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| Child Care Information… | 7 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - General | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
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Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Describes the effects of Hurricane Hugo and the San Francisco earthquake on child care and child care centers and the responses of the centers to the disasters. Announces the openings of new child care centers and an expansion of Head Start.(RJC)
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters
Catapano, Susan – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
Discusses the emotional costs for day care center directors who expand their business by opening another center. Notes problems for staff, families, and directors on an emotional level that resulted from the expansion. (JPB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrators
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Reports on the financial status of for-profit child care businesses and organizations throughout the United States. Lists the nation's 50 largest for-profit child care organizations. Notes threats and opportunities that center owners face. (BB)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Economic Status, Educational Finance
Zeece, Pauline Davey – Child Care Information Exchange, 1992
Discusses the challenges faced by child care center directors whose centers are expanding. The effects of expansion on programing, staff, flexibility, budgeting, communication, and group dynamics are considered. (LB)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting, Change Strategies, Day Care Centers
Benson, Bob – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Presents a brief retrospection on the development of child care as a for-profit institution. Suggests that since the late 1960s a series of socioeconomic changes have led to an impressive development of the child care industry. Examines KinderCare and La Petite Academy as examples of successful day care centers and discusses the future of the…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses concerns expressed in the annual status report of child care centers for 1995, including the expansion of many child care chains, economic concerns, the role of licensing, and future projections. Contains a list of the 50 largest North American for-profit child care organizations and profiles the leaders of the 6 largest. (AA)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Career Exploration, Certification, Child Care Occupations
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1993
Presents the results of a survey of day care center directors and owners. Topics discussed include the expansion of early childhood center capacity; the effect of the economy, Clinton administration policies, and federal initiatives on day care; the funding of early childhood programs in public schools; affordability of space; center…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors
