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Whiren, Alice – Day Care and Early Education, 1975
Offers planning suggestions for full-day child care programs intended to make the day pleasant for children and less tiring for caregivers. (ED)
Descriptors: Activities, Day Care, Preschool Education, Program Development
Download full textFood Safety and Inspection Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1996
Because children under age 5 are susceptible to food-borne illnesses and children in diapers present special sanitation and health problems, food safety and sanitation are emerging as important issues for child care providers. This booklet is designed to give providers and parents a quick and easy reference for food safety and sanitation. The…
Descriptors: Cleaning, Day Care, Disease Control, Hygiene
Thomas, Billie – School Administrator, 1983
Guidelines are offered to administrators beginning new preschool programs that concern curriculum, facilities, staff, and parent involvement. (MLF)
Descriptors: Day Care, Elementary Education, Facility Requirements, Parent Education
Irving, Virginia – 1987
The primary goal of this practicum study was to provide opportunities for Head Start teachers to become knowledgeable of community resources that would encourage their aesthetic awareness and enhance their creative growth. A total of 16 teachers and teacher aides visited a local Dali Museum, a fine arts museum, a planetarium, a historical museum,…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Compensatory Education, Creativity, Day Care
Kostelnik, Marjorie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1987
Outlines the process of evaluation of early childhood programs by administrators and teachers. Offers guidelines for formulating questions to be used in evaluation of these program dimensions: effort, process, adequacy of performance, and efficiency. (NH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Day Care, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedKingsbury, Nancy M.; Hall, Joan C. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Assessed a preschool health education program. Preschoolers of four, five, and six years attended a 15-week health education program, and 19 of the children took pretests and posttests of health knowledge. Results indicated an increase in health knowledge. Six curriculum objectives were shown to have higher scores at the posttest than at the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Day Care, Educational Strategies, Health Education
Peer reviewedLuetke-Stahlman, Barbara – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
The article offers 10 questions to aid in integrating hearing-impaired preschoolers into a child care program. Questions address such concerns as staff and children learning to communicate with the deaf child, interpreting, social integration, group size, and helping the deaf child achieve status. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Day Care, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Food and Consumer Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1998
Adapted for child care and Head Start providers, this educator's kit contains activities and information to improve nutrition experiences for preschool-age children. In addition to the educator's guide, the kit includes a short videotape and audiotape with three segments that teach about trying different types of foods; about the taste, touch, and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Eating Habits, Foods Instruction
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1987
This handbook for staff of pre-elementary programs in Alaska contains statutes regarding early childhood education, regulations that fulfill statutory responsibility, and items required of programs by the regulations. Samples of written information from programs certified by the Department of Education are offered. Also provided is a list of…
Descriptors: Certification, Compliance (Legal), Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Marion, Marian Colonna – Day Care and Early Education, 1978
Suggests activities (focusing on sensory experiences) which can be used to foster positive attitudes about nutritious foods in preschool children. (CM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Creative Activities, Day Care, Eating Habits
Australian Dept. of Education, Canberra. – 1981
This document discusses research and thinking about several countries' experiences in providing early childhood education and services, and additionally, describes current early childhood education in the Australian states and territories. Following the first chapter's brief provision of background information about preschool education in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
McMurphy, John R. – 1981
Designed to guide church groups interested in opening and operating day care and preschool centers, this book offers a view of such centers as extensions of the church. Contents of the volume are divided into four parts devoted to (1) getting a church early childhood education program started, (2) administering the center, (3) operating the new…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Early Childhood Services. – 1984
This kit of materials is intended to assist local operators providing early childhood services (ECS) in evaluating their entire program or some aspect of it. Contents which are presented in topical outline form (1) stress the importance of objectives and list characteristics of a useful objective; (2) discuss planning an evaluation by deciding…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Check Lists, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Bettye – Young Children, 1984
Reports membership and organizational changes in the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) over the past two years. Also describes the development of a project to accredit day care centers, an information services department, and recommendations by NAEYC on many early childhood issues. (CB)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Information Services
Miller, Linda G.; Albrecht, Kay – 2001
This teacher's guide accompanies "Innovations," a comprehensive, interactive curriculum for infants from birth to 18 months. The "Innovations" program is based on the view that curricula for young children should involve thinking and planning for everything that can contribute to child development as well as the teacher's relationship with the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Curriculum, Day Care
