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Peer reviewedEdelstein, Rosalind I. – Social Casework, 1972
In a Parent Child Center, disadvantaged mothers learn to stimulate cognitive growth in their children and, through other activities, gain in self-esteem. (DM)
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development Centers, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedGross, Beatrice; Gross, Ronald – Children Today, 1977
Describes the Parent Child Development Center Programs and presents results of evaluation and follow up programs. (SB)
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Family Involvement, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups
Peer reviewedJohnson, Dale L.; And Others – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1974
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Development Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Ethnic Groups
Download full textDouglas, Dorothy, Ed. – 1994
This comprehensive resource guide describes programs and services for young children (prenatal to age 8) and their families in Alaska. Information for the resource guide was collected from state departmental budget documents, program guides, annual reports, and program personnel. In compiling this information, certain trends concerning children's…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Child Health, Child Welfare, Databases
Lally, J. Ronald – 1973
This progress report on the Family Development Research Program for 108 low-income families, conducted at Syracuse University Children's Center, provides information on a longitudinal comparison instituted when the program children reached 36 months of age. The families of the children were matched to control families on a number of variables.…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Control Groups, Early Experience, Experimental Groups
Booker, Salih – 1995
Part of the series "Early Childhood Development: Practice and Reflections," this report details the Kushanda Project, an early childhood education program in Zimbabwe. The Kushanda Project is a 16-person organization that has helped parents in rural Zimbabwe communities to understand the value of early childhood education and…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Clinics, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Rosenfeld, Anne H. – 1978
Part of a series on early childhood demonstration programs designed to improve early parent-child relationships, stimulate positive child development, and prevent later behavior difficulties, the pamphlet describes a Toy Library project for low-income families in Washington, D.C., which, in addition to loaning books and toys, offers a wide range…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Muenchow, Susan; Shays, Susan – 1980
Head Start's 15 years of service are reviewed and future recommendations are presented in this report requested by the President of the United States. The program's successes include: (1) providing health care services to the poor; (2) effecting long-lasting educational gains for children; (3) fostering parent involvement; (4) promoting the career…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Child Development Specialists, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs
Brock, Sharon L. – 1991
The Kansas City, Missouri, School District's Early Childhood Development program consists of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) and Early Learning Centers (ELC) programs. Both PAT and the ELC programs have a screening component, with PAT screening children from 12 to 36 months of age and ELC screening 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children. The ELC…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, At Risk Persons, Child Development Centers
Lally, J. Ronald; Honig, Alice S. – 1977
This final report of the Family Development Research Program contains a description of the program's comprehensive family service approach to promoting child development and the longitudinal findings on program effectiveness. The program offered comprehensive services to 108 families which were low in both income and education. Services included:…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Development Centers, Delivery Systems
