Contents
Statement of Purpose
Richard E. Behrman
Caring for Infants and Toddlers: Analysis and Recommendations
Mary B. Larner, Richard E. Behrman, Marie Young and Kathleen Reich
Development in the First Years of Life
Ross A. Thompson
Child Care and Our Youngest Children
Deborah Phillips and Gina Adams
Caring for Our Youngest: Public Attitudes in the United States
Kathleen Sylvester
Employer Supports for Parents with Young Children
Dana E. Friedman
Federal and State Efforts to Improve Care for Infants and Toddlers
Jane Knitzer
International Policies Toward Parental Leave and Child Care
Jane Waldfogel
Reports from the Field: Introduction
Richard E. Behrman
Reports from the Field: Family and Medical Leave: Making Time for Family Is Everyone's Business
Lauren J. Asher and Donna R. Lenhoff
Reports from the Field: Child Care Within the Family
Caroline Zinsser
Reports from the Field: The Military Child Care Connection
M.-A. Lucas
Reports from the Field: Early Head Start for Low-Income Families with Infants and Toddlers
Emily Fenichel and Tammy L. Mann
Reports from the Field: Starting Points: State and Community Partnerships for Young Children
Michael H. Levine and Susan V. Smith
Reports from the Field: Implementation of California's Children and Families First Act of 1998
Karen A. Bodenhorn and Deborah Reidy Kelch
