Introduction / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek -- Ch. 1. Evaluating Child Care and Preschools: Advancing the Interests of Government, Teachers, or Parents? / Bruce Fuller, Susan D. Holloway and Laurie Bozzi -- Ch. 2. Longitudinal Evaluation of Program Effectiveness / Herbert J. Walberg and Arthur J. Reynolds -- Ch. 3. Curriculum and Evaluation in Early Childhood Programs / Lawrence J. Schweinhart and Ann S. Epstein -- Ch. 4. Evaluating Early Childhood Programs: The British Experience / Tony Bertram and Christine Pascal -- Ch. 5. Using Standardized Measures for Evaluating Young Children's Learning / William L. Goodwin and Laura D. Goodwin -- Ch. 6. Using Observational Techniques for Evaluating Young Children's Learning / Doris Bergen -- Ch. 7. Assessing Student Learning Through the Analysis of Pupil Products / Dominic F. Gullo -- Ch. 8. Assessing Social Competence in Early Childhood / Sally Atkins-Burnett, Julie Nicholson and Samuel J. Meisels -- Ch. 9. Evaluation and Parents of Young Children / Alice Sterling Honig -- Ch. 10. Evaluation in Early Childhood Education: A Look to the Future / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho