Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 313 pages
- Published by: Auburn House Paperback
- Edition: 2nd Edition April 30, 1993
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0865690251
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0865690257
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Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
About the previous edition: "The book could survive on its subtitle--An Action Manual--alone: Although the authors deal specifically with starting and running a center, their advice, explanations, and models apply to most school program-building situations, from starting a fund-raising plan to establishing an alternative school.
The American School Board Journal
Product Description
Families need child care more in the 1990s than ever before. Those hours surrounding school time are particularly troublesome for working parents. In this new edition of a pioneering work, Seligson and Allenson explore the challenges which child care providers will encounter as the 21st century approaches. The authors skillfully balance a practical business operations text with an investigation into the meaning of social obligation. The central theme of partnership in offering care underscores each of the 12 chapters. These general planning elements form guidelines designing and managing a caring program for children aged 5-12. Topics covered include administration, curriculum, legal issues, budgeting, and assessment. Careful consideration is given to an outline for human resources development. The authors take an in-depth look at the day-to-day operation of a center--detailing concerns from behavioral and medical to scheduling and transportation. The concept of a child care professionalism which reflects respect, partnership, and caring, is sustained throughout this practical manual. An important contribution to the research and practice of child care, this volume draws providers and practitioners together in a process of self-reflection in order to effectively respond to the requirements of today's--and tomorrow's--families.
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