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“The best source of infant learning toys is the trash can.” A noted authority on infancy made this statement...me. Many commercially made toys and “learning materials” are available. Some of them were developed out of a firm knowledge of developmental tasks of infancy and with aesthetic sensitivity. Unfortunately they cost, and many of us who have our own infants or work in day care do not have resources for a lot of commercial materials.
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Mr. Altham taught infants and toddlers while studying at Bank Street College. After teaching in a Head Start program for four years, he moved to his current job as teacher/director of a college campus child care center.
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Altham, W. Wherever I look, I find. Early Childhood Educ J 10, 7–9 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01616792
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01616792