Identification of Critical Skills for Success in Day Care

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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to gather information on day care teachers' perceptions of skills needed for successful performance in day care. Teachers from 23 day care centers in Madison, Wisconsin, provided responses to a 57 item questionnaire. Respondents were asked to rate behavior/skills as (1) not important to (4) very important. Those skills rated as important would provide information about the type of skills needed by handicapped young children for success in day care. Results from the questionnaire indicated that teachers rated certain skills as more or less important for successful performance. Skills categorized under the area of communication (e.g., responds to name) received the highest rating by most respondents. Skills in the area of preacademics (e.g., cuts with scissors) received the lowest ratings from respon. dents. Implications of these results for the performance of handicapped young children in integrated day care settings are discussed.