Who Cares for America's Children?

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Publication Year:1990

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Cheryl D. Hayes, John L. Palmer, and Martha J. Zaslow, Editors; Panel on Child Care Policy, National Research Council
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Few issues have aroused more heated public debate than that of day care for children of working parents. Who should be responsible for providing child care--government, employers, schools, communities? What types of care are best?
This volume explores the critical need ...
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-xviii
I INTRODUCTION1 Child Care in a Changing Society	1-15	(skim)
2 Trends in Work, Family, and Child Care	16-42	(skim)
II CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT3 The Effects of Child Care	43-83	(skim)
4 Quality of Child Care: Perspectives of Research and Professional Practice	84-107	(skim)
5 Supporting Physical and Psychological Development in Child Care Settings	108-144	(skim)
III THE CURRENT SYSTEM6 Child Care Services	145-193	(skim)
7 Child Care Policies and Programs	194-226	(skim)
8 The Child Care Market and Alternative Policies	227-266	(skim)
IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS9 Recommendations for Data Collection and Research	267-287	(skim)
10 Conclusions and Recommendations for Policies and Programs	288-314	(skim)
APPENDIX A State Regulations for Family Day Care and Center Care	315-323	(skim)
APPENDIX B Professional Standards for Early Childhood Programs	324-339	(skim)
APPENDIX C Participants in Panel Workshops	340-348	(skim)
Index	349-362	(skim)

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Few issues have aroused more heated public debate than that of day care for children of working parents. Who should be responsible for providing child care--government, employers, schools, communities? What types of care are best?
This volume explores the critical need for a more coherent policy on child care and offers recommendations for the actions needed to develop such a policy.
Who Cares for America's Children? looks at the barriers to developing a national child care policy, evaluates the factors in child care that are most important to children's development, and examines ways of protecting children's physical well-being and fostering their development in child care settings. It also describes the "patchwork quilt" of child care services currently in use in America and the diversity of support programs available, such as referral services.
Child care providers (whether government, employers, commercial for-profit, or not-for-profit), child care specialists, policymakers, researchers, and concerned parents will find this comprehensive volume an invaluable resource on child care in America.

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