SA and the Stars program

[Country Kids]

Anyone that has SA and also in the Stars program find it difficult.

I'm just wondering if you are finding it difficult to have all the requirements for Stars for preschoolers and also having to do all the requirements for SA. Reading over the requirements, it looks like it will be hard to mesh the two together.

Our even says you have to have a seperate curriculum for the SA group.

If anyone out there meshes preschoolers and SA together and is on the Stars program can you please write your experience with it.

Thanks!

[Country Kids]

Bumping back up-anyone, anyone?

(Buehlar, Buehlar)

[SilverSabre25]

no experience but wanted to ask...wth would you need to have a curriucluum for the SA? Isn't that kind of the point of school...?

[Country Kids]

no experience but wanted to ask...wth would you need to have a curriucluum for the SA? Isn't that kind of the point of school...?

For before and after school/school breaks/summer time

[SilverSabre25]

geez. Do these programs really require that every last second of the poor kids' days be scheduled and filled with "FUN, EXCITEMENT, and LEARNING!"?

I guess I have a hard time conceiving of needing structured activities for b/a. Summer makes more sense, I guess, but I would think that before would be quiet play/breakfast/get ready and after would be snack/outside/maybe homework/free play?

[Country Kids]

geez. Do these programs really require that every last second of the poor kids' days be scheduled and filled with "FUN, EXCITEMENT, and LEARNING!"?

I guess I have a hard time conceiving of needing structured activities for b/a. Summer makes more sense, I guess, but I would think that before would be quiet play/breakfast/get ready and after would be snack/outside/maybe homework/free play?

Heres what the requirement says:

3 Star Indicator:
The program uses a curriculum that supports all children’s learning and development that: is based on theory and research; produces positive child outcomes; balances adult-directed and child-initiated activities; specifies outcomes for key areas of development; specifies instructional details for care and education provider/teacher to follow; includes content areas of math, science, literacy, and social studies; and provides instructional detail on positive adult-child interactions.
Evidence: Check curriculum used.
Infant-Toddler Curricula
___ The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers and Twos, second edition, revised
___ HighScope Infant/Toddler Curriculum
___ Beyond Cribs and Rattles
Preschool Curricula
___ The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, fifth edition
___ HighScope Preschool Curriculum, HighScope Educational Foundation
___ Developmental Learning Materials - DLM Early Childhood Express
___ Opening the World of Learning (OWL)
___ The Scholastic Early Childhood Program
Family Child Care Programs
___ The Creative Curriculum for Family Child Care, second edition
or
If your curriculum is not listed above, written description of how your curriculum meets the criteria above.
For after-school only programs
Name of curriculum:______________________________
or
If your after-school program does not use a commercial/published curriculum, written description of the scope of activities used.

[itlw8]

Ok so I use Creative Curriculum. the period of time the SA are here is during our child directed activites and usually outdoors. So I would need to write up something showing how the materials are also used by the SA and maybe something about time for them to do homework if we did that. Maybe somethng like how they are encouraged to practice their reading by reading to the younger children ???? Creative Curriculum Family Childcare covers these multi age groups.

[Country Kids]

I guess, I'm not sure. Then it seems like you would have to write up things for all breaks that kids have and what they are doing.

Then here are some other areas I'm wondering about:

The program uses a basic indoor environmental arrangement that supports children’s learning and development, including physical space that: is accessible to all children enrolled in the program; is divided or arranged into interest or play areas; can be arranged into quiet and active play areas as needed; has a place for children to be alone; allows children and adults to move around freely; and has enough room for equipment needed by children with disabilities.

The program uses basic indoor furnishings that support children’s learning and development, including: sufficient furnishings available for routine care, play, relaxation/comfort, and learning (for example, enough chairs for all children to sit at the same time; cushions, beanbag chairs, couches, child-sized furniture in dramatic play area); furnishings in good repair; shelves or containers with toys, books, etc., organized and within the reach of children; and shelves or containers with toys, books, etc., labeled with words.

Gross motor equipment addresses balancing, climbing, throwing, catching, pedaling, and steering. Equipment is appropriate for the age and ability of children (for example, shorter slides for small children, lower height of basketball hoop, adaptations made or special equipment provided for children with disabilities).


There are so many more examples but I'm thinking what ever we do for the preschoolers we are going to have to do for the big kids. So we are going to have to have tons of stuff for everything, correct chairs for every one, different activitie areas, and then I'm seeing I'm going to have to lable everything which seems silly for SA.