Early childhood care and education international perspectives / [edited by] Edward Melhuish and Konstantinos Petrogiannis.

Other author Melhuish, Edward C., 1950-
Other author Petrogiannis, Konstantinos.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge,
Descriptionvi, 182 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introducing international perspectives on early childhood care & education / Edward Melhuish & Konstantinos Petrogiannis -- Childcare in the United States : characteristics and consequences / Virginia D. Allhusen, K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, and Jennifer L. Miner -- Policy and research on early childcare and education in Greece / Konstantinos Petrogiannis -- Policy and research on preschool care and education in the UK / Edward Melhuish -- Children's and parents' needs and early education and care in Italy / Tullia Musatti -- Policy and research on childcare in Sweden / Philip Hwang -- Early childhood care and education in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Anne B. Smith & Helen May -- Early childhood care and education in Israel / Miriam K. Rosenthal -- Early childhood care and education : an Indian perspective / Shraddha Kapoor -- Development of kindergarten care and education in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s / Li Shenglan -- An international overview of early childhood care and education / Edward Melhuish & Konstantinos Petrogiannis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2006006416
ISBN0415383684 (hardback)
ISBN0415383692 (pbk.)