Parents' perceptions of their infant's day care experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277180 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Ledesma (Michigan State University), Hiram E Fitzgerald (0000-0001-8365-8585, Michigan State University), Cathleen Erin McGreal (Michigan State University) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-55 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1097-0355(198021)1:1<42::aid-imhj2280010107>3.0.co;2-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2030057426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
Parents of infants who had been enrolled in a day-care center were asked to evaluate their day-care experience as well as their children's current development status. In general, parent evaluations provided strong support for day care as an effective means of supplementary infant care. When dissatisfaction with day care was expressed, it focused on matters pertaining to infant health, physical resources of the center, parent involvement in center activities, and caregiver-infant ratios. Parents perceived their children to be advanced in competence skills relative to their peers. With few exceptions, parents viewed group day care as the most desirable type of supplementary infant care, but only if high-quality staff and programs could be assured.
Child care · Competence (human resources) · Day care · Day care center · Family medicine · Perception · Child Welfare and Adoption · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2001 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |