Family day care : international perspectives on policy, practice and quality /
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| Imprint: | London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003. |
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| Description: | 255 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4782822 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1.. Across the Spectrum: An Introduction to Family Day Care Internationally
- Part I. Policy and Organization
- 2.. Some Unique Features of the Emerging Family Day Care Provision in Hungary: Home-like?
- 3.. Carving out a Niche? The Work of a Tagesmutter in the New Germany
- 4.. Family Day Care in New Zealand: Training, Quality and Professional Status
- 5.. The Development of Childminding Networks in Britain: Sharing the Caring
- 6.. Family Day Care in Israel: Policy, Quality and the Daily Experiences of Children
- Part II. Understandings of Family Day Care
- 7.. What it Means to be a Childminder: Work or Love?
- 8.. Agency and Ethics: Family Day Care Providers' Perspectives on Quality
- 9.. The Everyday Life of Children in Family Day Care as seen by their Carers
- 10.. Family Day Care in France
- Part III. Carers' and Parents' Perspectives
- 11.. Provider and Parent Perspectives on Family Day Care for 'Children in Need': A Third Party In-Between
- 12.. Partnerships with Providers? Why Parents from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds Choose Family Day Care
- 13.. 'Who Says What is Quality?' Setting Childcare Standards with Respect for Cultural Differences
- 14.. Conclusion: Whither Family Day Care?
- The Contributors
- Subject Index
- Author Index
