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Choice characteristics and parents' child care decisions
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1996
Rationality and Society, 8(4), 453-495

A review of data from the 1990 National Child Care Survey examining the relationship between parents' personal characteristics and child care arrangement choices

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Profiles of choice: Parents’ patterns of priority in child care decision-making
Kim, Jinseok, Q1 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(1), 77-91

An analysis of data collected from thousands of parents rating the importance of seven factors in the selection of child care arrangements: location, cost, reliability, learning activities, spending time with other children, operation hours, and number of other children

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Family labor participation and child care decisions: The role of grannies
Zamarro, Gema, January 2011
(WR-833). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A study of child care provided by grandmothers in 10 European countries and its relationship to labor force participation of grandmothers and their children, based on an analysis of data from 1,689 grandmothers between 50 and 65 years old with grandchildren under age 13 from the longitudinal, cross-national Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

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Nonstandard work schedules and child care decisions: Evidence from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Han, Wen-Jui, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 231-256

A study of the relationship between parents' work schedules and child care arrangements, using longitudinal data collected by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Research Network

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New Americans: Child care decision-making of refugee and immigrant parents of English language learners
Ward, Helen D., September, 2011
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.

Findings from two case studies of refugee and immigrant families' child care beliefs, experiences, and decisions, based on focus groups of Cambodian, Somali, and Sudanese refugee parents in Portland, Maine, and Mexican immigrant parents in Denver, Colorado, as well as interviews and surveys from early care providers and K-2 teachers in both locations

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Decisions on child care: Do sex and sexual orientation matter?
Regan, Pamela C., 2000
Psychological Reports, 86(3), 922-924

An investigation into the role of caregiver’s gender and sexual orientation on parents’ preferences and decisions for child care arrangements, based on a sample of 72 undergraduate students at a large western university whose preferences were rated using a Likert scale

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Child care choice in urban Thailand: Qualitative and quantitative evidence of the decision-making process
Richter, Kerry, 1997
Journal of Family Issues, 18(2), 174-204

A qualitative and quantitative analysis of child care decision making in Bangkok, Thailand

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Parental decision making about child care
Rose, Katherine Kensinger, September 2008
Journal of Family Issues, 29(9), 1161-1184

A study of the relative influence of various features of child care arrangements on maternal choice of arrangements, and a study of the association between these features and the characteristics of mothers, based on the questionnaire responses of 355 mothers

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Child care resource and referral programs and parents' search for quality child care
Fuqua, Robert W., 1989
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 4(3), 357-365

A survey of 107 parents and discussion of the correlation between their child care decisions and use of child care resource and referral programs

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Urban Zimbabwean mothers' choices and perceptions of care for young children
Johnson, Deborah J., 1997
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(2), 199-219

A discussion of the influence of Zimbabwean mothers’ perceptions of types and quality of child care on their child care decisions

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Child care selection under welfare reform: How mothers balance work requirements and parenting
Mensing, James, 2000
Early Education and Development, 11(5), 573-595

An examination of factors affecting the child care decisions of mothers participating in welfare to work programs

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Child care policy and the experiences of employed Albertan families with pre-school children: Final report
Breitkreuz, Rhonda, 11 February, 2013
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research.

A study of the child care decision-making and perspectives of working parents in Alberta, Canada, based on seven focus groups with 42 participants

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Balancing work and family: The role of employer-supported child care benefits
Seyler, Dian L., 1995
Journal of Family Issues, 16(2), 170-193

A discussion of family benefits provided by employers, and possible influences on child care decisions as well as benefits to employers

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Working women's selection of care for their infants: A prospective study
Pungello, Elizabeth Puhn, 2000
Family Relations, 49(3), 245-255

An examination of the influence of environmental constraints and maternal beliefs on mothers’ child care decisions and of the change of these constraints and beliefs over time

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Child care and AFDC recipients in Illinois: Digest of findings and conclusions
Siegel, Gary L., 1991
Saint Louis, MO: Institute of Applied Research.

A report on the child care decisions of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in Illinois

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Social and economic factors associated with parents' decisions about after-school child care: An exploratory study in a medium-sized community
Powell, Douglas R., 1987
Child and Youth Care Quarterly, 16(4), 272-282

A study of the social and economic factors associated with the after-school child care decisions of parents of elementary school children in a medium-sized community, including the identification of several predictor variables

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Determinants of child care mode choice: An economic perspective
Lehrer, Evelyn, 1983
Social Science Research, 12(1), 69-80

A study of two-earner households' child care decisions, presenting evidence that economic and demographic variables are important determinants of the type of child care such households utilize

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Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families?
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743

An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families

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Child care preferences and choices: Are AFDC recipients unique?
Meyers, Marcia K., 1992
Social Work Research & Abstracts, 28(1), 28-34

An analysis of data concerning child care decisions, arrangements, and attitudes of single mothers entering the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program in California

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A typology of approaches to child care: The centerpiece of organizing family life for dual-earner couples
Hertz, Rosanna, 1997
Journal of Family Issues, 18(4), 355-385

A study evaluating qualitative data from interviews with working class, middle class, and upper class dual-earner couples regarding their child care decisions

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Working later in Illinois: Works schedules, incomes and parents? access to child care
Stoll, Marcia, May, 2006
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

An exploration of the relationship between parents? nonstandard work hours and their access to child care, and an inquiry into the influence of work hours and child care access on child care decisions

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Managing work and family: The decision to outsource child care in families engaged in family-owned businesses
Avery, Rosemary J., 2000
Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 21(3), 227-258

An investigation of the decision of families involved in family-owned businesses to outsource child care, using a management framework emphasizing inputs to the decision and level of management activity

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The importance of child care characteristics to choice of care
Johansen, Anne, 1996
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58(3), 759-772

A study on the importance of child care characteristics in parental child care decisions, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972

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Production externalities and the efficiency of parental childcare choices
Kennedy, Peter W., 1997
Canadian Journal of Economics, 30(4a), 822-834

An economic model of parental child care decision-making and a discussion of the externalities arising from this decision-making model that may affect the economic efficiency of child care provision

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Parents' and kindergarten teachers' beliefs about the effects of child care
Erwin, Eric J., 1998
Early Education and Development, 9(2), 131-146

A study of the role of parent and provider beliefs about child behavior, development and adjustment, based on child background in home or provider care and the impact on child care decision making

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