The culture of child care : attachment, peers, and quality in diverse communities

Content: Cover
 Series
 The Culture of Child Care Z
 Copyright
 Dedication
 Contents
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 About the Editors
 Contributors
 Part I Laying the Groundwork: Connecting Social-​Cultural Context, Teacher-​Child Attachment, and Peer Relations in Child Care
 1 Children and Child Care: A Theory of Relationships Within Cultural Communities
 Part II Quality and Context in an Ethnically Diverse Society
 2 Understanding Child Care Quality and Implications for Dual Language Learners 3 \"But Mommy Doesn\'t Do It Like That\": Considering Cultural Congruency Between Home and Child Care in the Development of African American Children4 Where the Children Are: Exploring Quality, Community, and Support for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care
 Part III Relationships in Child Care: Beyond Risk and into Resilience
 5 The Fourth \"R\": Relationships, Shifting from Risk to Resilience
 6 Relationships and Social Trust in Early Childhood Programs: The Importance of Context and Mixed Methods
 Part IV Peer Interaction as a Cultural Practice in Early Childhood 7 Young Children\'s Peer Relations with Cross-​Ethnic Peers: Implications, Limitations, and Future Directions8 Playing Pretend and Ready to Learn: Peer Play as a Scaffold for Development Among Low-​Income Latino Children
 9 The First Peers: Sibling Play Interactions Across African American, Latino, and Asian Childhoods
 10 Preschool Peer Play Interactions, a Developmental Context for Learning for ALL Children: Rethinking Issues of Equity and Opportunity
 Part V Methodological Implications for Applied Research on Child Care as a Context for Early Childhood Development 11 Large-​Scale Evaluations of Child Care as a Context for Development: Implications for Research and Practice12 Observation and Interview Methodology in Ethnically Diverse Contexts: Methods and Measurement of the Contexts of Early Childhood Development
 Part VI Conclusion and Commentary
 13 Putting the Horse Before the Cart: Why Diversity Must Be at the Forefront of Early Education Policy, and Not Remain a Tagline on the Back of the Policy Wagon
 14 Concluding Commentary: The Long and Winding Road Toward a Culture of Excellence in Early Care and Education
 Index