CLD 322 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Theoretical Ecology, Early Childhood Education, Canada Pension Plan
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Accountability to be responsible for one"s actions, reporting to funders. Accreditation type of quality control for programs, building on quality, regulations and licensing standards; often involves self-study and validation by outside professionals. Adult: child ratio the number of children for whom an adult is responsible, calculated by dividing the total number of adults into the total number of children. A high ratio means there are fewer children per educator; a low ratio means there are more children. Anti-bias curriculum - a method of presenting curricula that helps children to understand and respect differences, such as race, gender, culture and physical ability. Auspice refers to the type of governance structure that operates a program. In canada, ec services operate under the auspices of non-profit or for-profit (commercial) organizations and corporations, municipalities or schools. Benefits all the money and in-kind insurance, vacations, and other benefits offered to an employee over and above wages. There are both mandatory benefits, such as canada pension.