Articles contained in this first issue of the journal "Child Resource World Review" present information from a worldwide network of day care professionals. Specifically, Alice Honig compares child care in different countries. Sherrie K. Akinsanya reports on stressful aspects of early schooling for children in Nigeria. Sue Owen discusses childminding in Great Britain, and Gunnel Johansson advances a proposal for a pedagogic program establishing objectives of preschool education in Sweden. Child caregivers in the United States are described by Marcy Whitebook. Beverley Mehner Windjack lists design implications and appropriate design responses for environmental factors in an optimal playground for children. Terry De Martini and Elizabeth Pot respectively describe child care services in Hong Kong and Holland. A typical day in a Zimbabwe preschool is described by Michael Ncube and Hilda Mayo. An evaluation of other-than-mother infant care in Italy is provided by Helen Ross. Louise Rosenkrantz issues a call for information to establish a global perspective on programs for children whose parents are in prison. Asenath J. Sigot offers an overview of objectives, types, and current needs of day care centers in Kenya. Rachel Sebba and Arza Churchman discuss design principles for child care centers from a psychological perspective. Child care in the People's Republic of China is described by Jean Miner. Claire Vesin discusses screening for normal infants and young children in France, and Malene Karlsson reports on family day care in Sweden. Liew Siop Hai describes the developmental day care program of the Singapore People's Association, a community development agency. Concluding remarks offer a brief note on the programs of the Princess Esin Women's Educational Center in India. (RH)