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Grandmothers as child care givers: A unique childcare arrangement
Reschke, Kathy L., Walker, Susan K. , 01/01/2005

A discussion of working mothers in poor rural areas with limited access to childcare, focusing on the benefits and challenges of relying on grandmother care for their children, based on interviews with 42 women

Other

Licensing family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Paradoxes and possibilities
Drake, Pamela M., Greenspoon, Bayla, Neville-Morgan, Sarah , 01/01/2005

A discussion of licensing and regulation for family child care providers and the relationship between licensing and child care quality

Other

Lessons from the field: Culturally competent support for family, friend and neighbor caregivers in Seattle
Argo, Mergitu, Chan, Hueiling, Malecka, Christina , 01/01/2005

An overview of the efforts of the Refugee Women’s Alliance (RWA) in assisting caregivers in immigrant and refugee communities through workshops in bicultural childrearing, CPR and safety, nutrition, child development, school readiness, discipline, and guidance

Other

Ways of caring: How relative caregivers support children and parents
Bromer, Juliet , 01/01/2005

An investigation of the support roles of African American relatives as child care providers in poor Chicago neighborhoods, citing interviews with 9 grandmothers and 1 aunt who offered full time child care to at least one relative child

Reports & Papers

Family, friend, and neighbor care: Crib notes on a complex issue
Porter, Toni, Kearns, Shannon , 01/01/2005

An overview of family, friend, and neighbor child care, including quality and the characteristics of providers and families who use it

Other

The Arizona Kith and Kin Project
Ocampo-Schlesinger, Sarah, McCarty, Vicki , 01/01/2005

A discussion of Arizona’s Kith and Kin Project, a non-profit aimed at providing services and training for low-income, family, friend, and neighbor childcare providers

Other