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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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- Description
- xvi, 117 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- Urban Institute report, 0897-7399 ; 93-2
- Uniform Title
- Urban Institute report 93-2.
- Subject
- 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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- Harvard Library