Americans have very diverse family structures that impact the varied needs for early education and childcare. Working parents and families need affordable, flexible, and high-quality early child care and education for their children. Licensed programs must meet quality criteria and demonstrate the ways they are involving parents and families in the care and education of their children. In this journal, discuss a variety of diverse child care arrangements that may be needed and why. What future trends do you expect to see in early child care arrangements?

Explore the early childhood care and education websites included in this week’s readings and describe how you as an administrator...

Introduction As an early childhood professional and administrator, you must recognize and understand differences in families and build constructive relationships with all types of families. Race, ethnicity, abilities, religion, economics, and culture all contribute to the ways families are diverse. Suppose your early childhood organization serves the following types of families: Low-income, Caucasian family of a child with a disability. Family experiencing homelessness, highly educated, biracial with 2 boys and a girl. Upper-income lesbian family with 3 boys they are fostering. Extended Latino family with a divorced mother, plus grandparents, and 2 girls.

Directions Please use the four families to complete a Family Structures chart to examine research on family systems theory, parenting...

Creating a Visual Schedule Students with ASD often require a structured learning environment with the use of visual schedules to help them transition from one activity to another. Much like adults who use calendars and appointment books; students with ASD need to have a visual representation of their day to engage in effective learning. Visual schedules offer students with autism spectrum disorders a clear and concrete plan of their daily routines. Using the Unit 3 Assignment Template, you will complete both parts of this Assignment. In the first part, you will develop a visual schedule for a preschool student (ages 3-5) and then in the second part, you will complete an essay explaining the evidence and research supporting the use of visual schedules.

Part 1: Visual Schedule Demonstrate your knowledge of effective visual strategies by developing a visual schedule with 10 pictures. Using...

Part 1 For this week’s discussion, visit the Discrete Trial Training (DTT) and Pivotal Response Training (PRT) readings from the readings in this unit. Please respond to the following: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each intervention strategy for young children with ASD. How can you include families in the use of each intervention in the home environment?

Part 2 Discussion: Diverse and Dynamic Family Structures There are a wide variety of family structures and the diversity of...