ERIC Number: ED286644
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Mar
Pages: 78
Abstractor: N/A
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Child Care Notebook. Revised.
Spedding, Polly; And Others
In six sections, this child care notebook provides basic information concerning (1) child care in general; (2) day care centers; (3) family day care; (4) employers, parents, and child care; (5) school-age child care; and (6) group care for infants and toddlers. Section I focuses on types of child care programs, sources of information about child care and child development, and early childhood periodicals. Section II concerns things to do in starting a center, licensing, choice of a facility, provision of equipment for a center, center staffing. The operating budget is also covered. Section III suggests things to consider in starting a family day care home, and discusses licensing and taxes, records and insurance, arrangement of the home environment, and the process of planning an educational program. Section IV explores aspects of parent and employer involvement in child care, assessment of child care needs, options for employers, and advantages and disadvantages of these options. Section V discusses organization of a school-age child care program, choice of setting, acquisiton of appropriate equipment, the staffing of the program, and the planning of the daily program. Self-care programs for school-age children are also discussed. Section VI provides guidelines for implementing a program of group care for infants and toddlers, and discusses choice of a facility and equipment, staffing, development of a daily program, health and safety, and parent-staff relationships. (RH)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: State Univ. of New York, Ithaca. Coll. of Human Ecology at Cornell Univ.
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