TY - BOOK AU - Melhuish,Edward C. AU - Petrogiannis,Konstantinos TI - Early childhood care and education SN - 0415383684 (hbk.) AV - HQ778.5 .E22 2006 U1 - 362.71/2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Child care services KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Early childhood education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introducing international perspectives on early childhood care and education / Edward Melhuish, Konstantinos Petrogiannis -- Childcare in the United States : characteristics and consequences / Virginia D. Allhusen, K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, Jennifer L. Miner -- Policy and research on early childcare and education in Greece / Konstantinos Petrogiannis -- Policy and research on preschool care and education in the UK / Edward Melhuish -- Children's and parents' needs and early education and care in Italy / Tullia Musatti -- Policy and research on childcare in Sweden / C. Philip Hwang -- Early childhood care and education in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Anne B. Smith, Helen May -- Early childhood care and education in Israel / Miriam K. Rosenthal -- Early childhood care and education : an Indian perspective / Shraddha Kapoor -- Development of kindergarten care and education in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s / Li Shenglan -- An international overview of early childhood care and education / Edward Melhuish, Konstantinos Petrogiannis UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006006416.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2006006416-d.html ER -