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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959760203321

Titolo

Who cares for America's children? : child care policy for the 1990s / / Cheryl D. Hayes, John L. Palmer, and Martha J. Zaslow, editors ; Panel on Child Care Policy, Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990

ISBN

9780309559560

0309559561

9780585025483

0585025487

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HayesCheryl D

PalmerJohn Logan

ZaslowMartha J

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Child care - United States

Child care - Government policy - United States

Child care services - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.