The Silent crisis in U.S. child care /

The Silent crisis in U.S. child care /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1999.
Description:	243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 0002-7162 ; v. 563
Subject:	Child care services -- United States. Day care centers -- United States. Child care services. Day care centers. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3764769

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Other authors / contributors:	Helburn, Suzanne W. (Suzanne Wiggins), 1930- American Academy of Political and Social Science.
ISBN:	0761920293 (pbk.) 0761920285
Notes:	"May 1999." Includes bibliographical references and index. Also available on the Internet.

Table of Contents:

Making Child Care "Affordable" in the United States
Contents
Preface
Child Care, Maternal Employment, and Public Policy
Defining and Assessing Early Childhood Program Quality
The Kellogg Child Development Center: High-Quality Child Care
Child Care Experiences and Developmental Outcomes
Families and Child Care: Divergent Viewpoints
Regulating Child Care Quality
Market Constraints on Child Care Quality
Child Care Workers: High Demand, Low Wages
Hiring a Nanny: The Limits of Private Solutions to Public Problems
Current Trends in European Early Child Care and Education
Who Should Pay for the Kids?