| Description |
vii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Contents |
The context of good care: good organizations for infant and toddler care -- Child care in the real world -- Understanding how child care centers work: the center as an organization -- Foundations of quality: visions, goals, characteristics, and fundamental assumptions -- Organizing the program -- Understanding infants and toddlers -- The first two years of life: what do infants and toddlers need most? -- Grouping infants and toddlers -- Structuring time and space for quality care -- Sharing care with families -- Establishing and maintaining relationships with parents -- Good places for staff -- Quality care and learning -- Good care for infants and toddlers -- Prime times: caring routines -- Safe and healthy environments for infants and toddlers -- Guiding the behavior of infants and toddlers -- Interactions with infants and toddlers: the caregiver as teacher -- Curriculum and learning -- The indoor learning environment -- Infants and toddlers outdoors -- Planning for learning -- Staying good: evaluation and quality control -- Ongoing program evaluation and change |
| Summary |
This updated book looks at "establishing, organizing, and maintaining quality infant and toddler programs. A new, interactive CD-ROM is included for providers to customize forms, checklists, and policies for specific programs." - product description |
| Notes |
"CD-ROM included featuring reproducible forms and handouts"--cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-331) and index |
| Subject |
Child care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Infants -- Care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Toddlers -- Care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Child care services -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Stonehouse, Anne.
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Schweikert, Gigi, 1962-
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| LC no. |
2007030772 |
| ISBN |
9781929610907 paperback : ; alk. paper |
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1929610904 paperback : ; alk. paper |
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