CARING FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I The Panel's Work and New Federal Law -- PANEL FINDINGS: The Current State of Child Care -- PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS: Looking to the Future -- NEW FEDERAL LAW -- FEDERAL TAX CREDITS -- EXPANSION OF HEAD START -- STATE GRANT PROGRAMS -- II Improving Quality -- CHARACTERISTICS OF QUALITY CHILD CARE -- STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF QUALITY -- GROUP SIZE -- STAFF/CHILD RATIO -- CAREGIVERS' QUALIFICATIONS -- STABILITY AND CONTINUITY OF CAREGIVERS -- STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES
Space and facilitiesregulation of family day care homes -- other features -- professional guidelines for quality -- the unfinished agenda
