About this book
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 "e;patchwork quilt"e; 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.
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Table of contents
- Front Matter
- I INTRODUCTION1 Child Care in a Changing Society
- 2 Trends in Work, Family, and Child Care
- II CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT3 The Effects of Child Care
- 4 Quality of Child Care: Perspectives of Research and Professional Practice
- 5 Supporting Physical and Psychological Development in Child Care Settings
- III THE CURRENT SYSTEM6 Child Care Services
- 7 Child Care Policies and Programs
- 8 The Child Care Market and Alternative Policies
- IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS9 Recommendations for Data Collection and Research
- 10 Conclusions and Recommendations for Policies and Programs
- APPENDIX A State Regulations for Family Day Care and Center Care
- APPENDIX B Professional Standards for Early Childhood Programs
- APPENDIX C Participants in Panel Workshops
- Index