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Child Care That Works - Softcover

Cochran, Eva And Mon

 
9780876592199: Child Care That Works

Synopsis

Child care is a critical need for many of today's parents. But finding a child care provider who can meet your child's particular needs and give your child the nurturing, supportive environment you seek can be a stressful process. With Child Care That Works, husband-and-wife team Mon and Eva Cochran offer five decades of experience in child care to ease parents' concerns. They explain how to identify quality care, what to ask potential providers, how to make sure your children get the care they need, and much, much, more. An essential childcare reference.

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Review

Few elements of parenting are as fraught with anxiety as child care. Eva and Mon Cochran's Child Care That Works explodes the myth that child care is bad or harmful for a child, and then provides answers and advice for all of the issues parents have regarding quality child care. The Cochrans include details about the where and how of it, including types of child care available, what specific questions to ask when searching for a child-care provider, how to be assertive and persistent, tips for easing separation anxiety, and ways to finance quality child care. The book also includes an excellent directory of resources.

From the Publisher

Child care is a critical need for many of today's parents. But finding a child care rpovider who can meet your child's particular needs and give your child the nurturing, supportive daily environment you seek can be a stressful process. Recent national media attention on the potential dangers of and abuses by child care providers has only fanned the flames of this anxiety. Husband-and-wife team Mon and Eva Cochran, who between them have over fifty years of child care experience, have written CHILD CARE THAT WORKS to help ease your concerns. They explain what criteria define quality care, precisely what to look for in a child care provider, what to ask a potential provider, and how to be assertive and persistent in keeping and monitoring care that fits your needs. CHILD CARE THAT WORKS also includes:
* ways to understand and ease your child's separation anxiety.
* advice on coping with the guilt of leaving your child in someone else's care.
* tips for financing quality child care.
* a resource directory of national and state child care and advocacy organizations.

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