Prime times
Subtitle: a handbook for excellence in infant and toddler programs
By: Jim Greenman, Anne Stonehouse, Gigi Schweikert.
Contributors: Stonehouse, Anne.; Schweikert, Gigi, 1962-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781929610907
Subjects: Child care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Infants -- Care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Toddlers -- Care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Child care services -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-331) and index.
Table of contents: title: The context of good care: good organizations for infant and toddler care; title: Child care in the real world; title: Understanding how child care centers work: the center as an organization; title: Foundations of quality: visions, goals, characteristics, and fundamental assumptions; title: Organizing the program; title: Understanding infants and toddlers; title: The first two years of life: what do infants and toddlers need most?; title: Grouping infants and toddlers; title: Structuring time and space for quality care; title: Sharing care with families; title: Establishing and maintaining relationships with parents; title: Good places for staff; title: Quality care and learning; title: Good care for infants and toddlers; title: Prime times: caring routines; title: Safe and healthy environments for infants and toddlers; title: Guiding the behavior of infants and toddlers; title: Interactions with infants and toddlers: the caregiver as teacher; title: Curriculum and learning; title: The indoor learning environment; title: Infants and toddlers outdoors; title: Planning for learning; title: Staying good: evaluation and quality control; title: Ongoing program evaluation and change.