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Download full textJones, Leroy; And Others – 1981
Survey and assessment instruments used in the Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Provider Improvement System are offered in this document. Included are a self-assessment tool for CDA training providers and an update of the National Program Survey. The survey was designed to address the need for a national database on the CDA program and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement
Gartrell, Dan – 1988
This position statement for administrators, teachers, providers, and caregivers for young children discusses developmentally appropriate guidance techniques for children from birth to 8 years of age. The seven principles discussed are: (1) Children are in the process of learning acceptable behavior; (2) An effective guidance approach is preventive…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Counseling Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Kerwin, Sheila – 1989
The Early Childhood Career Opportunities (ECCO) Program is a 21-week program of intensive training that provides limited-English-proficient Hispanic, Indian, and Pakistani adult students with the required skills for entry-level positions in the child care field. Courses in early childhood focus on child growth and development, introduction to…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Day Care
Popwell, Emma Pace – 1987
The study explored whether combinations of child care arrangements and sociodemographic characteristics were associated with kindergarten readiness, similar to the common effects for formal preschool intervention programs. The profile of preschool nonattenders was compared to kindergarten students within the same school who attended formal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers
Mintz, Adin – 1979
This wordbook was developed as a supplementary aid for both native Spanish speakers learning English and the English speaking who are learning Spanish. It contains definitions of selected words important to a particular trade or occupation--in this case, child care. The English spelling of the word defined is in parentheses above the Spanish…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Deitch, Selma R., Ed. – 1987
Addressed especially to community pediatricians, but also useful to other health workers, this manual discusses aspects of day care that require a physician's attention. Chapter I historically traces the positive effect of a nurturing environment upon the development of the infant and child, covering the period from the early 1900s to the present.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Check Lists, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers
Ate, Delthyea Gautt – 1986
Proposing quality standards for Nigerian pre-primary centers, this paper argues that the first concern must be the provision of adequate care in the form of high quality health, safety, and nutritional conditions. Care is discussed in terms of illness policy, routines for good health, physical characteristics of centers, personal hygiene,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Day Care Centers
Feldman, S. Shirley; Yirmiya, Nurit – 1985
Variations in mothers' role perceptions were studied as a function of (1) the amount of time mothers spend with their children and (2) the cultural ideology of childrearing that assigns to the mother either sole or shared responsibility for socialization. Four groups of Israeli mothers of toddlers were studied. Among nuclear family mothers 21 had…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1984
Intended for managers of child care programs, this brochure lists the basic components of a clearly defined personnel policy. The guide is based on the personnel practices and experiences of more than 1,200 Head Start programs serving over 442,000 children nationwide. Emphasis is given to staff recruitment, screening, and the selection process.…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Neglect
Louisiana State Dept. of Health and Human Resources, Baton Rouge. Div. of Evaluation and Services. – 1984
The guidelines offered for child care providers in this training manual are intended to insure quality care in day care centers that meet the on-going daily needs of children--nutrition, health, social, intellectual and physical development. The manual begins by individually addressing by age (infants and toddlers, two-year-olds, three- and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
McCormack, Margaret K. – 1988
This curriculum guide is designed to provide background information and a suggested format for instructors engaged in the training of child development associate (CDA) family day care providers in the competency goal of families. Part 1 provides the trainer with an overview of current research on families in family day care and their hopes and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Barer, Barbara M. – 1985
Demographic changes, changes in women's work roles, and changes in the nature of the family have increased the importance of identifying the effects of government policy on family cohesion and living arrangement decisions. The effect of public policy on the nation's largest source of caregivers, the family support system, is a key issue. While…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Caregivers, Family Relationship, Family Role
Klass, Carol S. – 1988
A study was conducted to examine the act of mothering from the perspective of women who chose to work at home full time, as mothers of their own children and as family day care providers of very young children at risk of abuse and neglect. Through life history interviews, the study examined the caregivers' present and past lives, and explored the…
Descriptors: Biographies, Child Abuse, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers
Mainini, Charles S.; Lindauer, Shelley L. Knudsen – 1988
This handbook serves as a guide for novice day care administrators and owners who want to establish a center, and for experienced providers who want to improve the quality of their programs. Information in the handbook was obtained through a survey of accredited centers. The three sections of the guide focus on child care in the 1980s,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement
Johnston, Mona S. – 1984
The caregiver is most important in creating environments for infants and toddlers that "catch the rhythm of the child." Day care centers trying to meet the increasing demand for child care for infants and toddlers cannot have the same staffing patterns and programming for this age group as for older preschool children. Each caregiver should work…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
