This paper proposes the use of home-based, family-centered services that are designed to encourage the healthy development of children in their families. Such services would constitute part of a comprehensive approach to the child welfare problem in Indiana. The goals of family-centered services are to: (1) preserve the integrity of the family;…

A photo essay on the outreach extension of Coosa Valley's child development program, operated by the Cartersville center, is given. (FF)

Definitions, standards, and activities of good day care are outlined in question and answer form in this evaluation booklet. Topics included are: services of the family day care home and the day care center; the availability and offerings of day care; types of children who need it; ways it can help; financial arrangements; and daily routines of…

Discussed the following aspects of a well-functioning family day care program: (1) clustering of homes; (2) preservice and inservice workshops; (3) consultation; (4) family day care assistants; (5) stable method of payment; (6) alternative systems; and (7) agency attitudes toward day care mothers. (Author/SDH)

The multi-faceted program of the Day Nursery Association of Cleveland is described in this booklet. Specific topics included are: a therapeutic nursery school, day nurseries for low-income neighborhoods, neighborhood day care homes and group centers, summer camp, and consultation services. Sources of more detailed information are provided for this…

Initial studies assessed existing day care facilities in area homes and centers, and solicited day care information from other states. An obvious need for quality programs was indicated. A pilot program to improve the quality of care received by children in day care homes is described. The home visitor method for training family day care workers,…

The purpose of this guide is to give individuals, community groups, and other organizations a checklist of important points that must be considered in day care program planning if quality services are to be established for children and families. The guide provides information concerning the preliminary steps needed to establish a day care program;…

An interview with Dr. Edward Zigler, who is director of the Child Study Center of Yale and former director of the U.S. Office of Child Development. (Author/JM)

The Neighborhood Centers Day Care Association (NCDCA) is a private, nonprofit corporation which for 18 years has provided day care services to low income and welfare families in the Houston area. More than 1,100 children are presently being served. There are eight centers and about 180 day homes which are used to supplement the care available at…

Specific suggestions are offered for mother-infant activities, sequenced according to developmental levels, which foster the physical and mental development of the infant and the socio-emotional relationship between mother and infant. The activities are intended for use by professionals, paraprofessionals, and mother-teacher aides who work with…

This checklist was developed to determine the skills of day care home mothers before and after training as observed by a day care home educator. Areas evaluated are: Professional Attitude; Parent Relationships; Nutrition; Health and Safety; Baby Care; Preparing the Teaching Environment; Guidance; Teaching Techniques, Language and Literature; Art;…

The effects of adult day care and homemaker services on a Medicare-eligible population were examined, and the impacts of those services on institutionalization and Medicare costs was assessed. Differences between experimental and control groups in health outcomes were also compared, and patients were identified for whom the new services might…

This guide represents an attempt to organize the available literature on day care programs currently in operation or in the proposal stage for infants under two years of age. Special emphases are placed on program goals for psychological development in the first two years, the curricula which have been developed to accomplish these goals, and the…

This report documents the activities and outcomes of the 5-year model demonstration project AHEAD (At Home and At Day Care), a Utah program that is designed to deliver services to infants, toddlers, and young children (ages birth-3) with noncategorical disabilities. The program delivers services to the children and their caregivers in their…

In 1967 Neighborhood House joined with the Seattle Day Nursery, an agency which has provided quality child care for many years, to institute a Head Start day care program for children from low-income families. The program established has two components: the St. James Head Start Center which has three classrooms and the Day Care Home Program which…