Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction. Child care in a changing society ; Trends in work, family, and child care
  • Child care and child development. The effects of child care ; Quality of child care: perspectives of research and professional practice ; Supporting physical and psychological development in child care settings
  • The current system. Child care services ; Child care policies and programs ; The child care market and alternative policies
  • Future directions. Recommendations for data collection and research ; Conclusions and recommendations for policies and programs
  • Appendixes. State regulations for family day care and center care ; Professional standards for early childhood programs ; Participants in panel workshops
  • Index.