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The
mission of a child development laboratory is to provide high school
students with the opportunity to observe and interact with pre-school
children in a model setting that utilizes exemplary practices. In
addition, these experiences offer high school students a model from
which they can learn and discuss real -life concepts related to child
development.
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The
goal of enrollment is a well-rounded, diverse group of children that is
representative of the local population. In order to affect a high
quality learning environment, diversity of gender, age, race, ethnicity,
special needs, and family income is recommended.
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A child should not attend school if the following symptoms have occurred within the last 24 hours…
Temperature over 100 degrees
Vomiting or diarrhea
Severe coughing
Yellowish skin or eyes
Pink eye
Chicken pox that are not scabbed
Head lice, including visible nits
Visible impetigo
Open and/or weeping sores
Any other communicable disease
If a child becomes ill after arriving at school, a parent/guardian
or emergency contact person will be called to pick up the child
immediately. The child should be isolated from other children until
picked up.
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High school students shall be trained in specific guidance techniques including:
Providing clear and simple limits
Maintaining age-appropriate expectations for young children
Creating a caring atmosphere
Keeping children productively involved
Modeling appropriate behaviors
Positively redirecting inappropriate behaviors toward desired
outcomes
Giving children choices between two acceptable alternatives
Encouraging children to work together to solve problems and
make cooperative decisions
Encouraging children to use their words to solve problems
Providing logical and appropriate consequences for
children’s actions
Removing children from a situation until they are calm and
able to discuss the problem
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Child
development laboratories exist to support child development curricular
concepts. Child development curriculum and child development
laboratories are to be taught by Family and Consumer Sciences certified
teachers (CSPG #53, part 3). Under the supervision of FCS teachers,
students enrolled in Child Development classes study, design, and
implement age-appropriate learning activities to explore and understand
the development of pre-school children. These experiences provide
opportunities for high school students to develop
skills in behavior management, to identify developmental milestones,
and to practice negotiation, cooperation, and leadership through
teamwork. These laboratory programs provide educational experiences
necessary for teaching and assessing the state and national curriculum
standards for child development.
By design, these programs are exempt from licensure by both the
Department of Welfare (Title 55. Public Welfare Federal Regs., Section
3270.4 and 1978 DPW Fed. Regs. Section 259) and the Pennsylvania
Department of Education (Act 1988-11, Laws of Pennsylvania, Section 5).
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If
a child is injured at school, a parent/guardian will be called, and
first aid will be administered either by the FCS teacher or when
available, the school nurse. If a child needs immediate medical
attention, the FCS teacher will call 911. Then the parent/guardian or
the child’s physician will be called. If the parent cannot be reached,
the emergency contact will be phoned. The FCS teacher will accompany the
child to the hospital, bringing records and parent permission forms.
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