Essentials

Marie L. Masterson, PhD, is Director of Quality Assessment at McCormick Center forEarly Childhood Leadership, where she oversees evaluation for Illinois’ quality rating and improvement system. Marie is an educational consultant to state departments of education, schools, child care centers, and social service and parenting organizations. She is a national speaker, child behavior expert, researcher, and author of multiple books and articles that address behavior guidance, early care and education, parenting, and high-quality teaching. Lisa M. Ginet, EdD, is the director of Erikson Institute’s Early Math Collaborative. She has been an early childhood educator for more than three decades—as a professional educator as a classroom teacher, child care provider, parent educator, home visitor, teacher trainer, and adjunct faculty.

• ForewordAbout This BookChapter 1: What Is Family Child Care?Chapter 2: Building Your Family Child Care BusinessChapter 3: Learning Spaces in Family Child CareChapter 4: Teaching in High-Quality Family Child CareChapter 5: Professional and Program GrowthIn ConclusionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsReferences