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Family Child-Care Professionalism
Providing children with the best
possible child care is an integral component to fulfilling our mission of Feeding hungry minds and bodies®.
To accomplish this, we recruit and help Family Child-Care providers develop as small-business owners, as caregivers
and as educators.
One aspect of the training and mentoring we offer providers is on Child-Care Professionalism. During
our regular visits, we:
assist caregivers and teachers with personal development;
inspect for compliance of state health and safety regulations;
provide technical assistance on running their home-based business;
educate the provider on age-appropriate food portion sizing and nutrition standards;
train providers on age-appropriate activities for child development;
demonstrate age-appropriate physical activities to promote physical fitness; and,
provide periodic evaluations to identify areas of need to better target training and mentoring.
Children's Hunger Alliance uses the Thelma Harms Scale in some communities to evaluate the Family
Child-Care providers. This scale is a recognized and tested tool that helps our Nutrition Specialists identify
areas where further training will best impact the quality of care in each Family Child-Care home. Below is a listing
of the items evaluated by the Thelma Harms Scale:
Space and Furnishings for Care and Learning
Furniture for routine care and learning
Furnishings for relaxation and comfort
Child-related display
Indoor space arrangement
Active physical play
a) Space to be alone (infant and toddlers)
b) Space to be alone (2 years and older)
Basic Care
Arriving/Leaving
Meals/Snacks
Nap/Rest
Diapering/Toileting
Personal Grooming
Health
Safety
Language and Reasoning
a) Informal use of language (infants/toddlers)
b) Informal use of language (2 year and older)
a) Helping children understand language (infant/toddlers)
b) Helping children understand language (2 years and older)
Helping children use language
Helping children reason (using concepts)
Learning Activities
Eye-hand Coordination
Art
Music and movement
Sand and water play
Dramatic play
Blocks
Use of TV
Schedule of daily activities
Supervision of play outdoors and indoors
Social Development
Tone
Discipline
Cultural Awareness
Adult Needs
Relationship with parents
Balancing personal and caregiving responsibilities
Opportunities for professional growth
Supplementary Items: Provisions for Exceptional Children
Adaptations for basic care (physically handicapped)
Adaptations for activities (physically handicapped)
Providing children with the best
possible child care is an integral component to fulfilling our mission of Feeding hungry minds and bodies®.
To accomplish this, we recruit and help Family Child-Care providers develop as small-business owners, as caregivers
and as educators.
