The author explores the extent to which infants and toddlers are regularly in the care of nonparental relatives, friends, and neighbors and notes the limited research on the quality of care provided by family, friends, and neighbors. (Note: This article is an excerpt from "Who's Watching the Babies?: Improving the Quality of Family, Friend, and…

The authors describe the new ZERO TO THREE Policy Network, launched in 2005 to help the early childhood community get involved with public policy. The purpose of the ZERO TO THREE Policy Network is to engage infant-toddler professionals, researchers, and advocates in the public policy process and provide them with the tools and information they…

This issue of "Zero to Three," the bulletin of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, focuses on pediatric primary care. Articles include: (1) "Expanding the Boundaries of Pediatric Primary Care To Support the Development of Infants, Toddlers and the Families" (Linda Eggbeer); (2) "Providing Information and…

This issue of Zero to Three, the bulletin of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, focuses on changes occurring in neonatal intensive care to provide greater developmental nurturance to newborns and their parents. Articles include: (1) "Developmentally Supportive Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" (Heidelise Als and…

The five articles in this newsletter theme issue focus on the development of socioemotional and communication skills in infants and toddlers through the Partners in Parenting Education (PIPE) program. The first article, "The Partners in Parenting Education Program: A New Option in Parent Education" (Perry M. Butterfield), describes the program's…