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Holmes, Tony – 1991
Drawing from the personal visits of an early childhood specialist to centers for infants and toddlers in Britain and the United States, this paper focuses on issues of teacher education, deregistration, and professionalism. Introductory material describes the child care situation in Aotearoa, New Zealand, highlighting the increasing demand for…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers, Educational Quality

Szanton, Eleanor Stokes – Young Children, 2001
Discusses the values transmitted to infants and toddlers by a majority of Americans and by many early childhood education leaders. Points out how mainstream infant/toddler programs encourage the characteristics of individualism, independence, choice and exploration, initiative, equality, and expressiveness. Examines parents' role in infant/toddler…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Diversity (Student)