Child Care for Low-Income Families: Directions for Research
Title | Child Care for Low-Income Families: Directions for Research PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Bridgman |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2008-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1428988572 |
Increased national attention to child care has been spurred by rising costs, renewed understanding of the importance of children¿s early experiences to future development & problems experienced by states in serving all low-income families who are eligible for child care assistance. Child care for children in low-income families is of interest given fed. & state reforms in educ. & welfare that may boost the numbers of very young low-income children in need of child care, as well as put added pressures on preschools to pay more attention to preparing children for school. Three workshops were convened on child-care for low-income families in 1995. The third workshop, which is the subject of this vol. considered promising directions for research on child care,
Child Care for Low-Income Families
Title | Child Care for Low-Income Families PDF eBook |
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Child Care for Low-income Families
Title | Child Care for Low-income Families PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Bridgman |
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Pages | 26 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Child care |
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Child Care for Low-Income Families
Title | Child Care for Low-Income Families PDF eBook |
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Using Research to Improve Child Care for Low-income Families
Title | Using Research to Improve Child Care for Low-income Families PDF eBook |
Author | An-Me Chung |
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Pages | 68 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Child care services |
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Caring for Children in Low-income Families
Title | Caring for Children in Low-income Families PDF eBook |
Author | April A. Brayfield |
Publisher | The Urban Insitute |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9780877665878 |
This report examines the care arrangements of children under age 13 who are in families with annual incomes below $15,000 using nationally representative data from the National Child Care Survey 1990 and its low-income-data supplement. Although many low-income children are cared for exclusively by their parents, supplementary care arrangements play an important part in the lives of the majority of low-income children. For many families, child care consists of a combination of arrangements, and many children use more than one type each week. One of the most important findings is that care arrangements used by children with employed mothers are quite similar to those used by unemployed mothers enrolled in education or training programs. Child care financially burdens many families, and low-income families spend a substantially greater share of their income on the care of their children. Families in poverty spend an even higher proportion of their family budget on child care than other low-income families. Nevertheless, the majority of low-income families report that they do not receive any financial assistance with their supplemental arrangements. Four appendixes provide information about the study methodology and a glossary. Eleven tables, 36 figures. (Contains 5 references.) (Author/SLD)
Child Care for Low-Income Families
Title | Child Care for Low-Income Families PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah A. Phillips |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 75 |
Release | 1998-05 |
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ISBN | 0788148702 |
Child care has become a fact of life for many American families. At the core of current debates about welfare reform and school readiness, child care has moved to the center of discussion about federal policy for children and families. This workshop report addresses the factors affecting patterns of child care use among low-income families; the quality, safety, and continuity of child care and its effects on children's development; the role of child care in families' efforts to prepare for and maintain paid employment; and the structure and consequences of federal child care subsidies. Tables, graphs, and references.