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Statham, June; Dillon, Jean; Moss, Peter – 2001
A central component of the Children Act 1989 in Great Britain is sponsored care, the purchase by local authorities of places for individual children in voluntary and private day care facilities. The book details a study examining how private and voluntary day care services such as childminders, preschools, and day nurseries are used by local…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Day Care
Blau, David M. – 2001
Addressed to both social scientists and to nonacademic readers, this book provides an overview of the United States child care market, analyzes the main aspects of child care and child care policy, and proposes a new child care policy. The main thesis of the book is that the child care market functions much better than is commonly believed.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Day Care, Day Care Effects
Salach, Simcha – 1993
From the perspective of the project leader, this book traces the growth and development of the Early Childhood and Family Education Project in Morasha, Israel, during the 8 years of its existence (1982-1990). Chapter 1 describes Morasha, a poor, immigrant neighborhood in Ramat HaSharon, and the author's childhood there. Chapter 2 describes the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Action, Community Development, Day Care Centers
Leiner, Marvin – 1974
This book discusses the educational philosophy, accessibility, administration, staffing and other related aspects of day care services in Cuba. Chapter I identifies three long-term goals which form the philosophical basis of early childhood programs in Cuba: the liberation of Cuban women from the exploitation and chauvinism of the past; the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Child Caregivers, Community Involvement, Day Care
Kamerman, Sheila B., Ed. – 2001
This report is the result of the first consultative meeting of international and U.S. experts in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC). In addition to providing information on international developments in ECEC, a primary objective of the meeting was to identify possible policy, program, research, and demonstration ideas of…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education