Perspectives on Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care: Research, Programs and Policy (PDF)
By Juliet Bromer, Shannon Kearns, Sarah Ocampo-Schlesinger, Toni Porter
Occasional Paper Series, 15;
December
2005
Summary: This Occasional Paper Series presents articles on family, friend, and neighbor child care. The following articles are included in the series: (1) “Family, Friend and Neighbor Care: Crib Notes on a Complex Issue”; (2) “Ways of Caring: How Relative Caregivers Support Children and Parents”; (3) “The Arizona Kith and Kin Project”; (4) “Licensing Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers: Paradoxes and Possibilities”; (5) “Grandmothers as Child Caregivers: A Unique Child Care Arrangement”; and (6) “Lessons from the Field: Culturally Competent Support for Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers in Seattle.” Author biographies are also included.
Index Terms: Early Childhood Education, Family Centered Child Care, Family Child Care Networks, Family Friend and Neighbor Child Care, Kinship Care, Evaluation, Public Policy, Research Methodology
Publisher: Bank Street College of Education
Publication Type: Reports (Research/technical)
Pages: 49 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/ICCC/OPS15.pdf
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