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Direct linkVerwys, Susan K. – Young Children, 2007
In this article, the author presents a discussion regarding the sharing of decision making regarding curriculum in preschool. The preschool where she teaches is housed in a diverse, faith-based elementary school in the heart of Grand Rapids, Michigan, a midsize, midwestern city. It offers full-day, half-day, and two-and-a-half-hour preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Participative Decision Making, Emergent Literacy, Child Development Centers
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Bettye M. – Teachers College Record, 1989
Child care and early childhood education should be fully integrated. The roots and consequences of the current separation are examined. A description is provided of the Kramer Project, a day care school. Obstacles to fully integrated day care and educational services are discussed. (IAH)
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Download full textNovick, Rebecca; Fisher, Amy – 2002
The No Child Left Behind Act leaves no doubt about the importance of effective reading instruction, setting a national goal for every child to become a proficient reader by the third grade. With 70% of fourth graders from low income families currently unable to read at even a basic level, teachers face a daunting challenge. The schools described…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Childrens Literature, Demonstration Programs, Diversity (Student)
Reinisch, Sheryl; Parnell, Will – DesignShare (NJ1), 2006
As teacher educators, the authors visit numerous learning environments. Each school has its own unique characteristics and personality. Some schools seem to have a magnetic draw, filling the senses with energy, wonder and intrigue. This energy, writes the authors, stems from a symbiotic relationship, a flow of spaces that work together…
Descriptors: Building Design, Teacher Educators, Interior Design, Child Development Centers
Booker, Salih – 1995
Part of the series "Early Childhood Development: Practice and Reflections," this report details the Kushanda Project, an early childhood education program in Zimbabwe. The Kushanda Project is a 16-person organization that has helped parents in rural Zimbabwe communities to understand the value of early childhood education and…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Clinics, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Holmes, Tony – 1991
Drawing from the personal visits of an early childhood specialist to centers for infants and toddlers in Britain and the United States, this paper focuses on issues of teacher education, deregistration, and professionalism. Introductory material describes the child care situation in Aotearoa, New Zealand, highlighting the increasing demand for…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers, Educational Quality
Nespeca, Sue McCleaf – School Library Journal, 1990
Describes outreach services that children's librarians can develop to help solve the problems of illiteracy and aliteracy. Highlights include story hours; cooperation with school library media specialists; outreach programs for day care or early childhood centers, family day care homes, low-income housing projects, and community centers; and…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Childrens Libraries, Community Centers, Day Care Centers
