Infants and Toddlers in Out-Of-Home Care

by Cryer, Debby

• ISBN13: 9781557664570
• ISBN10: 1557664579
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Summary

In this thorough, research-based book, early child care professionals will get critical information on developing the best our-of-home care for young children. Readers will learn about vital issues, including common health risks to children in child care facilities, characteristics of successful programs, and changing family/work demographics. Specific recommendations for policy, practice, training, and future research in the field of early child care are discussed, as well as statistics on the quality and prevalence of out-of-home care.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	vii
About the Contributors	ix
Foreword	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	1	(6)
Thelma Harms
Section I Current Knowledge on Early Development
Cognitive Development in Infants: Looking, Listening, and Learning	7	(42)
Judy S. DeLoache
Language Development in Early Childhood: The Role of Social Interaction	49	(38)
Jane R. Katz
Catherine E. Snow
Social Development, Family, and Attachment Relationships of Infants and Toddlers: Research into Practice	87	(30)
Carollee Howes
Section II Child Care and Intervention Programs
New Directions for Studying Quality in Programs for Infants and Toddlers	117	(46)
John M. Love
Helen Raikes
Diane Paulsell
Ellen Eliason Kisker
Respiratory Disease in Infants and Toddlers	163	(16)
Albert M. Collier
Frederick W. Henderson
Diarrheal Disease in Infants and Toddlers	179	(28)
Robin B. Churchill
Larry K. Pickering
The Early Intervention System and Out-of-Home Child Care	207	(30)
Michael J. Guralnick
Section III Ecological Perspectives on Infant and Toddler Care
The Cultural Context of Infant and Toddler Care	237	(32)
Judith K. Bernhard
Janet Gonzalez-Mena
Supporting Infants and Toddlers: The Nascent Policy Agenda	269	(40)
Sharon Lynn Kagan
Kathryn Taaffe McLearn
Supporting Families as Primary Caregivers: The Role of the Workplace	309	(42)
Ellen Galinsky
James T. Bond
The Whole Child: Transdisciplinary Implications for Infant and Toddler Care	351	(14)
Debby Cryer
Index	365