Singular Publishing Group Handbook on Quality Child Care for Young Children

The need for providing quality child care has drawn a lot of public attention and controversy. In lieu of this issue, this text presents an overview of child care as both a support to families, and an economic necessity meeting changing and dynamic needs. It offers an extensive analysis of child care settings, types of care detailed, along with descriptions of quality indicators to evaluate child care. A comprehensive review of the funding resources available to support child care and related needs is also presented in a user-friendly format, outlining federal, foundation, and corporate supports. Primarily written for professionals teaching early childhood and infant intervention courses, this book will also benefit educators, clinicians, health professionals, parents and consumers concerned with evaluating the quality of community child care.