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Public Policy Report. The Nanny Trap: Child Care Work Today.
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1984
Reports testimony given before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee concerning employment, wages, benefits, and conditions that affect the quality of child care and the status of child care institutions as employers of women. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Fringe Benefits
Early Childhood Job Titles: One Step Toward Professional Status.
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Hostetler, Lana; Klugman, Edgar – Young Children, 1982
Reports results of a pilot study of the current occupational status and self-perceptions of early childhood personnel, both in licensed child care facilities and in selected National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) affiliate groups. Recommends terminology for a commonly accepted professional nomenclature and for task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Fringe Benefits, Professional Personnel
We Need to Speak on Behalf of Supporting Positive Programs for All Young Children. From Our President.
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1992
Recommends that early childhood teachers articulate clearly the reasons for programs for young children that incorporate developmentally appropriate practices, a broad range of learning activity choices, classroom observation techniques for student evaluation, and parent involvement. (BB)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Child Advocacy: Your Professional Responsibility?
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1981
Argues that child advocacy is a responsibility of day care center personnel and that caregivers must strive for recognition as professionals. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care
From Our President. Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Healthy Environments: Our Goal One for Young Children.
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1991
Discusses ways for early childhood professionals to meet the objectives contained in the first of the National Education Goals for the Year 2000: the goal concerning readiness for school. (BB)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
From Our President. Scuds, Sorties, and Yellow Ribbons: The Costs of War for Children.
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1991
Maintains that early childhood professionals must confront the challenges of alleviating children's fears about the Persian Gulf War. Topics addressed include emotional support for children with parents stationed in the Gulf; effects of the media's war coverage on children; and fiscal and human costs of the war. (BB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Coping, Costs, Early Childhood Education
Collaborating in Behalf of Young Children.
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1991
Urges early childhood professionals to build partnerships with parents and with other teachers. Points out that agencies and individuals, like children, can demonstrate different cooperative styles. Barriers to collaboration and benefits of cooperative partnerships are discussed. (GH)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Coordination, Early Childhood Education
From Our President. It Takes a Village to Raise a Child.
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Hostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1990
The failure of U.S. politicians and citizens to respond to the plight of U.S. children living in poverty is discussed. Efforts of the National Association for the Education of Young Children to build a collective commitment to basic principles regarding young children, in both the early childhood profession and the culture at large, are described.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Early Childhood Education, Politics of Education, Public Policy