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Download full textProvence, Sally, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This anthology contains 19 articles selected from the "Zero To Three Bulletin" from 1984 through the spring of 1992 and organized into five sections. The section on relationships in infant/toddler child care includes: "Infants in Day Care: Reflections on Experiences, Expectations, and Relationships," by J. H. Pawl; and…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Emlen, Arthur C. – 1970
This paper questions public attitudes of disparagement toward child care that is privately arranged in neighborhood homes, and cites research to show that the widespread non-use of organized facilities is based on realistic alternative patterns of day care behavior. Some determinants of day care use are discussed, and an understanding of…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Child Welfare, Community Centers, Day Care
Bredekamp, Sue, Ed.; Willer, Barbara A., Ed. – 1996
The year 1995-96 marks the 10th anniversary of NAEYC accreditation. This collection brings together essays that examine what educators have learned from the past decade along with future directions for accreditation. The chapters focus on three broad themes: (1) effects of NAEYC accreditation on program quality and outcomes for children; (2)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Rearing
PDF pending restorationFields, Doreatha J. – 1995
This practicum was designed to enhance the perception of the early childhood professional among parents of children at an on-site child development center in a medical center. A pattern was documented of negative communication and lack of respect for the goals and policies of the child care center. The practicum's goal was to replace the parental…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1994
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) enacted in 1990 was intended to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care services for low-income families. This report provides an overview, state activities, and selected highlights of states' use of the 25 percent quality and availability funds sponsored in 1993. The…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Rafanello, Donna – 1996
Work is a key part of an individual's identity. As such, an important part of effective and caring leadership is to care for the worker's mind, body, and spirit. An administrator has responsibility for making child caregivers feel valued, respected, and understood. The workplace should be an environment which fosters professionally and personally…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility
Keyes, Carol R., Ed.; Cook, Ruth E., Ed. – 1988
These collected conference papers, which originated from diverse campus child care centers across the United States, provide guidance for day-to-day decision-making about campus day care. Contents concern: (1) campus child care's mission and challenges; (2) campus child care in relation to the national picture, an in-depth look at campus child…
Descriptors: Administration, Child Development Centers, College Role, Computer Uses in Education
York, Mary Elizabeth – 1970
This report describes in detail the planning and operation of an 8-week pilot day care program for migrant children in Hoopeston, Illinois. Planning began a year in advance and involved arrangements for funding, staff, and physical facilities, as well as the important human relations task of establishing honest communication between…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Community Programs, Comprehensive Programs, Day Care
Feiger, Helen Tina; And Others – 1984
In 1983, Santa Monica College (SMC) created a task force to assess the college's need for child care services and to devise possible service models for consideration. Subcommittees were formed to address student and staff child care needs; ways of funding child care services; criteria for possible child care facilities and sites which met these…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Development Centers, Community Colleges, Day Care
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Toronto. – 1993
The Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services is committed to the principle that future growth in child care be in the non-profit sector; thus it commissioned this Fall 1989 study with the purpose of collecting information to guide the development of policy and program initiatives for effective and efficient management practice within that…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Advisory Committees, Board Administrator Relationship
Takanishi, Ruby – 1976
In this paper (Part II of a presentation titled "Early Childhood Education in Urban America") four broad questions are discussed: (1) What are the goals of early childhood education? Continuing dilemmas in compensatory early education are articulated, and the questions of how should resources be allocated and who should benefit are raised. (2) Who…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Compensatory Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Day Care
Forrest City Public Schools, AR. – 1991
In 1988, the Forrest City Alternative School (Arkansas) began a program to provide care for the preschool children of teen mothers who wanted to obtain their high school diplomas. The children ranged in age from 8 weeks to 3 years in the infant/toddler group and 3-6 years in the child care group. These children were provided with care, preschool…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Begley, Charles; Liston, Jennie S. – 1975
This report describes a group of demonstration projects for the provision of early childhood development services in 14 Texas communities (mostly rural) and evaluates their activities from a cost-benefit perspective. The 3-year state-funded program was designed to determine how well such projects could generate additional non-state funds from…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Spencer, Mima, Ed.; Carroll, E. Caroline, Ed. – 1977
This set of Child Development Associate (CDA) instructional materials covers the six CDA competency areas, in individual volumes: (1) Setting Up and Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment, (including information on indoor and outdoor space, equipment, and play), (2) Advancing Physical and Intellectual Competence in Young Children…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development Centers, Child Rearing, Classroom Environment
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1978
Each of the 13 Appalachian states has described its overall program for children as well as some particularly innovative projects funded with assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Reports are presented alphabetically by state with introductory comments from the state's governor prefacing each report. The programs for children,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development Centers, Children, Community Involvement
