Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 1/29/2007 6:06:00 PM Author: BobbiAnn Subject: too much junk out there! http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/EOP/CEA/html/childcare.html here is a link citing a government report on the poor quality of care for babies and toddlers. Three out of four not meeting standards mean alot of junk is out there. Even well-meaning staff actually might not meet standards. They just don't know better do to lack of training. I do agree that there are junk teachers with degrees, too. However, when I started my career in childcare I was shocked at what I found out there: Childtime child Care (NAEYC center), the director was out, I spoke to an 'woman in the baby room' Can I help you? She went on to say how she hated babies and they stuck her in there in hopes she would quit. A mom-n-pop center: Babies sleeping in cribs w/o sheets. the teacher said they forgot to do laundry. A 24hr center: sink RIPPED OUT of the WALL! in preK room. teachers said kids climbed on the sink and it fell out. It was laying there broken on the floor. 2nd interview (for an asst director job, 1 wk later) broken sink STILL in the corner on class bathroom floor. YMCA: Babies left unattended in highchairs, as teacher left area to get supplies. teacher said they were OK since they were belted in. Meals were dumped on the highchiair trays (and the meal was beef stew) No utensils, no plates for these 1 yr olds. Childtime: My god-daughter at age 2 had 6 caregivers during her day, anyone from cook to teacher. and when I dropped her off first, then her sister, I passed her room to see an unfamiliar face ( a new teacher again). Kayla was standing on the high chair tray. The teacher said it was MY responsibility to stop her from climbing on the highchair. and by the way (she said), it wasn't her class. she was only in the room till the regular teachers came in at 8:30. (I dropped her off at 8) so those weren't her kids to care for. Duh! You are assigned to the room till 8:30! (She didn't last long) I feel for any parent who cannot see what is going on 'behind closed doors'. I fortunately found a teaching position in a professional high-quality school. And my god-children no longer need day care. Name: Email: Subject

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