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Download full textPohlmann, Paulette – 1997
Child care is an issue of profound significance for children and society, but it is faced with many unresolved difficulties. Children's Action Alliance in Arizona held a series of public forums around the state to give people a wider view of the child care dilemma and to provide a public hearing for those most affected by child care difficulties.…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Compensation (Remuneration), Day Care
Austin, David, Ed. – 1979
This publication of the proceedings of the Inter Association Child Care Conference includes a debate for and against professionalization in the field of child care. A section on meeting the treatment needs of children through educational preparation of child care practitioners discusses background factors, levels of education for practitioners,…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Communication (Thought Transfer), Day Care
Porter, Toni – 1996
In response to strong political debate concerning the future of federal welfare policy and a push for welfare to work programs, the Bank Street College of Education's Center for Family Support held a conference to address the issue of welfare recipients as child care providers. The purpose of this meeting was threefold: (1) to stimulate thinking…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Ooms, Theodora; Herendeen, Lisa – 1990
The purpose of this meeting, one of a series of family impact seminars was to explore definitions of quality in child care and the ways in which quality can be encouraged. The seminar was held in response to a number of child care bills under consideration by the 101st Congress that reopen the issue of federal regulation of child care. This…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Costs, Day Care, Definitions
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
Copple, Carol – 1990
Findings from a meeting that brought together 35 U.S. experts on early childhood education are synthesized in this report on high quality early education and child care programs. The report is based on participants' responses to the following issues: (1) the state of knowledge about the effectiveness of preparation and training efforts; (2) the…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Cooperative Planning
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 1998
This document reports the outcomes of a series of meetings held in Florida to provide an overview of modified occupational completion points (MOCPs), to share examples of successful district practices, and to develop plans for implementing MOCPs in the state. Part 1 explains that MOCPs are student performance standards adapted for use with…
Descriptors: Carpentry, Child Care Occupations, Competence, Competency Based Education
Whitebook, Marcy; And Others – 1990
The Child Care Employee Project hosted a 2-day working session in Berkeley, California, in an effort to explore questions raised by the National Child Care Staffing Study about what constitutes adequate professional preparation for child care teachers and providers. The mission of the meeting was to develop an agenda for research about the process…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Ladders, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers
