Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity

Author(s): Kontos, Susan; Howes, Carollee; Shinn, Marybeth; Galinsky, Ellen;
Date Issued: 1997
Publisher(s): Wayne State University Press
Description: A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality
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Funder(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York ; Smith Richardson Foundation ; Annenberg Foundation ; Dayton-Hudson Foundation ; Irving B. Harris Foundation ; A. L. Mailman Family Foundation ; Mervyn's California (Firm) ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; Spunk Fund, Inc. ; Target Corporation
Journal Title: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Volume Number: 43
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 386-403
Topics: Parents & Families > Selection Of Child Care & Early Education Arrangements

Parents & Families > Family Characteristics
Country: United States
States: CALIFORNIA, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS
ISSN: 1535-0266 Online
0272-930X Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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