Childmate

2004 • 190 pages • EN

Written by Angela Capone, Tom Oren, John T. Neisworth

The authors of Childmate: A Guide to Appraising Quality Childcare literally have written the book on how to create and appraise early childcare settings. Their material encourages early childhood educators to think more critically about their work with young children. The Childmate checklists provide a tool for systematically observing key environmental components. They include quality practices related to caregiver behavior, toys and materials, environmental design, and caregiver do's and don'ts. By incorporating these suggested outlines in each age-specific section, early childhood educators can create a program that is responsive to the needs of children in different stages of development.