Selecting Daycare and Preschool - TeachersAndFamilies

Daycare and Preschool:
Selection Guidelines for Parents
By Rebecca L. Mandal, PhD
Hammond (LA) Developmental Center
& Lorie Falk, PsyD, Bethesda , MD

Introduction

Which is Appropriate?

Visiting Facilities

Summary

Resources

Resources

Christophersen, E. R. (1997). Little people: Guidelines for common sense parenting (4th ed.). Kansas City, MO: Westport. ISBN: 0930851056.

Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University. (2003). Proactive parenting: Guiding your child from two to six. New York: Berkley. ISBN: 0-425-18837-X.

Holtje, Katarina (2002). Start them off right! A parent’s guide to getting the most out of preschool. Indianapolis: Alpha. ISBN: 0-002-864326-7.

Website

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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Rebecca Mandal, PhD, is a school psychologist with the Hammond Learning Center, Hammond, LA. Lorie Falk, PsyD, is a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, MD. This article is provided by the National Association of School Psychologists, and reprinted from the NASP publication,
"Helping Children at Home and School II: Handouts for Families and Educators" (2004).
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