We can't afford to be casual about child care (TEFC)

New Zealand, 1978

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Child care is discussed by Dr. Bettye Caldwell from the University of Arkansas and Pat Hubbard, director of the Dunedin community child care centre. They discuss whether child care damages mother-child attachment, the importance of an optimal environment for children in early years, the particular qualities and nature of good child care, and the difficulty in financing it

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Credits

director

Anne Smith

producer

Michael Milan

production company

Audio Visual Learning Centre, University of Otago

Duration

00:27:02:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012443

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child care

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child care services

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child care

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Parenting

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q120703029

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