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Child Care in the State of Nevada Demographics Report
Posted November 1, 2007 |
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The Children's Cabinet recently completed their 2006 Child Care in the State of Nevada Demographics Report. This is the first child care supply and demand report for the State of Nevada. The data in this report is intended to give a county by county look at the demand, availability, affordability, and quality of child care in Nevada. Providing this supply and demand report is part of their role as a nationally, quality assured child care resource and referral agency. To view the report in it's entirety, visit www.childrenscabinet.org and click on the "What's New" link. |
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| Free Job-Posting Service - Posted March 1, 2007 |
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The Nevada Registry is excited to announce a brand new service - a statewide JOB BOARD for Early Care and Education. The new job board is available to the entire ECE community and allows employers to advertise available positions FREE OF CHARGE! Visit the job board to post positions and to view a listing of current job opportunities in the field. |
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| Nevada's
Core Competencies for Early Care and Education
Professionals - Posted March 1, 2007 |
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A new resource is now available to the ECE community; Nevada's
Core Knowledge Areas and Core Competencies for Early Care and Education
Professionals! This
document is designed to be a practical self-assessment tool that may
be used in a variety of ways regardless of your role (caregiver, supervisor,
trainer, career counselor, Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)
faculty, etc.) or the setting in which you work. Use of this document
is completely voluntary at the time of its approval in June 2006. |
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| Virtual Pre-K |
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Virtual Pre-K is an interactive, bilingual resource that brings teachers, parents and children together in the educational process. With short video lessons, an easy-to-use web site and hands on activities, the award-winning Virtual Pre-K program helps parents take part in their children’s education, and helps early childhood educators enhance their teaching skills. Additional resources include infant/toddler activities through the Born to Learn Program of United Way, online preschool teacher chats and a calendar of family events in your area. Parent and caregiver workshops can be scheduled at no cost for your center throughout Nevada. For more information or to schedule a workshop, please contact Rechelle Murillo at (775) 333-3523. |
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| Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Content Standards |
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For the first time
in Nevada's history, content standards have been developed to describe
appropriate outcomes for children at the end of their preschool experience
and entering kindergarten. The standards have been developed based on
the research that supports the significance of the early years in future
student achievement and can be used by all early childhood education
programs in Nevada as a guide for child outcomes for preschool. The standards are a published list of descriptions of what most children should know and be able to do before they enter kindergarten. The standards are focused on the following six areas:
1) Creative Arts;
2) Language/Literacy;
3) Math;
4) Physical Development/Health;
5) Science;
6) Social Emotional/Social Studies.
These standards have been carefully designed considering the typical development of preschool children ages 3-5. All children develop at their own pace and not meeting these standards does not mean a child will be unsuccessful or ineligible for kindergarten. The standards are simply a tool teachers can use to strengthen their already quality and developmentally appropriate preschool environments. For more
information about the Standards, contact Joanne Everts at: (775) 327-5628
or jeverts@washoe.k12.nv.us |
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Two sections of the professional development training and corresponding materials have been completed. Teacher and Parent Guidebooks on Language and Literacy and Math that describe the standards and offer suggestions for helping prepare preschoolers for kindergarten are now available. A training institute has also been developed to train qualified trainers in Nevada to coordinate their own trainings for teachers and others in the field of Early Childhood Development. These trainings will help empower teachers to further understand and use the standards within preschool environments. |
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| Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education |
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The University of Nevada, Reno offers an interdisciplinary 4-year program in Early Childhood Education, which is jointly administered by
the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, in the College of Health and Human Sciences, and the Department of Educational
Specialties, in the College of Education. This degree allows students to
apply for and obtain a teaching license for public school programs
serving children from birth through second grade. The program requires a
total of 128 credits, of which about half, if appropriately selected,
can be taken at one of the state's community colleges. For further
information, contact Dr. Melissa Burnham at (775) 784-7012 or mburnham@unr.edu. |
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| Nevada Child Care Workforce Study |
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The Nevada Child Care Work Force Study was conducted
between 2000 and 2002. All directors and teachers of licensed early childhood
programs in
the state and all licensed family home care providers were asked to provide
information through questionnaires. In addition, a group of non-licensed
home care providers, parents, and licensing personnel gave input, and
direct observations were conducted in over 100 early childhood classrooms
across
the state. This study provides the first comprehensive profile of Nevada's
child care work force, comparing Nevada's work force characteristics
to those of other states. Click here for the full report of the Nevada
Child Care Work Force
Study. |
