Home-Based Child Care
Offered By: Coursera
Course Description
Overview
This series of courses is intended to provide learners with the tools to develop and operate a home-based childcare center. Stages of child development, best practices to stimulate learning, important safety measures, and business fundamentals are introduced.
Syllabus
Course 1: Introduction to Early Childhood
- Offered by The State University of New York. This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a family day care center, and it ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Health and Safety of a Home-Based Childcare Center
- Offered by The State University of New York. This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a safe and healthy family day ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Child Care as a Business
- Offered by The State University of New York. This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to run a home-based child care center. It ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by The State University of New York. This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a family day care center, and it ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Health and Safety of a Home-Based Childcare Center
- Offered by The State University of New York. This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a safe and healthy family day ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Child Care as a Business
- Offered by The State University of New York. This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to run a home-based child care center. It ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a family day care center, and it covers topics including the fundamentals of early childhood development; the importance of play and Developmentally Appropriate Practice; and the significance of building strong family-educator relationships and how to achieve them. Since a Family Policy Handbook is essential for anyone operating a family day care center, this course includes the development of one of three imperative sections of the handbook. The remaining two sections are created in subsequent courses of the Home-Based Childcare series available on Coursera.
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This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a safe and healthy family day care center, and it covers topics including staffing; creating a safe environment; nutrition; mental health & wellness; and emergency planning. Since a Family Policy Handbook is essential for anyone operating a family day care center, this course includes the development of one of three imperative sections of the handbook. The remaining two sections are created in other courses of the Home-Based Childcare series available on Coursera.
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This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to run a home-based child care center. It covers topics such as the fundamentals of an in-home childcare setting as a business; the importance of financial management of a child care center; the creation of a child care contract; and an exploration of how to set tuition rates. Since a Family Policy Handbook is essential for anyone operating a family day care center, this course includes the development of one of three imperative sections of the handbook. The remaining two sections are created in complementary courses of the Home-Based Child Care series available on Coursera.
Taught by
Jenniffer Bleakley and JoLynn Fiorentino
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