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Download full textPryor, Bonnie J. – 1989
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…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Day Care, Program Administration, Program Development
Teitz-Hornyak, Kathleen A. – 1990
A practicum study was planned and implemented by a working mother for the purpose of developing a child care resource and referral agency in an eastern metropolitan area. The objective of the practicum was to increase the number of child care referrals available to working families by 10 percent over a 10-week period. Of the 110 surveys mailed to…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Information Services, Program Development
Finance Project, Washington, DC. – 1998
This guide was developed as part of the Child Care Partnership Project, a multi-year technical assistance effort. The Partnership Project provides a series of technical assistance resources and materials to support the development and strengthening of public-private partnerships to improve the quality and supply of child care. The guide is…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education, Program Design
Gallagher, Patricia C. – 1994
This guidebook provides practical, easy-to-follow instructions that will assist entrepreneurs who are considering the operation of a day care business. Eleven sections address the following issues: (1) agencies to contact for licensing, inspection, and certification; (2) professionals to contact for business, legal, and insurance advice; (3)…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedOlson, Carol M.; Ross, Cynthia S. – Journal of the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, 1987
Describes the steps taken by Oklahoma State University to identify and analyze the child care needs of its constituencies following adoption of a comprehensive child care proposal. Lists recommendations of the Child Care Committee's investigation and an analysis of how changes were effected. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Decision Making, Higher Education
Finance Project, Washington, DC. – 1998
These case studies were developed as part of the Child Care Partnership Project, a multi-year technical assistance effort. The Partnership Project provides a series of technical assistance resources and materials to support the development and strengthening of public-private partnerships to improve the quality and supply of child care. The five…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education
Child Day Care Planning Project, Cleveland, OH. – 1988
This report describes the Child Day Care Planning Project, which was developed by private and public representatives to meet the needs for child care in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The project consisted of five major components. The first component, the Data Project, documented the needs and resources of the community. The second component, the Quality…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Community Programs, Consumer Economics, Day Care
Sanders, Wendy Hinrichs – 1989
The Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project's (WCCIP) community-based approach to building child care capacity is described in this document. The WCCIP assists Wisconsin communities in their efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of quality child care. The work provides a rationale and identifies needed resources and information.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1987
A hearing was held to examine the Department of Defense's on-site child care policies for uniformed and civilian personnel. Testimony concerned: (1) origins of the need for on-site or near-site child care among military personnel and characteristics of care provided; (2) aspects of service provision to civilian personnel working for the military…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Sparling, Joseph, Ed. – 1978
Can a professional committee have any impact, even indirectly, on the well-being of children? The Child Development Committee of the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) was established in October 1976 with the hope of responding to this challenging question. The Committee determined that one ideal…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLatimer, Deborah J. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1994
Discusses the benefits derived from an intergenerational program in a child-care or preschool setting. Describes the planning and implementation of such a program, designed to foster a positive emotional relationship between grandparents, or other older adults as surrogate grandparents, and preschool children. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Day Care, Grandparents, Intergenerational Programs
Calder, Judy; Henry, Karen – 1983
Designed to provide information on child care options for children with special needs, this manual discusses the criteria necessary to implement services. Section 1 answers questions regarding referrals, resources, and benefits for the disabled child and family, as well as for child care providers and agency staff. Section 2 addresses seven action…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Children, Community Information Services
Peer reviewedYoshikawa, Hirokazu; Rosman, Elisa Altman; Hsueh, JoAnn – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
Identifies underlying paradoxical bases for expansion and replication of early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs. Presents history of ECCE in the United States. Proposes typology of expansion and replication processes, and considers paradoxes associated with replication process. Offers recommendations for funders, policymakers, and…
Descriptors: Criteria, Day Care, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Jones, Jacquelyn O. – 1989
Compiled to promote the development of high quality, affordable, and accessible day care programs in West Tennessee, this manual helps prospective child caregivers decide which kind of day care to operate and describes start-up steps and program operation. Section 1 focuses on five basic questions of potential caregivers: (1) Which type of child…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Family Day Care, Guidelines
National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC. – 1998
Noting that providing child care is a business as well as a service to families, this videotape from the Indiana Child Care Collection details the basics in starting and maintaining a family child care program. The 28-minute video begins with a series of questions to help in the decision to become a child caregiver and features childcare providers…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
