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Changing Play -- Writing, Researching and Learning in an Early Years Arts Project
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Franks, Anton; Thomson, Pat – Ethnography and Education, 2020
'Changing Play' is an ongoing project initiated by education curators from the Serpentine, a prestigious London art gallery, working with the Portman children's centre nursery. Viewed by curators as a collaboration between artist, children's centre staff and parents, and the gallery, Changing Play combines art and action research, and expands the…
Descriptors: Play, Art Education, Exhibits, Child Care Centers
A Survey of Child Care Support Services.
Doherty Social Planning Consultants Ltd. – 1987
In an effort to provide Ontario's Ministry of Community and Social Services with information on program development and operation, Ontario's child care support services (CCSSs) were surveyed. The first section discusses information obtained through a literature review and interviews with key informants. The section describes the range of CCSS…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
The Family Day Home System: What Is It? How Does It Work? A Comparison of Eight Family Day Home Systems in Texas.
Texas State Dept. of Community Affairs, Austin. Office of Early Childhood Development. – 1976
This pamphlet defines and discusses the family day home system. A family day home is a private home where six or fewer children under 14 years of age, including the day care giver's own children, are cared for during a part of the 24-hour day. Several family day homes under the auspices of one agency comprise a family day home system. Usually the…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Certification, Child Caregivers
Children of Incarcerated Parents.
Gabel, Katherine, Ed.; Johnston, Denise, Ed. – 1995
The arrest and imprisonment of a parent is significant trauma for children, and children of incarcerated parents are at high risk for juvenile delinquency. This book for social workers, psychologists, and others who work with children whose parents are incarcerated examines parental incarceration, its impact on children, care and placement of…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Children
The Sitter Service in Scotland: A Study of the Costs and Benefits. Insight.
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Wilson, Valerie; Hall, Stuart; Rankin, Nicola; Davidson, Julia; Schad, Dominic – 2003
This report presents the findings of an examination of the costs, benefits, and characteristics of Sitter Services, a program in Scotland offering child care in the child's home to parents working atypical hours or respite care for families of children with developmental disabilities. The study also explored users' and providers' knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Children
The World of Daycare.
Child Resource World Review, 1984
Articles contained in this first issue of the journal "Child Resource World Review" present information from a worldwide network of day care professionals. Specifically, Alice Honig compares child care in different countries. Sherrie K. Akinsanya reports on stressful aspects of early schooling for children in Nigeria. Sue Owen discusses…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Design, Community Development, Comparative Analysis