Seeing Child Care: A Guide for Assessing the Effectiveness of Child Care Programs - Softcover

Bentzen, Warren R.; Frost Ed.D., Martha B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766840638 ISBN 13: 9780766840638

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

PERFECT FOR NEW AND SEASONED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND CAREGIVERS, Seeing Child Care: A Guide for Assessing the Effectiveness of Child Care provides fundamental information for evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood programs, including discussion of developmental principles and a general discussion of developmentally/child appropriate practice. Early childhood programs our views from the perspective of physical, social/emotional, and cognitive/language development of children from birth through age 5. Also included are observation and recording instruments and techniques for applying the principles of developmentally appropriate practice. The authors believe their text discusses concepts not found in other publications known to them. These concepts provide and intellectual framework for understanding and implementing the qualities that characterize an effective early childhood program.

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Review

Part I: Fundamental Information for Evaluating Early Childcare Programs. Chapter 1: Introduction to Essential Basic Ideas. Chapter 2: Observing and Evaluating the Infant Childcare Program. Chapter 3: Observing and Evaluating the Toddler Childcare Program. Chapter 4: Observing and Evaluating the Preschool Childcare Program. Part II: Practical Observation Exercises. Chapter 5: The Basic Elements of Observation. Chapter 6: Observing and Evaluating the Infant Childcare Program. Chapter 7: Observing and Evaluating the Toddler Childcare Program. Chapter 8: Observing and Evaluating the Preschool Childcare Program.

Synopsis

Bentzen and Frost (both child family services, Plattsburgh State U., New York) provide a resource guide for university students training for careers and professionals working in early child care programs. Coverage includes theories of early child development and appropriate child care practices, and discussion of observing and evaluating infant/tod

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766840638
• ISBN 13: 9780766840638
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128