Description:
Latino families represent the fastest-growing minority population in the U.S., but they are also the least likely group to enroll their children in some form of non-parental care the year before kindergarten. Why Latino families utilize less formal arrangements remains unclear. With the national push to expand preschool education, there has been growing interest in theoretically grounded research that can uncover the factors supporting or inhibiting Latino families' participation in preschool education as well as their underlying motivations and perceptions of their agency in navigating the child care system. Additionally, although preschool programs can facilitate children's short-term academic success, their long-term effects are often ambiguous, with little evidence for Latino children across the country.
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Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
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