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Quotes from books about daycare
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1985-1989, p 22
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A Mother's Work
by Deborah Fallows
©1985, P62
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Most people who are interested in the politics of
child care are principally interested in day care centers. Modern,
businesslike, efficient, organized, day care is taken by both its enemies
and its friends as the wave of the future. The…children now in these centers
dominate discussions about nearly every aspect of child care--political,
educational, medical, economic, social, and emotional.
Category = Political |
A Mother's Work
by Deborah Fallows
©1985, P67 |
Most (day care) centers offer a
pabulum-like* description of their philosophy:
"…the best opportunities for normal growth and development, both physically
and mentally…a loving and warm atmosphere, fostering a secure environment in
which to explore."
A few don't bother with any philosophy.
*Pabulum =
worthless or oversimplified ideas, from the trademark name of a soft, bland
infants cereal.
Category =
Quality |
A Mother's Work
by Deborah Fallows
©1985, P68 |
Life in day care centers is also more
homogeneous than life elsewhere. The day's format is always the same.
…Surprises and variety…are kept to a minimum.
Category =
Quality |
A Mother's Work
by Deborah Fallows
©1985, P68 |
The need to manage large numbers of
young children, which accounts for the center's emphasis on standardization
and routine, also leads to one of the most distinctive traits of life in day
care centers. The children live in an "on" atmosphere that differs from the
tone of life at home. Even when care givers are most gentle and children
most mild-mannered, the pressure of numbers generates considerable noise,
confusion, interruptions.
Children have to respond, to react, to engage the social side of their
personalities almost all day long. Time alone, to be quiet, to muse, to just
be there, is minimal…
Category =
Quality |
A Mother's Work
by Deborah Fallows
©1985, P73 |
It was a pretty nondescript morning for
(the child I chose to observe in day care). He didn't do badly--he roamed
independently, joining in when he felt like it, taking off when he didn't.
He got no individual attention, because he didn't demand any. He got no
special instruction, because none was offered. No one talked to him or
hugged him, because there weren't enough adults to go around.
Category =
Quality |
A Mother's Work
by Deborah Fallows
©1985, P82 |
(Most day care centers used first names
infrequently.) In many centers, "teacher," "little girl," "little boy," and
"hey" were the norm.
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