Bambini : the Italian approach to infant/toddler care /

Table of Contents: “…Ronald Lally -- Infant-toddler centers in Italy today: tradition and innovation / Susanna Mantovani -- Change in Italian national policy for children 0-3 years old and their families: advocacy and responsibility / Patrizia Ghedini -- PART II: VISION, STRATEGY, AND INNOVATION: EXPERIENCES FROM DIFFERENT CITIES IN ITALY: Reggio Emilia: The image of the child and the child's environment as a fundamental principle / Carlina Rinaldi -- Reggio Emilia: Experiencing life in an infant-toddler center: interview with Cristina Bondavalli / Lella Gandini -- Milan: Meeting new kinds of family needs / Susanna Mantovani -- Parma: Supporting the work of teachers through professional development, organization, and administrative support / Nice Terzi and Marialuisa Cantarelli -- Pistoia: Creating a dynamic, open system to serve children, families, and community / Annalia Galardini and Donatella Giovannini -- PART III: NOTABLE PRACTICES: STRATEGIES, REASONS, AND NARRATIVES: Inserimento: a strategy for delicately beginning relationships and communications / Chiara Bove -- Two reflections about documentation / Lella Gandini and Jeanne Goldhaber -- Traces of childhood: a child's diary / Donatella Giovannini -- Inclusion: Dario's story / Gabri Magrini and Lella Gandini -- PART IV: REFLECTIONS BY PARTICIPANT-OBSERVERS AND RESEARCH COLLABORATORS: Knowing and learning in an educational context: a study in the infant-toddler centers of the City of Pistoia / Tullia Musatti and Susanna Mayer -- Research as a partnership for learning together: studying the growth of relationships inside the Nido / Carolyn Pope Edwards and Lella Gandini -- Quando c'e' Figli (When there are children): observations on Italian early childhood / Rebecca S. …”