Received: from emout07.mail.aol.com (emout07.mx.aol.com [198.81.11.22]) by literacy (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA18519 for <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov>; Mon, 25 Nov 1996 07:57:58 -0500 (EST) From: MPottsDT@aol.com Received: by emout07.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id HAA00966 for nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov; Mon, 25 Nov 1996 07:58:09 -0500 Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 07:58:09 -0500 Message-ID: <961125075808_672334395@emout07.mail.aol.com> To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Subject: PT discussion-finding quality child care Status: O X-Status: Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving week. Our small town newspaper publishes a quarterly magazine for parents and provides it free to all takers. It is a good resource for Parent Time discussions as well as quality reading material for use in the adult education classroom. I have seen one other such free publication in Richmond, Virginia. If you don't have one in your area, perhaps you could approach your editor with this information. The publisher is Don Bucknam and the editor is Doug Showalter. The Republic, Columbus, Indiana 47201 The magazine is paid for by advertising. Anyway, the fall issue has articles on health issues, citizenship, discipline, TV, and a bookshelf. As we think about welfare reform and the need for more childcare, you may want to share this info from the publication: Finding Quality Care can be difficult, frustrating and a time consuming task. Yet it is one of the most important tasks a working parent must undertake. When looking for child care some areas to evaluate are: Caregivers/Teachers; health and safety practices;setting;activities;program philosophy toward discipline and learning; management of the business. Indicators of quality include: licensed and well-managed; low child/staff ratios; small groups; well-trained providers; low provider turnover; good hygiene practices; nutritious food; plenty of age-appropriate toys and books; well-designed interiour space and access to safe outdoor play area. Some communities have a Community Child Care Coordinator to help first-time families find quality care. As you know, all of these factors are indicators of quality in family literacy preschool programs, as well. Meta Potts National Center for Family Literacy MPottsDt@aol.com
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