The 4-C Manpower Training Entry Level Course at West Chester State College, Pennsylvania prepared persons with no prior experience for work as teaching aides in day care or preschool settings. The course also provided information on parent education. A total of 35 participants were enrolled in the initial 2 program years. The Entry Level Course…

This booklet contains 10 job descriptions formulated from an analysis of the job performance of 684 workers in Texas day care centers. Five of the job descriptions are teaching positions while the other five are considered administrative. Each of the job descriptions, as well as the career progression and individual training records, are defined…

This report from the Senate Committee on Finance (94th Congress) contains information on bill H.R. 9803 that would postpone for six months the effective data of the requirement that a child day care center meet specified staffing standards (for children between six weeks and six years old) in order to qualify for Federal payments for the services…

A competency-based assessment procedure for the training and selection of preschool teachers has been developed using the content validation strategy and a variety of measurement techniques. Those certified under this procedure will be called Child Development Associates. A list of competencies, generated and agreed upon by a large number of Child…

Describes an experimental child abuse training program developed for a wide range of community workers involved in the care of high risk families, and examines factors that interfere with the delivery of effective care. (CM)

Describes a method of objective assessment of candidates for child care work in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children. Selected with attention to minimizing cost and applicant time, the measurement instruments examine a broad pool of psychosocial variables. Analysis of results for a test group of 23 workers yielded a…

Changing transportation policies, involving parents, and working with children and community leaders are methods that early childhood educators can use to increase the transportation safety of the children in their programs. Included is an annotated bibliography on preschool child transportation safety. (AS)

Camp Fire's Special Sitters Project addresses the need for respite care experienced by parents of disabled children. The project trains teenagers to care for young handicapped children and links the teenagers with parents who call for babysitting service. The project has been successfully replicated in five communities. (Author/JDD)

Reviews recent research studies about child development and child care, examining how an understanding of the former can improve the latter. Outlines what is needed for a sense of being personally cared for, focusing on these themes: bodily comfort, sensitivity to personal differences, rhythmatic interactions, predictability, dependability,…

Discusses the interpersonal and organizational underpinnings of group living and residential child care, with group living perceived as an arena for children to practice life's demands. Argues that individual development and change proceed through interpersonal experience and the context in which they occur. (KH)

Outlines and discusses some of the major sources of tension between employed parents and teacher-caregivers. Also provides ways in which teacher-caregivers can work effectively with parents and turn these sources of tension into sources of support. (BB)

Asserts that some elder abuse can be prevented by systematic assessment of the older person and the potential caregiver, as well as of the family constellation. Uses research findings to identify high-risk factors associated with elder abuse, factors that can be used to guide placement decisions. (Author/nB)

Programs involving elderly persons in the provision of child care services have evolved as a possible solution to problems identified by working parents and the elderly. Community members must work together on clearly defined objectives if opportunities are to be provided for elderly persons to participate in meaningful intergenerational child…

Discusses various aspects of the career of child-care worker: working conditions, employment possibilities, qualifications and advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. (CT)

Explores some of the meanings of professionalization for early childhood educators, especially in relation to pedagogic authority and the knowledge base which determines teaching practice. (AS)