This handbook, prepared as part of a technical assistance program to the states funded through the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, is a reference designed to provide caseworkers with both a conceptual framework and practical methodology to secure permanent placements for children who are in foster care.…

As part of an early child care program for migrant children in Colorado, 2-day workshops were held to train migrant women--mostly Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans--as teachers and aides for 25 infant education centers operated in public schools throughout the summer of 1969. Major goals were 1) to change attitudes toward the importance of…

This publication, which is an abridgement of "Child Welfare League of America Standards for Day Care Service" (ED 039 019), is intended for those interested in providing day care services for children who need care outside of their homes for some part of the day. Sections are: (1) The Day Care Agency, which includes guidelines for establishing and…

High quality day care is a pressing social need for the 1970's. Factors responsible for the strong interest in day care include pressures for welfare reform, the growing number of women in the labor force, minority pressures for equal opportunities, and research findings stressing the importance of development during the early years of a child's…

Compares children's ratings of the effectiveness of a child care worker with the worker's self-rating, in an effort to develop a questionnaire on children's reactions useful to child care workers in residential settings. (Author/ED)

To assess relations between behaviors in a particular circumscribed caretaker-child interaction setting and child behavioral dispositions assessed by more extensive observation, caretaker-child interaction data was collected for 40 children across several days in a nursery school free-play setting. These data were related to child behavioral…

This article describes children's differing learning styles, and suggests appropriate ways for parents and caretakers to respond to them. (GO)

Presents relevant ideas to administrators on the topics of employee needs and concerns, rule-making, pep talks, secretary-employer relationship, leading versus managing, requests for raises, employee group burn-out, dealing with anger. (NH)

Examines job-related health concerns for child caregivers in day care programs. Also suggests ways in which these problems can be minimized or alleviated. (Author/BB)

Describes the nature of the godparent relationship, which is prominent in Hispanic family culture. Cites results of a study of Hispanic godparents, and urges more effort by the child welfare system to explore the availability of godparents as placement resources. (SKC)

Project Neighborcare (Lafayette, Indiana), the Family Day Care Project (Washtenaw County, Michigan), and Golden House (Alameda, California) offer training for family day care providers on working with disabled children. The programs feature instruction in dealing with emotional and behavioral problems and working with both disabled and nondisabled…

An ethnographic approach is used to determine how anger and aggression relate to the native childrearing theories held by child caregivers from an urban, working-class neighborhood. The three socialization contexts identified were the caregiver's life experiences, childrearing ideology, and childrearing practices. (JS)

Argues that child caregivers in group settings are pivotal in providing charges with attention and interpersonal dependence provided to children in familial settings. Explains why group caregivers must understand child development, and how program planners might take development into account. Discusses child and adolescent developmental stages…

As part of a larger study, Victoria Day Care Research Project, caregivers representing three different types of caregiving arrangements (licensed center-based day care, licensed family day care homes, and unlicensed family day care homes) were interviewed regarding various caregiver-related areas. Interview data revealed distinctive profiles for…

Considers the salaries, status, and working conditions of child care employees. Wages in the field are low and fringe benefits are rare. Workers' frustrations with compensation and lack of opportunity for advancement are balanced by their strong satisfaction working with young children and their parents. (Author/LHW)