Making It a Reality: An Infrastructure To Attain High-Quality Child Care. Viewpoint.

Smith, Linda K.; Colker, Laura J.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Making It a Reality: An Infrastructure To Attain High-Quality Child Care. Viewpoint.

Smith, Linda K.; Colker, Laura J.

Young Children, v56 n3 p78-85 May 2001

Presents plan for developing community support system for quality child care, based on the military's system. Examines the military system quality components and applicability of this model for the nation. Presents local steps toward the proposed "New American Child Care System." Asserts that a few key policy changes could bridge the quality gap between military and civilian programs. (KB)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Public Policy, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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