Hard to find and difficult to manage: The effects of child care on the workplace

Author(s): Emlen, Arthur; Koren, Paul E.;
Date Issued: 1984
Publisher(s): Portland State University. Regional Research Institute for Human Services
Description: A study of the relationship between employee’s child care needs and their work, focusing on the types of child care arrangements employees use, why they choose the care they do, the level of difficulty in finding care, employees’ levels of absenteeism and stress, and the roles of employers’ personnel policies, based on a 1983 survey of 20,000 employees from 33 companies and agencies in Portland, Oregon
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Funder(s): United States. Administration for Children and Families ; United States. Department of Health and Human Services ; Portland State University ; Child Care Coordinating Council
Source: Portland, OR: Portland State University, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Retrieved August 12, 2005, from http://www.ssw.pdx.edu/focus/emlen/documents/HardToFind.pdf
Topics: Parents & Families > Selection Of Child Care & Early Education Arrangements

Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Families & Work

Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > Sponsorship > Employer-Supported
Country: United States
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