American child care today

Author(s): Scarr, Sandra;
Date Issued: 1998
Publisher(s): American Psychological Association
Description: A discussion of the current state of child care in America from the perspective of two disparate goals: the first fostering mothers’ employment and the second children’s development; these two ends demand compromise between the affordability of child care and the ever increasing costliness of new regulations
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Journal Title: American Psychologist
Volume Number: 53
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 95-108
Topics: Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Families & Work

Child Care & Early Education Market > Access To Child Care & Early Education

Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies > Licensing & Regulation
ISSN: 0003-066X Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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