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Insights on Caring for Early Childhood Professionals and Families

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Caring is the core value that empowers families and early childhood professionals. This article articulates the meaning and power of caring in the lives of children and families. It also explores family, professional, and community strategies for creating caring and nurturing children and families. In particular, insights that show that caring is learned early and that its impact is life long are discussed and applied to the early childhood professional’s identity.

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  1. Instruction and Teacher Education, College of Education, University of South Carolina – Columbia, Wardlaw 107, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

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Swick, K.J. Insights on Caring for Early Childhood Professionals and Families. Early Childhood Educ J 35, 97–102 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-007-0180-9

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