Factors Influencing Parents' Perceptions of Child Care Services. Implications for Public Policy Formulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19002196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carla M Curtis (0009-0006-4944-2602, The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 768-782 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002193479702700603 |
| OpenAlex | W284306572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Child care is a vital resource for children and their families regardless of income, race, or family composition. In a recent study published by The National League of Cities (Meyers & Kyle, 1996), child care was identified by government officials in cities and towns of 10,000 or more residents as the most pressing need of families with children. Each year more and more mothers, especially those with young children, enter the workforce (Hofferth & Chaplin, 1994a). In 1992, approximately 57% of women in the United States worked or were looking for work (Hofferth & Chaplin, 1994a). Finding and paying for high-quality child care are daily concerns as many parents struggle to keep their families together and to help their children acquire the skills necessary for a successful life. Public policies that help mothers work or return to work soon after childbirth are often designed to reduce the costs of caring for children and balancing work and family life. Poor, single, and low-income mothers are less likely to have the support and resources for child care to enable an early return to work (Hofferth & Chaplin, 1994a; Meyers, 1992); for these women, subsidized child care services in Head Start, public-school-based, or other sponsored nonprofit programs are directly related to economic self-sufficiency (Hofferth & Chaplin, 1994a)
Child care · Economic growth · Economics · Family life · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Public policy · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subsidy · Work (physics) · Workforce · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 2020 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |