TY - BOOK AU - Mina Swaminathan TI - The first five years: a critical perspective on early childhood care and education in India SN - 9780761992769 AV - HQ778.7.I4 F57 1998 U1 - 372.21 MIN 23 PY - 1998/// CY - New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Child care services KW - India KW - Early childhood education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; PART ONE: INNOVATIONS IN ECCE: MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO ECCE IN INDIA Home Away from Home - Vrinda Datta Family Day Care in Bombay In Sight - On Site - Margaret Khalakdina Day Care for Construction Workers' Children Little School on the Hill - Vasudha Joshi Child Education in Community Development For the Sake of the Children - Kashyap Mankodi The NGO-Government Interface Children of the Union - Harshida Pandit Creches for Women Tobacco Workers Moving up to School - S J P Karikalan Community Preschools for the Rural Poor Another Kind of Child Care - Rajalakshmi Sriram Alternatives for Rural Women Working Hand in Hand - Jyoti Sharma NGO-Government Partnership in Child Care Learning from Experience - Mina Swaminathan An Overview of the Suraksha Studies The Uniqueness and Replicability of Innovations - Anjali Mehta A Note PART TWO: THE STATE OF THE ART Early Childhood Care and Education in India - Margaret Khalakdina A Perspective The Training of Teachers - Venita Kaul Appraising Costs and Quality - Frances Sinha A Theoretical Framework Women's Empowerment and Child Care - Rajalakshmi Sriram The Interface The Cultural Context - S Anandalakshmy Opportunity, Challenges and Vision - Adarsh Sharma UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/98019162-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0660/98019162-d.html ER -