People Under Three - Young Children in Day Care (Electronic book text)

It is becoming increasingly necessary for young children to spend at least part of their day away from home and therefore there is an increasing number of private and public nurseries coming into existence to cater to this need. People Under Three concentrates on the provision of group day care for very young children, proposing a new approach to management and translating child development theory and research into everyday practice. All the practical ideas in the book have been developed and tested in nurseries and family centres in Britain and overseas and include detailed guidance on educational play for babies and toddlers, the creation of a learning environment, and the key person' system - caring for children's emotional needs; how to organise meals; how to transform the outdoor area. The authors explore the difficult area of child protection and includes a chapter on the staff group and on ways of reducing th stress which caregivers experience in their daily work.; People Under Three will be indispensable reading for managers of child care and family centres and private nurseries, for local authority personnel responsible for registering and inspecting day care facilities and for all those training to work with young children.