The
three places I would be interested in working for are:
1. The Department of Social Services:
The
Child Day Care service provides subsidized child day care for eligible families
who are working or in job training and need assistance with caring for their
children age birth through age 12. Parents are issued vouchers to cover all or
a part of the fees. Care is provided in
licensed Child Day Care Centers and Family Care Homes. The parent's fee for
care is based upon the number of family members and the gross family income. This
programs has assisted many families which gave parents the opportunity to work
and/or attend trainings that will help them become self-sufficient.
2.
Work
Family Resources: This organization provides families with scholarships that
will cover the full cost or part of childcare for children. They also provide
the following:
·
Working
with parents to locate quality child care programs
·
Helping
income eligible parents access financial assistance to pay for child care
·
Providing
on-going professional development opportunities and support to improve the
quality of child care programs
·
Maintaining
a database of legally operating child care options
·
Collecting
and distributing information on the supply of and demand for child care
·
Providing
on-site training and enhanced services to individuals and businesses.
3. Early Head Start/Head Start: This is a federal funded program that
provides early childhood educational services for families that are at or below
the poverty level of living. Early Head Start serves families
with children ages birth through three and low-income pregnant women The
program provides comprehensive preschool program designed to meet emotional,
social, health, nutritional and psychological needs of three and four year olds
and their families.
Children have the opportunity to attend a
high quality learning environment at no cost to the families. This program is
available for working or non-working families but parents must meet the
requirements established by federal guidelines. Head Start is a federally
funded. One main focus of the program is trying to the meet the goal of helping
low-income children to be better prepared for school.
I
would like to work at either of these organizations because they focus
assisting families with securing affordable early childhood care. But of the
three I think the position I would be interested in applying for is: Director
of Child Development for a Head Start program.
The
Director of the Child Development Division is responsible for assuring all the
Head Start and Early Head Start program mandates and standards for excellence
are met on a daily basis. This position develops the structure, systems and
procedures to facilitate this. In addition to operating responsibility for
fiscal, legal, and programmatic aspects of the program, it bears the
responsibility of assuring that the program is strategically positioned for the
future.
This
position stood out for me because it aligns with my goal of assisting families
acquire quality affordable early childhood care for their children.
I will
have a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education I have over 20 years’
experience in child development and early childhood education; orientation to
the concept of the total family. I am able to work effectively with corporate
executives, board members, community leaders, volunteers, board committee
members and division staff to achieve optimum results and I have excellent
interpersonal and communication skills to work as a part of a team sharing the
same goals and outcome
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