1. News briefs

   Current Affairs Pages: 4 - 4

2. Washington day care

   • Joyce Lynn

   Current Affairs Pages: 5 - 7

3. The need for nutrition: In the day care center

   • Robert D. Quigley

   Features Pages: 8 - 11

4. The need for nutrition: in the family day care home

   • Mary Powelson Faine
   • Bonnie S. Worthington

   Features Pages: 12 - 14

5. A revised work-week for caregivers

   • Nan Hatch

   Features Pages: 15 - 16

6. Learning set-ups

   • Regina Reynolds Barnett

   Departments Pages: 17 - 20

7. Cost benefit analysis

   • Jack Armand Bernard

   Features Pages: 21 - 23

8. I am watching my yellow cat

   • Florence Rives

   Features Pages: 24 - 24

9. Life and death: Concepts and feelings in children

   • David Elkind

   Features Pages: 27 - 29

10. Who sez grass gotta be green?

    • Bernice D. B. Brown

    Features Pages: 30 - 31

11. The effects of day care experiences on male caregivers and their female colleagues

    • Carol T. Bush
    • Ayse I. Carden
    • Steven R. Raines

    Features Pages: 32 - 33

12. Beating the midwinter blahs

    • Georgia A. Strout

    Features Pages: 34 - 35

13. Infants and toddlers

    • Barbara Mates

    Departments Pages: 36 - 39

14. Recipes for fun

    • Ann Cole
    • Carolyn Haas
    • Betty Weinberger

    Departments Pages: 41 - 42

15. Books for the professional

    • Stevanne Auerbach

    Departments Pages: 43 - 43

16. Books for the children

    • Shirley Neitlich

    Departments Pages: 43 - 46

17. The marketplace

    Departments Pages: 47 - 47