Prime Times: A Handbook for Excellence in Infant and Toddler Programs

Book info: Prime Times: A Handbook for Excellence in Infant and Toddler Programs (Paperback, 343 pages) – Redleaf Press, 2002. Language: English.

A long-awaited new book by noted early childhood care and education experts Jim Greenman and Anne Stonehouse, Prime Times: A Handbook for Excellence in Infant and Toddler Programs is a practical guide for anyone interested in establishing a high-quality program for infants and toddlers. In Prime Times, Greenman and Stonehouse show how to organize a program of excellent care and education for infants and toddlers; how to staff a program and how to establish and maintain vital quality caregiving in the "prime times" of childrens lives. Packed with illustrations, charts and forms, Prime Times is a practical and thoughtful guide to achieving excellence in infant and toddler care. Editorial Reviews Review Greenman and Stonehouse have compiled a wealth of essential information for high-quality infant and toddler programs. Prime Times should be required reading for every caregiver. -- Paula Jorde Bloom, Ph.D., Professor of Early Childhood Education, National-Louis University

Two of my favorite infant/toddler experts have written a book together. Hooray! And what a bookcomprehensive in scope, rich in detail, and studded with gems of wisdom. Reading this book is like being there in the 'real world' with a wise observer at your elbow helping to clarify what your seeing. -- Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Author About the Author Jim Greenman is senior vice president at CorporateFamily Solutions, a leading provider of employer-sponsored child care. He has over 25 years experience as a child care administrator, facility designer, educator, teacher an director, and a has been a consultant to a wide range of early childhood care and education programs around the country. Author of several books, including the highly acclaimed Caring Spaces, Learning Places, he has also written numerous articles for magazines and journals and has presented keynote speeches, seminars and workshops around the world.

Anne Stonehouse is associate professor of early childhood education at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She has worked as lecturer, center director, resources developer and provider, conference speaker, in-service presenter, and consultant in both the United States and Australia for almost 25 years. She is the author of several books, including Trusting Toddlers, also published by Redleaf Press, A Good Beginning for Babies and How Does It Feel? Child Care from a Parents Perspective.