Child Care Development Specialist

WORK PROCESSES

CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

O*NET-SOC CODE: 39-9011.00 RAPIDS CODE: 0840

 

Description: Organizes and leads activities of children including early learning experiences, development of creativity, establishment of personal habits of dress and hygiene, eating and clothing care. May assist in serving food and other meal time activities. Leads and participates in games and other activities to encourage acceptable social behavior. Maintains discipline and notes and records observable mental and physical defects and development. Provides instruction to children regarding desirable health and personal habits. Directs activities to develop coordination. Assists in preparing and recording personal dossier and developmental records. Training development specialists may also provide additional special training and activities as required for handicapped children with special needs and provide such services

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:

APPROXIMATE HOURS

 
I ORIENTATION 

50

A. Safety Training
1. Procedures to ensure safety of the children
2. Physical plant and equipment including fire hazards and emergency equipment
3. Plumbing, sanitation, and electrical equipment
4. Catastrophic measures and warning systems
5. Toys and equipment inspection and reporting procedures

 

B. Health and First Aid

500

1. Basic Red Cross First Aid program instruction
2. Identification and proper procedures for minor injuries abrasions, cuts, bruises, falls, and reporting procedures
3. Handicapped or incapacitated persons transportation and handling
4. Medical and hospital facilities, emergency policies and liability
5. Recognition, monitoring, and reporting symptoms of:
a. Communicable diseases
b. Conditions (abnormal) and maladies
c. Physical ailments
6. Observation and identification of children with special needs
a. Description and observation of special needs
b. Appropriate techniques for working with special needs children
c. Reporting, referral, and recording procedures
7. Policies and liability for procedures regarding treatment and/or medication

 

 

 

C. Administration Procedures and Policies

50

1. Relationship of Day Care Center to:
a. Sponsoring agency
b. Federal, State and local regulations
c. Other related community service agencies
2. Liability – personal and organizational
3. Worker accountability and responsibility and reporting
4. Budgeting sources and program expenditure recordkeeping
5. Personnel policies and benefits
6. Administrative records and forms completion

 

 

D. Child Nutrition and Hygiene

1000

1. Recognition, reporting an recording of symptoms of malnutrition, child neglect and abuse
a. Observation and assistance with feeding the handicapped
b. Food preparation and meal patterns and serving
c. Table manners and personal hygiene instruction to children
2. Appropriate nutritional requirements for different age groups
a. State standards
b. US Department of Agriculture standards sanitation and cleanliness instruction and procedures

 

 

E. Child Development Observation and Training

1000

1. Grouping of children
a. Age group classification
b. Activity ability grouping
c. Leader/ child ratio

2. Experience with developmental levels through instruction, observation and performance recording techniques
a. Physical development
b. Social and emotional development
c. Mental development
d. Peer group relationships
e. Authority relationships
f. Behavior patterns

 

 

F. Child Supervision

500

1. Learning process technique
a. Teacher directed activities
b. Free plan (supervised)

2. Discipline and guidance techniques

 

 

G. Activity Supervision and Direction

500

1. Group activity supervision
a. Smaller groups
b. Entire group

2. Individual activity supervision

3. Child creativity recognition and activity supervision

4. Use of physical space and relation to appropriate activity supervision

 

 

H. Consultation Techniques

400

1. Staff consultation
a. Oral presentation
b. Listening techniques
c. Written report presentation
d. Data collection, recording and presentation

2. Parent consultation
a. Observation
b. Data collection
c. Listening techniques
d. Behavior description and interpretation

 

 

TOTAL HOURS

4000

 

RELATED INSTRUCTION

INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN

1. Verbal and non-verbal communication
2. Management of small and large group activities
3. Carrying out daily routines
4. Caring for physical needs of the children

 

PROGRAMMING AND CURRICULUM

1. Including social, emotional, physical and intellectual areas of growth
2. Promptness
3. Reliability
4. Acceptance of social standards of job
5. Confidentiality
6. Participation in planning and scheduling

 
SETTING UP THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

1. Arrangement of physical environment
2. Preparation of materials
3. Utilization of equipment with attention to the children’s developmental,
4. educational, health and safety needs

 
RECORD-KEEPING AND EVALUATION

1. Observation and recording of children’s behavior
2. Establishing immediate and long-range goals for individual
3. children and periodic assessment
4. Keeping required records on children’s health, attendance, etc

COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS

TRAINING AND ORIENTATION OF AUXILIARY STAFF

AGENCY POLICY AND PROCEDURES

REGULATIONS AND LICENSING