Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index.
Part 1. What's at Stake -- 1. Our Social Experiment -- 2. We Are Asking too Much of Day-Care -- 3. The Essential Experiences of Early Childhood -- Part 2. Putting Children First -- 4. A Parent's Priority -- 5. Six Families -- Trading Places -- Tag-Team Parents -- Divorced but Making It Work -- A Traditional Family Adapts -- Working at Home -- A Four-Thirds Solution -- 6. Choosing Child Care -- Part 3. Where Do We Go from Here? -- 7. Solutions for Families and Communities -- 8. Improving Day Care -- 9. Solutions for Corporations and Governments