The tender years [electronic resource] : toward developmentally sensitive child welfare services for very young children / Jill Duerr Berrick ... [et al.]. Berrick, Jill Duerr. Preschool children Services for United States. Infants Services for United States. Foster children United States. Child welfare United States. Child development United States. HV741 362.70973 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The authors examine the impact of child abuse and neglect on preschool children and the handling of this population's needs by the child welfare system. An overview of child development theory and child abuse reporting patterns is presented, and the differences in the foster care experiences of the very young older children is analysed. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998. 1998. 1998 Text 1 online resource (xi, 203 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195114539.001.0001 eng Child welfare Child welfare. United States. United States. United States. United States. United States.