Inquiry 2
1. Inquiry 2
1.1. Learning Activity 2
Session 1: The Importance of Child Care Providers
Learning Activity 2: How Is Quality Care Achieved?
Focus
Children’s best possible development is supported when the quality of their care is high. By completing this learning activity, you will have the opportunity to understand further how to achieve quality care in child care programs.
In this three-part learning activity, you will complete the following:
- construct interview questions
- interview someone working in a child care facility who has either a Child Development Worker or Child Development Supervisor certificate
- reflect on your learnings
Step 1: Open Learning Activity 2: How Is Quality Care Achieved? With a classmate, complete Part 1 of the activity sheet.
Important: When assessing the quality of your work in the Student Rubric, use the checkboxes to indicate where you think your work fits (i.e., in each row, you will check either Master/Expert, Proficient, Acceptable, or Emerging).
Step 2: Review Part 1 of the Student Rubric for Learning Activity 2: How Is Quality Care Achieved? Assess the quality of your interview questions and make any necessary adjustments.
Step 3: Arrange a time to interview someone working in the child care facility who has either a Child Development Worker or Child Development Supervisor certificate.
Step 4: Meet with the person and record the person’s responses to your interview questions in Part 2 of Learning Activity 2: How Is Quality Care Achieved?
Step 5: With your partner, discuss the responses given by each interviewee.
Step 6: Complete Part 3 of Learning Activity 2: How Is Quality Care Achieved?
Step 7: Review the Student Rubric for Learning Activity 2: How Is Quality Care Achieved? Assess the quality of your written reflection from Part 3 and make any necessary adjustments.
Checking In
Important: Your “self-assessment” is the student rubric you completed.
Save a copy of your interview questions, your completed learning activity, and your self-assessment in the appropriate sub-folder of your course folder.