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Direct linkMoini, Joy S.; Zellman, Gail L.; Gates, Susan M. – RAND Corporation, 2006
The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to meeting the need for child care among military families. DoD supports the largest employer-sponsored system of high-quality child care in the country. Through accredited child development centers (CDCs), family child care (FCC) homes, youth centers, and other after-school programs, DoD currently…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, After School Programs, Child Care, Military Personnel
Download full textSchweinhart, Lawrence J.; Barnett, W. Steven – 1984
Newly assembled evidence indicates that children attending South Carolina's early childhood programs are better prepared for first grade than those who do not attend kindergarten. Children who attended some type of kindergarten in 1979-80 reached higher levels of achievement by the end of first grade than children who did not attend. These levels…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
Bridges, Margaret; Fuller, Bruce; Rumberger, Russell; Tran, Loan – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ1), 2004
Parents and policymakers are turning to preschools to better advance the school readiness and broader development of young children. Much remains unknown, including how preschool programs of varying quality affect diverse groups of children. This is particularly important as several California counties embark on ambitious and costly efforts to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Child Development Centers, School Readiness
National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, DC. – 1987
The booklet briefly reviews and illustrates the kinds of evaluation efforts funders and policymakers may reasonably expect from providers of services to handicapped infants and their families. It outlines the aims and characteristics of (1) outcome evaluations to determine the effectiveness of service programs and (2) process evaluations to…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Does Day-Care in Creches Present a Risk? A Critical Assessment of International Research on Creches.
Peer reviewedBensel, Joachim – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1994
Contends that appropriate day care for infants and toddlers is still an unresolved issue. Examines international research and identifies preconditions for transferring good practices to Germany. Argues for child care that allows more individual attention to the child. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development Centers, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Provence, Sally, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This anthology contains 19 articles selected from the "Zero To Three Bulletin" from 1984 through the spring of 1992 and organized into five sections. The section on relationships in infant/toddler child care includes: "Infants in Day Care: Reflections on Experiences, Expectations, and Relationships," by J. H. Pawl; and…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Centers
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Child Development. – 1983
The California Office of Child Development's child care and development program is designed to ensure an environment conducive to the development and growth of young children and provide parents the opportunity to work or prepare for employment to support their families. It is also intended to prevent or lessen child abuse or neglect and provide…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Development Centers
