professional development and the status and salaries of the childcare staff. The need for improved child outcomes, quality programs, and teacher qualifications has continued to frame the discussion around professional status. The improved wages for childcare staff was still missing from major initiatives. Unless, childcare staff wages were included in all the initatives, the efforts to improve program quality and child outcomes would be very
The problem is around the city I live in there are many childcare facilities who claim to have it all, but after looking into them into them I find there are usually lacking something on my long list of things I feel is important. I’ve come across
I've always thought to myself, is childcare really that important? Do we as staff at a childcare facility really make that much of a difference in lives around our communities? Over the last year or so I’ve managed to prove to myself that childcare really is important and it benefits peoples everyday lives. Childcare is important because we all play a big role in children’s and their parents lives.
A National Academies report found that, The quality of child care is likely to have important consequences for the development of children during the early years and middle childhood, and that because of the amount of time children spend in child care, child care provides an important opportunity to promote children’s healthy development and overall wellbeing. The report also noted that in comparison to their higher income peers, children of low-income families appear more likely to receive poor-quality child care and less likely to receive excellent quality child care, especially in the early years (Blau
D-The patient arrived on time for her session and informed this writer that she has decided to remain with the clinic as she learned on her own that no detox facility will accept her because she is testing negative and currently on methadone. The patient further mentioned that she is questioning as to whether or not her sister and her mother would help her as they said they would; however, the patient had a moment and looked back when her family did not help her as she struggled with her children. Furthermore, the patient reports, her sister did not give her the $80.00 for her rent. The patient reports that she had asked some guy for assistance. This writer addressed with the patient about her employment status and money management.
In this essay I will be considering how innovations in theory, policy and research have influenced the development of coordination, partnership and integration in childhood practice in my childcare setting in Scotland. I will analyse the development of policies concerning children and young people in relation to my setting and the professional groups involved within my setting. This will include the introduction of building the ambition and the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, which from 2016 will enforce the need for the named person to take any concerns seriously and report as required. It will also increase provision to 600 hours which in turn will help to safeguard vulnerable two year olds by placing them into early year’s
People shouldn’t have to spend $200 or more per week for child care. Taxes should be spent to keep daycares up and running during the day. some families can’t afford extra things like having to pay someone to watch their child but, they work so would need someone to watch the children until they get home. Daycare’s should be funded by the government, It’s important that kids go to daycare because they are getting the materials they need to go off to real school in daycare.
Introduction: Child Care Service – What is it? Child care is an industry that provides quality help to countless mothers and fathers who are in need of qualified, capable providers to take care of their children. Without child care providers, there would be less jobs and many stressed mothers and fathers. Child care is a very impersonal industry, where no existing or past relationships must be made in order to do business, save nannies and at-home care providers. Child care providers help make the transition into childhood education much smoother by teaching the children letters, numbers, and shapes, while giving them proper diet and exercise.