Offers guidelines for providing day care services for children who accompany their parents to conferences. Costs, planning, location, insurance, center activities, staff, safety and health, food, equipment and supplies, publicity and preregistration, parents' roles, and evaluation and replanning are briefly discussed. Recommendations are included.…

Points out accomplishments of Project Head Start and suggests issues to be considered for future program development. (RH)

Relates author's experiences in establishing a day care center in a rural town. (SB)

The booklet examines child care as a major resource for the prevention of child abuse, and is intended to bring child care and child abuse workers together. An introductory section on child abuse is followed by an update on the family, including historical perspectives and a case study illustrating cooperation of parents and day care staff. A…

This speech suggests how teachers' involvement may stimulate Catholic school educational support for child care via recruitment committees. The success of one such committee in Omaha, Nebraska is documented. Suggestions include but are not limited to recruiting involved parish members; planning the committee's activities; organizing monthly…

Offers planning suggestions for full-day child care programs intended to make the day pleasant for children and less tiring for caregivers. (ED)

Presented are demographic data for handicapped children in the Philadelphia area who might be eligible for federally funded (Title XX) day care services. The report consists of data tables and narrative sections for the following information: estimated number of handicapped children within catchment areas (CA's); estimated median income level of…

Suggestions are made for developing a day care center for older adults who have some physical impairment. (JD)

Written for individuals and/or groups, this manual provides a step-by-step guide to the implementation of day care during special events such as fund raisers and workshops. The introduction includes information on staff, site, and insurance requirements. Next, instruction is provided on the preparation of business forms, meeting the unique needs…

This manual was developed by the United Day Care Services, Inc. and is intended to serve as a guide for others who are planning to work in the area of family day care. The history of the development of the United Day Care Services' family day care unit is summarized and a brief resume of how the unit operates is presented. The areas covered in the…

The California Migrant Services Program is a comprehensive attempt to provide resources to meet the unique problems of migrant farm workers and their families. The purpose of this program, started as a result of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967, is to provide to assist migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families in improving…

A handbook for citizens taking on the responsibility of running a day care program for the first time, starting at the beginning and presupposing nothing, is presented. Sections are provided on: organizing to establish a day care service; getting started as a sponsoring group; functioning as an ongoing board of directors; board-staff relations;…

A survey was conducted to determine: (1) whether there is a need for on-campus child care facilities among Atkinson College students; (2) when such facilities would be used; (3) what kind of administration would be preferred; and (4) how much users might be prepared to pay for these facilities. Data were gathered via questionnaires mailed to a…

This paper sorts out the kinds of information policy makers need at the community level, suggests ways to acquire kinds of information especially relevant and difficult to obtain, and indicates the range of options open to communities in developing day care programs. (Author)

A combination of many factors indicates that during this decade the number of children requiring day care will increase enormously. Planning the expansion of day care services to meet this need involves public policy decisions on several fronts--welfare, manpower, education--with possibilities of great benefit or loss to society. (Author/WY)