Yesterday, Amnesty Club mostly consisted to writing back to the Congressmen. Also, the Documentary Night is coming up and the movie that has been selected is called "Racing Extinction." This video discusses the turmoil that nature is being put in, as a result of human's negligence. This connects to child care as the future generations are the ones that are going to determine what happens to the Earth. Thus, being Amnesty Club yesterday. Stay tuned for more updates!
In Amnesty Club, we have been working on writing to our Congress men or any other politicians. Currently, I have been working on writing to Trent Franks, while waiting to John McCain's response to the letter. I am expecting John McCain to respond at least within this month, but no guarantees. So, stay tuned for more update!
Serving was pretty easy with two classrooms being open. The way the kids program is set up with the different classrooms is dependent upon how many volunteers there are. Three is at least one, female adult in each classroom with anywhere to one to four student volunteers. There needs to be at least three people in each classroom. There is also a radio in each classroom, so that if assistance is required than a supervisor will be there. Thus, being how the classrooms are set up.
Today, I sent the first letter for expensive child care to an Arizonan representative. The first one was sent out to Senator John McCain. Here it is:
Dear Senator John McCain, Expensive child care is harming families by:
These mini courses would provide care takers the necessary skills to help in early child development, which would help the care takers to become better citizens. Also, "the types of training that seemed most productive are the on-site workshops and courses in early childhood education designed for child care providers. College degrees and formal schooling, in general, seem less productive," and with formal education the care would prove to be more costly (Blau, D., 2001). In addition to this, the children, who are being educated rather than just being watched, as a result of the courses, will grow to be outstanding citizens along with creating the possibility of raising Arizona's standings in education. Overall, with the possibility of this program comes higher quality care with no additional cost to the childcare centers and to the families. I urge you to consider this proposition and the effects it will have on the state of Arizona. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Abigail Source Blau, D. M. (2001). Chapter Seven. In The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis (pp. 105- 148). New York, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. In chapter nine of "The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis," David M. Blau states what regulations are in the child care industry. The author states how the majority of child care centers "exceed state regulations governing group size and child to staff ratio," (Blau, D., 2001). With this thought process in mind, he concludes that these regulations, that vary state to state, have no impact upon the market. However, his conclusion appears to incorrect according data from CQOS, but the data provided by both CPS and National Child Care Staffing Study sample prove his theory. Overall, he states how "One reason why policymakers may like regulations, and why economists often dislike them, is that their costs are hidden," (Blau, D., 2001). The cost also does not directly affect the government, but it does hurt the consumers. Thus, being chapter nine of David M. Blau's "The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis." Stay tuned fro more update!
Blau, D. M. (2001). Chapter Nine. In The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis (pp. 206-207). New York, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. So far, one interview has been completed. On Tuesday, I interviewed both the President and Vice President of Amnesty Club. It was a rather brief with information about what the club has done. Two more interviews have been scheduled. Tomorrow, I have an interview with Mrs. Vanessa Goodrich, who has been an educator for over thirty years. The other is with Mrs. Melissa McCabe who is a supervisor in at CCV's youth program. Altogether, these interviews will provide other outlooks on the problem of expensive child care. Stay tuned for more updates and more information!
Amnesty club was fairly productive yesterday. Everybody has been busy writing to different politicians about their topics. The club continued to prepare for the documentary night. We also discussed the fundraisers that we have already done and what the next course of action should be. The president of the club stated how the next three weeks will be mostly focused on the writing, since that is a crucial part of this project and it will not be stressful seeming how we have testing this month. So, I will keep you posted and soon I will post some of the letters for child care!
In chapter eight of "The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis," David M. Blau states what child care subsides is. The author writes that "child care subsides can be designed to encourage employment or to enhance the quality of child care," (Blau, D., 2001). However, with these intentions arise conflicting problems, because concepts or policies that promote "employment would allow parents flexibility in the choice of the high-quality care, and policies that are most likely to encourage the use of high-quality care would not impose an employment requirement," (Blau, D., 2001). Blau states that child care subsides that are employment related will encourage mothers to work, but there is a lack of evidence to how this helps low income families contribute at an economic level. Overall the author believes there to be an insufficient amount of evidence to propose the effects of subsides in relationship to the demand and supply for child care.
Stay tuned for more updates and more information! Blau, D. M. (2001). Chapter Eight. In The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis (pp. 149-172). New York, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Serving was very successful with a large amount of children in the room compared to last week. One important object of serving is the routine that goes on. First, the coaches have to get to the campus a half hour prior to actually when they serve. During this time, the leaders will go over any big events that are on the calendar and what the message of the week is. After this, the coaches will go to their assigned rooms and check in the children through the computer with three different tags. One is a name tag that goes on the shirt of the child. Another goes into the sign in book and the last one is the slip the parents come back with to pick up their child. For the first ten to twenty minutes of service, the children play with the toys provided or color. After this time has passed, the coaches will put on the music videos on the television to sing and dance to. Next, the coaches will read the interactive story and do the activity that goes along with the message. Once this has been done, the children will be given a coloring paper that is connected to the story. Hands are cleaned and then the children are provided food to snack on. For the rest of the service, the kids have the opportunity to play with the toys and color. Throughout this service, diapers are changed and are able to use the rest room. Overall, the way things are run during this limited hour is very interactive and help the children learn values and life lessons. Stay tuned for more updates!
Within the book entitled, "The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis," David M. Blau goes on to elaborate upon the effects of child care quality. In chapter seven, the author discusses "process quality", which is a concept "measuring child care quality and analyzing its determinants and consequences," (Blau, D., 2001). Blau states that from this system and "the evidence on the effect of child care inputs on quality is that teacher training in early childhood education enhances child care quality, but that of a smaller group size and higher staff-child ratio do not, at least within range of variation observed in the data," (Blau, D., 2001). The author states that "the types of training that seemed most productive are on-site workshops and courses in early childhood education designed for child care providers. College degrees and formal schooling in general seem less productive," (Blau, D., 2001). Thus, being the effects of child care quality as presented by David M. Blau in chapter seven of his book.
Blau, D. M. (2001). Chapter Seven. In The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis (pp. 105- 148). New York, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. |
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