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Extenders
Additional activities used to fill the allotted
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Curriculum area
The subject matter
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Pre Kindergarten
The full range of early childhood programs including school based programs for 3 and 4 year old, pre school child care head start and home based child care
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Nanny
A child care worker who usually provides care in the child's home and may receive food and housing in addition to wages
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Au pair
A person from a foreign country who lives with a family and performs task similar to those of a nanny
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Licensing specialist
A person employed by a state to ensure that the stole's child care rules and regulations are followed
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Entrepreneur
A person who starts his or her own business
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CDA
A national credential that requires post secondary courses in child care education and a minimum number of hours of child care experience
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DAP
A set of guidelines that focus on the outcomes of learning activities
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Ethics
A guiding set of moral principles, either those held personally or those determined by a professional organization for its members
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Family child care home
Child care that is provided in a private home
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Child care centers
Full day child care facilities that focus on basic nutritional, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs
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Custodial care
Type of child care that focuses primarily on meeting the child's physical needs
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Head start
A program developed by the federal government to strengthen the academic skills of children from low income homes, and designed mainly for 4 and 5 year olds
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Accredited
Have a certification that states a set of standards has been met
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Assessment
A process that involves observing, recording, and documenting children's individual capabilities over time
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Anecdotal record
Notes kept by the teacher concerning children's play
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