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Who Cares for America's Children? (HTML)
By Cheryl D Hayes, Martha J. Zaslow
1999
Summary: A report by the Panel on Child Care Policy, an interdisciplinary panel established in 1987 to review and assess knowledge about the costs, effects, and feasibility of alternative child care policies and programs as a basis for future decision making 13 presented in this document. An executive summary and introductory first chapter are followed in Chapter 2 by a summary of trends in work, family structure and income, and child care which points out the implications of these trends for the supply of and demand for alternative child care. Chapter 3 traces the development of child care research. Chapter 4 reviews knowledge about the quality of care and children's developmental needs at various ages and stages of development. Chapter 5 highlights knowledge concerning the best practices for safeguarding children's health and safety, and for the design and implementation of child care services. Chapter 6 examines the delivery system for child care and early childhood education programs. Chapter 7 focuses on public policies and programs at federal and state levels. Employer policies and benefit programs are also considered. Chapter 8 discusses tradeoffs between quality, availability, and affordability, and the extent to which each of these qualities would be affected by proposed policies. Chapter 9 outlines directions for future data collection and research. Chapter 10 presents the Child Care Policy Panel's priorities for future policy and program development. Appendices provide information on state regulations for family day care and center care and professional standards for early childhood programs. A total of 543 references are cited.
Index Terms: Child Care Delivery System, Child Care Infrastructure, Child Care Policies, Federal Standards, Research, Affordability, After-school Child Care, Before School Child Care, Center Based Child Care, Child Abuse, Child Care Alternatives, Child Care Availability, Child Care Shortage, Child Neglect, Data Collection, Demographics, Employer Supported Child Care, Family Child Care, Language Development, Learning Style, Low Income Families, Parental Leave, Public Policy, Quality Of Child Care, Relative Child Care, School Age Children, School Based Child Care, Self Care, Social Development, Subsidized Child Care, Tax Credits, Tax Incentives, Trend Analysis, Welfare, Working Parents, Administration On Children Youth And Families, Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department Of Health And Huma, Child Care Food Program, Child Care Staffing Study, Head Start, High Scope, National Association For Family Day Care [NAFDC], National Day Care Home Study, National Research Council (U.S.) Panel On Child Care Policy, National Research Council Committee On Child Development Research And Public Policy, Social Services Block Grant Program
Publisher: National Academy Press
Publication Type: Books
Pages: 362 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309040329/html/index.html
ERIC Number: ED319523
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