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Autore: | Connell Linda H |
Titolo: | The childcare answer book / / by Linda H. Connell |
Pubblicazione: | Naperville, Ill., : Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.71/2/0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Child care - United States |
Child care services - United States | |
Children of working parents - Care - United States | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Section I: Overview -- Chapter 1: Your Family's Need for Childcare -- Making the Cost/Benefit Analysis -- Dealing with the Guilty Parent Syndrome -- Chapter 2: Childcare Alternatives -- Day Care Centers -- Family Day Care -- Preschools -- Nannies -- Au Pairs -- Babysitters -- Relatives -- Chapter 3: The Importance of Quality Childcare -- Quality of Care -- Section II: Childcare Outside of the Home -- Chapter 4: Day Care Centers and Preschools -- Day Care Centers -- Preschools -- Montessori Programs -- Chapter 5: Family Day Care -- Disadvantages -- Locating Family Day Care -- Costs of Family Day Care -- Unlicensed Family Day Care Homes -- Chapter 6: Evaluating Out-of-Home Care -- Licensing and Accreditation -- Checking Out Potential Day Care Centers and Family Day Care Homes -- Preliminary Questions -- Director and Staff -- Premises -- Daily Activites -- Policies -- Interactions with the Staff -- Safety and Security Concerns -- Emergencies -- Miscellaneous Concerns -- Section III: Childcare Inside the Home -- Chapter 7: Locating Nannies -- Agencies -- Finding a Nanny on Your Own -- Nanny Training Programs -- Chapter 8: The Hiring Process -- Application -- Interview Discussion -- References and Background Checks -- Chapter 9: Employment Issues -- The Employment Agreement -- Nanny Taxes -- Employment Eligibility Verification -- Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws -- Chapter 10: Au Pairs -- Locating an Au Pair -- Exchange Visitor Visa Providers -- Cost of an Au Pair -- Chapter 11: Using Relatives as Childcare Givers -- Availability and Reliability of the Relative -- Ability of the Relative -- Family Issues -- Compensation -- Section IV: Occasional or Part-Time Childcare -- Chapter 12: After-School Care -- Day Care Centers and Family Day Care -- Sitters -- After-School Programs. |
Chapter 13: Childcare During Summer Vacation -- Sitters -- Summer Camp -- Chapter 14: Childcare Options for the Night Shift -- Chapter 15: Backup Childcare -- Sources for Backup Childcare -- Sick Child Day Care -- Section V: Paying for Childcare -- Chapter 16: Government Assistance -- Tax Credits -- State Tax Benefits -- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families -- Child Care and Development Funds -- Head Start -- State Department of Human Services and Telephone Numbers -- State Child Care and Development Programs -- Chapter 17: Employer Assistance -- Dependent Care Assistance Plans -- Subsidies -- On-Site Day Care -- Section VI: Your Child's Well-Being in the Childcare Setting -- Chapter 18: Helping Your Child Adjust -- Out-of-Home Care -- In-Home Care -- Chapter 19: Maintaining a Good Relationship with the Childcare Provider -- Out-of-Home Caregivers -- In-Home Caregivers -- Section VII: Handling Difficulties in the Childcare Relationship -- Chapter 20: Monitoring the Childcare Situation -- Visits to the Childcare Facility -- Networking with Other Families -- Nanny Cams -- Chapter 21: Resolving Problems with the Caregiver -- Philosophical Differences -- When the Childcare Provider is Unreasonable or Unreliable -- Chapter 22: Harmful or Abusive Situations -- Preventing the Harmful Environment -- Avoiding Child Abuse in Childcare -- Addressing Abuse or Neglect -- Child Abuse Hotline Telephone Numbers -- Chapter 23: Terminating the Childcare Relationship -- Put It in Writing -- In-Home Care Terminations -- Problems the In-Home Caregiver Can Create -- Termination by the Childcare Provider -- Your Child's Reaction -- Set Up a Replacement -- Section VIII: Additional Childcare Issues -- Chapter 24: The Special Needs Child -- Locating Specialized Childcare -- Deciding on the Type of Childcare -- Evaluating Special Needs Childcare Options. | |
Americans with Disabilities Act -- Cost Considerations -- Chapter 25: The Work-at-Home Parent -- Finding Childcare so Your Can Work -- Using Other WAHMs for Childcare -- National Parenting-Related Organizations -- Chapter 26: The Single Parent -- Finding Support -- Chapter 27: Transportation During Childcare -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendix A: State Childcare Licensing Offices -- Appendix B: Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies -- Appendix C: Websites -- Appendix D: Sample Forms -- Index -- About the Author. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | The childcare answer book |
ISBN: | 1-4022-3233-0 |
1-281-82490-9 | |
9786611824907 | |
1-4237-2295-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910825520703321 |
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