Program development

Amar Amar, J.J. 1994. Educación Infantil y Desarrollo Social.
     Barranquilla, Colombia: Ediciones Uninorte. (In Spanish.)

In addition to presenting a sensitive discussion of early childhood care and development and social development issues, this book describes a successful and now relatively large-scale community-based ECCD project carried on for 20 years on the northern coast of Colombia.

Cochran, M., ed. 1993. International Handbook of Child Care Policies
      and Programs. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.

This book provides a general framework for looking at child care programs and describes child care and early education services in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela. (Though slightly dated, the program descriptions are nevertheless still useful.)

Colletta, N. 1992. Understanding Cross-Cultural Development and
     Designing Programs for Children. Richmond, Va.: Christian
     Children's Fund.

This practical book focuses on the interactions among child, family, community, and culture in the context of the developing world.

Meisels, S.J., and J.P. Shonkoff, eds. 1990. Handbook of Early
     Childhood Intervention. New York: Cambridge University Press.

This edited volume of more than 750 pages contains 30 articles organized under the following headings: Concepts of Developmental Vulnerability, Theoretical Bases of Early Intervention, Approaches to Assessment, Models of Service Delivery, Research Perspectives and Findings, and Policy Issues and Programmatic Directions.

Myers, R. 1995. "Early Childhood Care and Development Programs in
     Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Experience."
     SDS/WID Paper Series No. 1. Interamerican Development Bank,
     Washington, D.C.

---. 1995. The Twelve Who Survive. Ypsilanti, Mich.: The High/Scope
     Press. (Also available in Spanish under the title Los Doce Que
     Sobrevivan, Washington, D.C.: PanAmerican Health Organization,
     1993.)

This book elaborates on many of the topics treated in this guide, providing numerous examples and citations of sources of related information. IDB staff can obtain copies of this book in English from Ricardo Moran at the IDB; copies can also be purchased from the High/Scope Press. Copies in Spanish can be purchased through the PanAmerican Health Organization.

Cole, M., and S. Cole. 1992. The Development of Children. New York:
     Scientific American Books.

This is one of many basic textbooks providing a broad foundation for understanding child development. For annotated references on others, see Torkington 1995 (see the section below on training).

Families and family education

Kagitcibasi, C. 1995. Family and Human Development across
     Cultures: A View from the Other Side. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence
     Erlbaum Associates.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
     Organization). 1995. "Families and Education." Occasional
     Paper Series No. 18. United Nations, Vienna.

This paper proposes and discusses family education programs against a backdrop of reflections on modes of family functioning and on families in crisis.

Torkington, K., with C. Landers. 1995. Enhancing the Skills of Early
     Childhood Trainers. Paris: UNESCO and the Bernard van Leer
     Foundation.

This is a "training pack" consisting of five parts: an introduction; a volume on delivering effective training; a comprehensive guide to the development of babies and young children, particularly their psychosocial development (a particularly useful volume), with annotated references; reference materials providing a rationale for advocating participatory training methods; and an annotated list of selected training materials. The training pack is available from the Bernard van Leer Foundation (see tab 7).

Standards and measurement

Atkin, L. 1989. "Analysis of Instruments Used in Latin America to
     Measure Psychosocial Development and Environmental Risk in
     Children from 0 to 6 Years of Age." A paper prepared for the
     Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development,
     Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

This document discusses criteria for selecting and evaluating or developing instruments. It analyzes instruments created in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico as well as cartillas de crecimiento y desarrollo (growth and development cards) in use in nine countries in the region. Copies of the document can be obtained from the Consultative Group (see tab 7).

Atkin, L., and others. 1987. Paso a Paso: Como evaluar el crecimiento
     y desarrollo de los ninos. Mexico City: Editorial Pax Mexico and
     UNICEF.

Beaucamp, S., ed. 1986. Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
     Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young
     Children.

This book sets out what the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) deems to be developmentally appropriate (and inappropriate) practice in caring for children from infancy to age five. It also describes developmental milestones for children from birth to age three.

Landers, C., ed. 1992. "Measuring the Development of Young Children:
     A Comparative Review of Screening and Assessment
     Techniques—Final Report." Consultative Group on Early Childhood
     Care and Development, New York.

This document brings together results from reviews of instruments in seven countries (though none in Latin America). In a more general vein it discusses procedures and processes for screening and assessing the development of young children in connection with different program purposes. It sets guidelines for assessing young children at risk and their families. Copies of the document can be obtained from the Consultative Group (see tab 7).