The author refutes arguments against day care, citing the needs of working women and the advantages of the day-care environment to young children. She considers the cost obstacles to expanded day-care service. (SJL)

This report presents findings relating the reduction of crime and violence with access to good educational child care programs. The report discusses the affordability of such programs, suggests that federal and state governments are not adequately funding educational child care programs, and argues that investing in high-quality child care and…

Proposes values to instill in children to create successful caregivers: life is not about winning or losing; it is alright to trust themselves; words matter; values must be lived; diversity is to be enjoyed; gentleness and quiet feed the soul; only a portion belongs to them; life can be about gathering, not sorting; and that life is people. (KB)

Provides an overview of a special issue in which educators and child care advocates consider the modern child from the following diverse perspectives: (1) philosophical, (2) pedagogical, (3) clinical, and (4) public and social policy. (LHW)

Discusses the 'wasted time' dilemma and its effects on children in day-care centers. 'Wasted time' refers to small, seemingly insignificant incidents of waiting between activities which add up to more than an hour of boredom for children during an eight-hour day. (CM)

Although approximately 24% of children in all forms of child care in the United States receive evening or overnight care, most nighttime child care is unregulated by state licensing standards and faces a number of serious problems. For example, a survey of licensed centers and licensed day care homes offering night care in Seattle, Washington,…

Current social policy supports neither high quality infant day care nor alternatives to day care. Psychologists should take action on research evidence showing the importance of quality infant care, by proposing and supporting policies that would grant voluntary, partially paid, six-month leaves to working parents for infant care. (Author/MJL)

Describes a personal evolution into early childhood advocacy. The case study reaffirms that becoming an early childhood advocate requires individuals to care and to translate that care into actions which will help others to care. (RJC)

Answers day care directors' questions concerning children's injuries; liquid versus bar soap; and the length of time perishable foods remain safe when not refrigerated. (BB)

Discusses the effects of full-day and part-day child care programs on children's lives. Suggests that quality in early education and care involves an accumulation of small transactions between children and adults, other children, and the environment. (BC)

Discusses the importance of children feeling secure in child care centers. Describes ways in which the people, setting, routine, and ritual of child care centers affect a child's sense of security. (RJC)

Examines the potential for community-based day care as intervention. Considers evidence that day care for disadvantaged children has beneficial outcomes maintained over time; the importance of program quality; and the desirability of an ecological perspective. Concludes by noting that high-quality care should be available to all children in…

Raises issues for public debate on the quality of child care services. Argues for immediate closure of harmful centers, state licensing laws, expanding present child care services in the public schools, and a comprehensive child development act that puts early childhood education programs into public schools. (AS)

Expresses concern that objectives for early childhood education and child care are not being met because specialized services for children have become more and more divided from each other. (Author/DB)

Illustrates how child caregivers and preschool teachers have positively affected the lives of young children. Cites two examples in which teachers helped children who needed meals and who needed a haven from a violent home. (BB)