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Albrecht, Kay – Child Care Information Exchange, 1993
Describes characteristics of a high-quality school-age care program: resourceful, caring staff; recognition of the importance of peers; opportunities for mixed- and same-age grouping; children's selection of activities and experiences; guidance for children's social and emotional development; and environments that encourage a wide variety of…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Albrecht, Kay – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Reviews two evaluation tools pertaining to quality of school-age child care: "The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale" and "The Pilot Standards for School-Age Quality." Both scales were designed to be used for staff self-evaluation, in staff training, by staff who supervise and monitor programs, and by researchers…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Evaluation, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Miller, Linda G.; Albrecht, Kay – 2001
This guide is designed for training teachers in the use of the "Innovations" curricula for infants and for toddlers. 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 child and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Curriculum
Walsh, Katherine; Albrecht, Kay – Texas Child Care, 1996
Explores commonalities and differences between the Reggio Emilia approach and the developmentally appropriate approach. Points to differences in eight areas: (1) scheduling; (2) grouping children for activities; (3) planning; (4) teacher attitudes; (5) products of work and play; (7) parent conferences; and (8) continuity. (BGC)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Coordination
Albrecht, Kay; Miller, Linda G. – 2000
Based on the view that curricula for young children should involve thinking and planning for everything that can contribute to child development and the teacher's relationship with the child and the family, this book details a comprehensive, interactive curriculum for infants from birth to 18 months. Following an introductory chapter presenting…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Curriculum, Day Care
Albrecht, Kay; Miller, Linda G. – 2000
Based on the view that curricula for young children should involve thinking and planning for everything that can contribute to child development and the teacher's relationship with the child and the family, this book details a comprehensive, interactive curriculum for toddlers 18 to 36 months. Following an introductory chapter presenting the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Curriculum, Day Care
Albrecht, Kay; Miller, Linda G. – 2001
This book provides teachers of infants and toddlers with an in-depth guide to infant and toddler development, theories of growth and development, and best practices in early childhood education. The chapters are: (1) "Innovations: Infant and Toddler Development," looking at the underlying principles of developmental and interactional…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Development
