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Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses study findings of the "Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers" that support the position that efforts of center directors to provide quality childcare services are often undermined by purchasing practices of parents and public agencies. (DR)
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Quality, Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
Heath, Frances – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Advocates the creation of an "at-home" environment in after-school programs to encourage children to wind down after active days and to make child care a place of security, love, and fun. Suggests that a quiet environment, snacks, homework, puzzles and games, outdoor or gymnasium play comprise an effective after-school program. (KDFB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Program Design
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Discusses the meaning and benefits of collaboration and how to determine if a program's policies and standards reflect and reinforce the value of collaboration. Offers strategies for building and sustaining collaborative relationships with families and for supporting the collaborative efforts of teaching staff. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Discusses the reasons for mediocre child care programs and how programs could be improved by examining the relationship between high quality care for children and the organizational climate for adults. Shows how research findings are often not put into practice. Outlines Model Work Standards, standards that have the potential to improve programs…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices