TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brenner, Barbara
TI  - The preschool handbook: : making the most of your child's education
SN  - 0679725512
U1  - 838 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pantheon books
KW  - Preschool Parent participation
KW  -  Education
KW  - California
KW  - Guidebooks
N1  - Includes index; Preschool : the big picture; A short history of preschool; Preschools in the twentieth century; Preschool and the great depression; The establishment of head start; Preschool today; Who's going to preschool?; How to use this book; The preschool marketplace; A working definition of preschool; Types of preschool; Why preschool?; The preschool program; Preschool ages and stages; The three-way partnership; Some good reasons for a child to go to preschool; Some not-so-good reasons for a child to go to preschool; Some good reasons not to send a child to preschool; Choosing a preschool; Preschool philosophies; The cost issue; Large versus small settings; When to start looking; Where to look; Inquiries; The school brochure; Licensing; Visiting preschools; A final word on choosing; Portraits of six preschools; Preschool checklist; A typical preschool  day; The first days: seperation; What separation is and what it means; some separation scenes; Separation and timing; What parents should know about separation; Daily scheduling: three points of view; Feedback; Bringing preschool home; Preschool policy in action; Discipline; Health; Safety; Preschool language and reading; Cultural diversity; Nonsexist education; Everyday preschool routines; Clothes and dressing; Food; Physical play; Toileting; Show-and-tell; Child-to-child; Electronic learning; Special issues; Testing; Divorce, separation, singles; The handicapped preschooler; Emotional problems; When you and the preschool disagree
ER  -