ISBN-10: 1 85856 102 7
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 102 8
Published 1998

This manual has been written for the Caribbean, specifically for St. Lucia. It will also be relevant to those interested in a case study of establishing early childhood care education in a developing rural community.
Rosamunde Renard has prepared a comprehensive manual on community-based early childhood education centres - how to establish, staff and run them, plus how to raise and manage funds. She makes a convincing case for the essential need for such early childcare education as an investment in St. Lucia's future - and that it can be done.
Contents include
o The benefits of community-based early childhood education centres
o Local fund-raising in early childhood education centres
o The role of the director
o The role of the administrator
o Staff support and training
o Parent education and involvement
o Building community clusters or networks