PART I: CONTEXTS OF CAREGIVING: HISTORY, CULTURE, FAMILY, AND POLITICS: Infant care in the United States and how the Italian experience can help / J. 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: meaning 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. New
Conclusions for now, Questions and directions for the future / Carolyn Pope Edwards and Lella Gandini.
