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Klein, Jenny W. – Educational Leadership, 1973
Article discusses the origins and development of the Child Development Associate Program for training professional staff in child care. (GB)
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Berry, Pauline – Australian Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes a preschool in which children's fascination with print is fostered by providing time to develop interests in sociodramatic play using writers' tools and by encouraging parents to help children write at home. (CRH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Childhood Attitudes, Parent Participation
Hansen, Orval – Inequality in Education, 1972
The Republican Congressman of Idaho believes it is the federal government's responsibility to insure all parents that adequate day care services are available if needed instead of the band-aid'' care currently offered. (DS)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Johnson, Warren T. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
Ten characteristics of child development clinicians functioning at higher levels in therapeutic play are added to the 10 proposed in a previous article. These demonstrate a growth in sophistication and versatility and extend the clinician's effectiveness in all aspects of children's personality functioning: the physical, emotional-social, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Development Specialists, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Ross, Betty – 1989
Though Columbus State Community College (CSCC) offers a full range of courses in child development, these courses are not always suitable for or accessible to persons who wish to obtain certification as Child Development Associates (CDA's). To meet these educational needs, CSCC developed the Competency-Based CDA Outreach Training Program. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, College Programs, Community Colleges
Johnson, Nancy L. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
Parents and prospective parents need to learn more about child growth and development and the family's role in furthering that development; experience-based child development programs are helping to do this for many young people today. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Rearing, Family Life Education
Finkelstein, Barbara J. – Intellect, 1973
Author considered the threat of schools and government as a possible replacement for the family in the life of the child. (RK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Community Responsibility, Family Role
Neal, Tom – Compact, 1973
Eighteen States have taken positive action to improve their planning processes through better coordination of child development programs. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Moore, Evelyn K. – Inequality in Education, 1972
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Development Specialists
Mondale, Walter F. – Inequality in Education, 1972
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Development Specialists, Day Care
Jewett, Janet L.; Katzev, Aphra – 1994
School-based early childhood centers have the potential for responding effectively to a broad range of child and family needs and to society's demands for more effective schools. They have four defining features: (1) implementation of quality programs and developmentally appropriate practices for young children through age eight; (2) families as…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Allen, Sally V. – Inequality in Education, 1972
Discusses the role of the federal, state, and local governments in providing day care services. Specific programs in Mississippi and California are cited. (DS)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, County Officials, Day Care
Moss, Peter – 1995
This paper explores the issue of how quality in early childhood services is defined and evaluated and examines some of the implications of working within a particular paradigm at a European level. The discussion begins with the concept of early childhood services, and how the approach to defining quality relates closely to the concept of service.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Day Care, Definitions
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1983
Developed by a task force of child development personnel from colleges throughout California, these guidelines seek to establish a standard of excellence for new and existing child development centers and instructional programs in the state's community colleges. Introductory material provides information on the charge, role, members, and resource…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Community Colleges, Day Care
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Kilmer, Sally; Weinberg, Richard – Young Children, 1974
Presents a brief discussion of several current theoretical and methodological trends in early childhood education, which include: (1) child development perspectives; (2) the purpose of early education; (3) the educational responsibilities of parents and teachers; (4) program evaluation; and (5) the challenges and future direction of early…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
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