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child care centers/agencies for the birth-kindergarten program

You will be asked to select a center/agency AND/OR public school at the beginning of the semester in most of your birth-kindergarten classes in order to complete your field work requirements. You must select your center or agency from the list provided be the instructor. The guidelines in this document are specifically for Child Care Centers and Agency placements.

  1. Contact the director of the center or agency to schedule your first visit. Describe the age group and assignment so that the director may assign you to a specific room, date and time to visit. DO NOT simply show up, thinking you may observe on a particular day without an appointment. Do not wait until late in the semester to complete the assignment. Be sure to identify yourself as a UNCP student from the first contact. Remember that you will be a guest, representative of UNCP, and potential employee of the facility you visit. Conduct yourself as a professional from your first contact and throughout your field experience.
  2. Keep scheduled appointments. Illness and/or emergencies are the only legitimate reasons for not keeping an appointment. If illness or an emergency occurs, notify the school immediately. Be on time and stay for the full time scheduled.
  3. Dress appropriately (no jeans, t-shirts, short skirts, etc.) and follow the rules of basic courtesy toward everyone you meet. Do not take cell phones or food into the classroom!
  4. Take a confirmation letter from your instructor to verify your assignment and identity.
  5. Check in at the office regardless of how familiar you are with the center/agency.
  6. Know your assignment, and have any necessary materials with you.
  7. Avoid unfavorable criticism of the University program, the school and the community.
  8. Exemplify the attitudes and actions of a teacher and not a student.
  9. Safeguard all personal and confidential information concerning students. Some centers or agencies may ask you to sign a confidentiality document.
  10. Be cooperative and remember that the center’s first priority is to the children.
The professor determines the requirements for each field experience. See your instructor if you have any problems with specific assignments. Field experiences are an integral part of your preparation for effective teaching. Consider the time you spend in a center or agency as a valuable opportunity to further explore teaching as a career and to develop new competencies to become an effective professional. Students completing the field experience requirements at any site will follow the standards established in the UNCP Academic Honor Code.

 

Updated: Monday, April 24, 2006

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