This issue of the NCEDL Spotlights series announces the availability of a national directory of institutions offering programs for early childhood teachers, "The National Directory of Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Institutions," published by NCEDL and the Council for Professional Recognition. The directory contains listings for…

Arguing that common explanations for low wages for early education and care work are inadequate and misleading, this essay seeks to clarify for early education and care advocates the reasoning and the fallacies underlying these explanations. The essay maintains that economists' argument concerning "human capital" erroneously assumes that early…

Noting that early childhood professionals around the world have a great deal in common with each other and often understand one another better than persons in their own countries who do different kinds of work, this paper explores how quality early childhood programs might meet the needs of all children. The paper first explores trends affecting…

In 1997, the Urban Institute surveyed state foster care administrators to gather information on state policies for identifying, licensing, and financially supporting kinship care families. For purposes of this brief, "kinship care" refers to a child whose placement was arranged by child welfare authorities. States were found to differ in…

Noting that child care licensing is the first line of protection for children in out-of-home child care settings in the United States, this issue of NCEDL Spotlights summarizes research findings relating various program characteristics to program quality and provides recommendations for state licensing requirements and funding policies. The issue…

This exploration of family day care was centered in a multiracial, working class area of Pasadena, Calif., and involved 22 licensed and unlicensed women who cared for a total of 143 children. (Author/CB)

Two social workers and a pediatrician working as a team helped parents who brought their children to a medical center to perceive the parent-child relationship as a causative factor in developmental difficulties. (Author/AJ)

Address presented at the 1970 Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Boston, Mass., November 21, 1970. (AJ)

Paper prepared for presentation at the Second International Congress of Social Psychiatry, London, England, August 4-9, 1969.

Reprints from: J.W. Giebink, Psycho-Educational Clinic, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.

Describes development, objectives, program content, and evaluation of a model for training New Hampshire family day care providers. (MP)

Presents an instrument which home-based day caregivers can use to evaluate their caregiving roles. The instrument was derived from criteria field-tested in day care homes. Advice on improving scores is given. (Author/DB)

Presents study which examines relation between cultural beliefs and values and organization of communication between caregivers and young children in a community in western Samoa and in Anglo middle class. Illustrates ways in which organization of turn-taking and procedures for clarification and interpretation are linked to beliefs and…

Reviews the Child Development Associate (CDA) program for training child care professionals, and suggests changes for both its immediate and long-range future. (Author/CM)