High­-quality early care and education (ECE) relies on teacher training. However, state policies require that the ECE workforce attain only minimal preservice credentials, and the field needs more information about inservice professional development models that might effectively train teachers, no matter what their prior experience or education…

Discusses the factors leading to quality improvements in military child care. Presents reasons why military child care system has been more effective than the civilian system in promoting quality. Describes the specific policies that have supported the high rate of accreditation among military child development centers. Asserts that the Military…

Campus child care centers can help fulfill a variety of institutional missions while also redressing the causes and effects of some of today's pressing societal needs. Centers can be used for supervised observation, supervised participation, student teaching, and curriculum development. (MLW)