Presents kinds of data that can be used in exploring careers. Focuses on child care occupations and includes information such as educational requirements, hours and earnings, job satisfaction, and costs of the program. (JOW)

Preschools in a secondary school setting can add a dynamic dimension to child development and parenting courses. They serve as laboratories for classes and as a preschool program for children, and they provide a service for parents and the community. (JOW)

Students in the child care occupations course at Maine West High School, Des Plaines, Illinois, gain work experience through a school-operated preschool program and in a local elementary school. Schedules, program activities, grading, and selection processes are described. (Author/MW)

Describes a child care co-op in which careers in the fields of early childhood education, child studies, teaching or pediatrics are investigated. The program also gives students the opportunity to practice parenting skills in a controlled setting. (Author/ABB)

This document is an inventory of skills identified as necessary by professionals in the human services field specializing in child care. It is intended as a mechanism whereby educators can compare that which they teach against what the human services industry feels is relevant. Introductory material discusses the process of the occupational…

To relate the three major aspects of the home economics program at the secondary level, a curriculum model consisting of education for homemaking and family life, education for employment utilizing home economics knowledge and skills, and pre-professional education was developed by the director of the Department of Vocational and Technical…

Describes the Atlanta Area Technical School's Child Care Occupations Program, focusing on the combination day-care center/child study laboratory; course work is competency based. Utilizes a model program in training child-care workers at both the secondary and post-secondary level. (TA)

Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of four terminal objectives for a fundamentals of child care occupations course. The materials were designed to prepare students for entry level employment in jobs involving the care and guidance of children. Major concepts include growth,…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of child care students, this instructional package is one of five for the home economics occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology, measurement terms,…

This guidebook is designed for use in teaching students enrolled in secondary pre-employment laboratory education (PELE) child care programs. The first of two major sections includes an overview for teachers in planning, conducting, and evaluating a child care program. Specific topics discussed in section 1 include (1) the school-operated center,…

The curriculum guide is an effort to help teachers plan and implement a course in human services. The program is designed for students in grades 11 and 12 who terminate their education after completion of high school. The course prepares students for entry level skills as child care aides, geriatrics aides, or convalescent aides. The sections are…

This guide is intended to assist teachers responsible for instructing future child care workers. The competency-based course outline provided covers the following topics: planning activities or programs for young children, performing child guidance activities, performing food service activities, performing housekeeping activities, and performing…

This curriculum guide provides materials for an eight-unit course in child care for home and community services. The units cover (1) orientation to child care services; (2) health, safety, and sanitation; (3) guidance and discipline; (4) infant care; (5) toddler care; (6) preschool-age care; (7) fostering creativity through play; and (8)…