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Edelstein, 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
Bridgeman, Brent; And Others – 1977
This paper describes the Parent Child Development Center (PCDC) model and related experimental programs at Birmingham, Houston and New Orleans and summarizes findings from data gathered during the first five years of program operation. Preliminary findings from data collected after 1975 are also reported. All PCDC programs share several common…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
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
Takanishi, Ruby – 1976
In this paper (Part II of a presentation titled "Early Childhood Education in Urban America") four broad questions are discussed: (1) What are the goals of early childhood education? Continuing dilemmas in compensatory early education are articulated, and the questions of how should resources be allocated and who should benefit are raised. (2) Who…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Compensatory Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Day Care
Begley, Charles; Liston, Jennie S. – 1975
This report describes a group of demonstration projects for the provision of early childhood development services in 14 Texas communities (mostly rural) and evaluates their activities from a cost-benefit perspective. The 3-year state-funded program was designed to determine how well such projects could generate additional non-state funds from…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Day Care 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