Child Care in the Nanny Setting

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will know the important role a nanny plays in ensuring child safety.
• The learner will be able to minimize risk of injury to the children in her care.
• The learner will be able to prevent, plan, prepare for, and appropriately respond to emergencies.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can outline how to minimize hazards when providing in-home care.
• The learner can recommend how to create and maintain a safe environment for children.
• The learner can summarize what is needed to provide safety-focused care.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will be able to maintain a basic health and medication log.
• The learner will know the signs of common childhood illnesses.
• The learner will be able to apply strategies to minimize the spread of illness.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can describe how to conduct a basic daily health assessment.
• The learner can create and maintain a medication log.
• The learn can explain steps needed to minimize the spread of illness.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the benefits of breastfeeding and the role of bottle feeding.
• The learner will understand the progression of foods through childhood.
• The learner will be able to foster healthy eating habits in children.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can identify the benefits of breastfeeding and the role of bottle feeding.
• The learner can plan a weekly nutritious and age-appropriate menu for children.
• The learner can explain the role of healthy eating habits and nutrition play in growth and development.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will know how to prepare and maintain emergency supplies.
• The learner will understand how to create emergency plans.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can suggest supplies needed for creating and maintaining an emergency kit.
• The learner can draft an emergency response plan of action.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the progression of brain development.
• The learner will understand the expected developmental milestones during childhood.
• The learner will be able to provide care adjusted to the age and developmental stage of the child.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can describe the role brain development plays in development.
• The learner can assess if a child in their care is reaching the appropriate developmental milestones.
• The learner can adapt caregiving to the age and developmental stage of the child.
• The learner can plan age-appropriate activities that support physical development.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the progression of cognitive development in the early years.
• The learner will be able to engage children in activities that supports cognitive development.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can discuss stages of cognitive development.
• The learner can plan age-appropriate activities that support cognitive development.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand how role-playing, the arts, music, and movement support the development of creativity in the early years.
• The learner will understand the nanny’s role in supporting creativity during the early years.
• The learner will be able to support creativity in the early years by providing age-appropriate experiences.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can discuss the nanny’s role in supporting creativity in the early years.
• The learner can plan age-appropriate activities that support creativity.
• The learner can suggest how to create an environment that facilitates creativity.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the role temperaments play in development.
• The learner will understand how attachment and emotional regulation impact development.
• The learner will understand the stages and importance of play during the early years.
• The learner will understand how emotional intelligence impacts development.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can discuss the nanny’s role in play.
• The learner can apply strategies to help children regulate their emotions.
• The learner can provide age-appropriate child guidance with the child’s social and emotional development in mind.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner can discuss the nanny’s role in language and literacy development.
• The learner will understand how language and literacy develops during the early years
• The learner will be able to foster language and literacy development

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can plan activities that foster language and literacy development
• The learner can assess if a child is not meeting language and literacy milestones

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will be able to create an environment that fosters learning.
• The learner will understand the role STEAM, STEM and Common Core play in learning.
• The learner will be able to plan age-appropriate activities that foster learning.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can plan activities that foster learning.
• The learner can create an environment that facilitates age-appropriate learning.
• The learner can adapt caregiving to a child’s learning level.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand how routines support health and well-being in children.
• The learner will understand how routines shift as children grow.
• The learner will be able to use strategies to facilitate smooth transitions.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can identify strategies to facilitate a smooth transition.
• The learner can develop an age-appropriate routine.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the difference between discipline and punishment.
• The learner will understand the role the nanny plays in discipline.
• The learner will be able to guide behavior using different strategies.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can identify strategies for behavioral guidance.
• The learner can use an age-appropriate response to behavior.
• The learner can adjust the response to behavior based on the child’s age and stage of development.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the unique situations nannies face while providing care in the family’s home.
• The learner will understand how family dynamics and trauma impact nannies and families.
• The learner will understand how children with specialized needs may need specialized care.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can discuss unique situations nannies may encounter in their place of work.
• The learner can explain how family dynamics impact her role in the family.
• The learner can adjust her caregiving to the specialized needs of the child.
• The leaner can apply strategies for helping children to cope with loss, trauma, or special circumstances.

Learning Outcomes:

• The learner will understand the role of a nanny.
• The learner will understand the responsibilities and best practices of being a household employee.
• The learner will be able to advocate for his or herself as a nanny.

Assessment Criteria:

• The learner can explain the role of a nanny and the duties, responsibilities, and guiding principles required to be successful.
• The learner can explain the responsibilities and best practices of being a household employee.
• The learner can develop and adhere to standards of practice and codes of conduct that align with accepted industry practices.