Prime times : a handbook for excellence in infant and toddler care / Jim Greenman and Anne Stonehouse.

Author/creator Greenman, James T., 1949-
Other author Stonehouse, Anne.
Format Book
Publication InfoSt. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, ©1996.
Descriptionxxi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents The context of good care: good organizations for infant and toddler care -- Understanding how child care centers work: the center as an organization -- Goals, characteristics, and assumptions in a quality program -- Organizing the program -- Grouping infants and toddlers -- Structuring time and space for quality care -- Quality caregiving -- Prime times: caring routines -- Guiding the behavior of infants and toddlers -- Safe and healthy environments for infants and toddlers -- Quality Learning -- The learning environment -- Infants and toddlers outdoors -- Interactions with infants and toddlers: the caregiver as teacher -- Good places for adults -- Partnerships with parents -- Good places for staff -- Staying good: evaluation and quality control.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 341-342).
LCCN 96028321
ISBN1884834159
ISBN9781884834158