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Caring for children in low-income families : a substudy of the National child care survey, 1990 / April A. Brayfield, Sharon Gennis Deich, and Sandra L. Hofferth.

Title
Caring for children in low-income families : a substudy of the National child care survey, 1990 / April A. Brayfield, Sharon Gennis Deich, and Sandra L. Hofferth.
Author
Brayfield, April A.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Urban Institute Press ; Lanham, MD : Distributed by University Press of America, c1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Deich, Sharon Gennis.
  • Hofferth, Sandra L.
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children.
  • Urban Institute.
  • United States. Administration for Children, Youth, and Families.
Description
xvi, 117 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Urban Institute report, 0897-7399 ; 93-2
Uniform Title
Urban Institute report 93-2.
Subject
  • Child care services > United States
  • Poor children > United States
Note
  • "A National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) study, conducted by the Urban Institute."
  • "Sponsored by: Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Office of Human Development Services, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and The National Association for the Education of Young Children."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 119).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- Research Design and Sample -- 2. A Profile of Low-Income Families in the United States -- Age of Child -- Household Type -- Maternal Employment, Education, and Training Status -- Other Characteristics -- 3. Care Arrangements among Low-Income Children -- Exclusive Parental Care -- Main Arrangements: Who Provides Care for the Greatest Amount of Time -- Time Spent in Supplemental Care -- Role of Grandparents as Caregivers -- Role of Nonrelatives: In-Home Providers, Family Day Care Homes, and Centers -- Preschool and School Enrollments for Children Ages 3 to 5 -- Arrangements for School-Age Children -- Use of Multiple Supplemental Arrangements -- 4. Parental Expenditures on Child Care -- Who Pays for Care? -- Financial Assistance with Child Care Expenditures -- Mean Expenditures and Budget Shares -- 5. Parental Preference -- Parental Satisfaction with Current Arrangements -- Desire to Change Current Arrangements -- Reasons for Preferring an Alternative Arrangement -- 6. Summary -- Care Arrangements among Low-Income Children -- Time Spent in Supplemental Care -- Parental Expenditures on Child Care -- Parental Preference -- Appendix A: Design Effects for Survey Percentages -- Appendix B: Sample Distributions and Population Estimates of Low-Income Children Under Age 13.
ISBN
  • 0877665869 (alk. paper, casebound) :
  • 0877665877 (alk. paper) :
LCCN
^^^93016112^
OCLC
  • 27382608
  • SCSB-10325351
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