02846nam 2200637Ia 450 991097118530332120200520144314.097866110935879781281093585128109358097815921377491592137741(CKB)1000000000339881(EBL)298899(OCoLC)437182584(SSID)ssj0000259493(PQKBManifestationID)11237941(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259493(PQKBWorkID)10276629(PQKB)10821256(MiAaPQ)EBC298899(Perlego)2034645(EXLCZ)99100000000033988120020522d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTime to care redesigning child care to promote education, support families, and build communities /Joan Lombardi1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20031 online resource (249 p.)"A Century Foundation book."9781592130085 1592130089 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Reframing Child Care; 2 Looking Back: Child Care in the United States in the Twentieth Century; 3 A Good Beginning: Redesigning Child Care as Early Education and Family Support; 4 The New Neighborhood: Redefining Education After School; 5 The Caring Community: Rekindling a Commitment to Our Children; 6 Toward Redesigned Child Care: A Call for Investment and Reform; Notes; IndexIn this important work, Joan Lombardi, one of Americas foremost experts on child care, shows how our current system is not meeting the needs of America's families and describes a vision for redesigning this system to promote healthy child and youth development. Both as an expert and as a parent, the author guides the reader through the problems that face the current child care system and outlines the possible solutions. Drawing on the most recent innovations from across the country, she offers fresh ideas for improving the quality and availability of child care, both for young children and thoChild care servicesUnited StatesChild careUnited StatesEarly childhood educationUnited StatesFamily servicesUnited StatesChild care servicesChild careEarly childhood educationFamily services362.71/2/0973Lombardi Joan1811001MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971185303321Time to care4362590UNINA