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Peterson, Karen L.; Huemoeller, Marcia – 1985
This study examines the degree of congruence in child rearing attitudes of child care professionals and parents of children enrolled in child care programs. Assessing paraprofessionals, professionals, and parents, the study's specific intent is to determine the extent of agreement among these individuals concerning the attitudes toward discipline…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing
Download full textImpact, Inc., Ft. Myers, FL. – 1986
This in-service education module is intended to facilitate mainstreaming of young children with special needs in child care centers by providing information and training in mainstreaming concepts and activities to child care center owners, operators, and personnel. Guidelines for instructors in preparing for planned sessions are followed by a…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care Centers
Impact, Inc., Ft. Myers, FL. – 1986
The document consists of a series of in-service training sessions designed to be used by early intervention agencies in helping child care personnel mainstream young children with special needs. A glossary of disability-related terms is followed by an outline of eight in-service sessions which address the following topics: managing mainstreaming;…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Behavior Modification, Child Caregivers, Communication Skills
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1987
This competency-based curriculum is designed to be a handbook for the development of child care programs. It details the competencies, developed through a survey of child care provider-employers in Alaska, that students will require in a vocational child care program. The handbook is organized in seven sections. Section I introduces the concept of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Competence
Schwarz, J. Conrad – 1983
Two studies examined possible effects of four modes of infant care on child behavior exhibited later. Modes included care at home by the mother, at home by a relative or sitter, at a sitter's home, and in a group care center. First, a longitudinal study assessed children at 2 years of age on a wide array of personality and cognitive measures. A…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Cognitive Ability
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report was prepared because of the growing national interest in the questions of work and family dynamics. It puts together 82 key statistics on work and family issues in four major areas: child care, parental leave, alternative work schedules, and elder care. In addition, a chapter of miscellaneous statistics covers areas such as the…
Descriptors: Adults, Day Care, Demography, Employed Women
Avgar, Amy – 1987
Studies on the effects of early day care can be characterized according to two distinct research trends. In the first, which occurred during the 1960s and 1970s, the principal issue was whether day care had any inevitable and negative consequences for the child and, particularly, the mother-child attachment. The second, more recent, trend has been…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Day Care
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1985
This handbook focuses on the distinguishing characteristics, variations, advantages, and disadvantages of family day care services. Following a brief description of family day care, the following three sections provide specific information for parents, caregivers, and agencies: (1) "What Parents Should Look for in Selecting a Family Day Care Home…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, Child Caregivers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
Second in the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families' national child care initiative, this hearing explored the entire range of issues surrounding child care in order to develop a set of specific recommendations for Congress. Appearing before the committee were representatives of corporations and voluntary agencies in Texas that have…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Certification, Child Caregivers, Citizen Participation
Scavo, Marlene; And Others – 1982
Self-paced instructional materials concerning day care for 2-year-old children are provided in this staff development module, intended for the caregiver or teacher in a military child care center. The module consists of several short discussions describing what toddlers are like and suggesting how they can be helped to handle their feelings, how…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Curiosity, Day Care Centers
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1982
One of a series written for the beginning caregiver or teacher in a military child care center, this staff development module aims to provide practice in making decisions in problematic sitations concerning school-age children. The module offers several discussions of issues related to the topic of child care for school-age children. These…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, Age Differences, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs
Clarke-Stewart, Alison – 1985
A sample of 80 families with a 2- or 3-year-old child in day care in one of four popular forms (baby sitter in the child's own home, family day care, part-time nursery program, and full-time day care center program) participated in a study of the effects of forms of care on children's development. Parents and caretakers were interviewed, and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Maughan, Donna, Ed.; Thomas, Connie, Ed. – 1977
Field-tested over a 2-year period by vocational teachers in West Virginia, this child care curriculum contains 12 competency-based modules and a teacher's manual. The modules cover the following task areas: Displaying a knowledge of child care centers and services and the responsibilities of the child care worker; advising adults on prenatal…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing
Honig, Alice Sterling; Wittmer, Donna Sasse – 1981
This annotated bibliography provides references of practical use to those concerned with infant/toddler caregiving. While many of the works cited concern quality group care for infants and toddlers, some works cited deal specifically with parenting, the parent/child relationship, and activities parents may share with their very young children. In…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Brown, Jeanne, Ed.; And Others – 1982
The 34 brief articles in this sourcebook for family day care providers are presented mainly in two large sections: (1) management of family day care business, and (2) interaction with children. Many of these articles pose and provide answers to questions that are likely to occur to child caregivers, such as "Does the IRS really expect me to keep…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Discipline
