Presented are the results of a survey of the ways in which male and female are represented to young children and the relative space given to boys' or girls' activities in early childhood institutions. The questions were of two kinds: (1) those which simply asked for the number of representations, objects, etc., and (2) those which asked the rater to judge the nature of these representations of male and female. The survey was carried out in November 1975 in 42 early childhood institutions--10 primary new entrant classrooms, 10 kindergartens, 12 playcenters and 10 day-care centers. Both city and rural areas were covered but no attempt was made to carry out a random survey. No marked differences between the various institutions emerged and hence the results have been combined. Results are enumerated for: dressing-up clothes, jig-saws, puppets, pictures on the walls, book displays, science displays, space, and atmosphere. (MS)