Describes the leadership potential and career opportunities available in the child care field by chronicling the careers of: (1) Karen King, President, Children's World Learning Centers; (2) Ophelia E. Givens Brown, Executive Director, Dade County Community Action Agency; and (3) Sue Houweling, owner, Play and Learn. Includes advice for promising…

Highlights some recent social developments which have hastened the increase in school-age child care and provides facts and figures on the nature of school-age care today. Areas covered include the beginning of the school-age care movement, the emergence of a professional newsletter, organization of the National School-Age Care Alliance, federal…

Discusses concerns expressed in the annual status report of child care centers for 1995, including the expansion of many child care chains, economic concerns, the role of licensing, and future projections. Contains a list of the 50 largest North American for-profit child care organizations and profiles the leaders of the 6 largest. (AA)