The use of grandparents as child care providers

Description:

An examination of the role of maternal preferences and inter-generational ties in a parent?s decision to use grandparents for child care, based on data from the first and second waves of The National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Guzman Lina

Publisher(s):

University of Wisconsin--Madison. Center for Demography and Ecology

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

1999

Source:

(NSFH Working Paper No. 84). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Madison, Center for Demography and Ecology. Retrieved April 13, 2006, from http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/nsfhwp/nsfh84.pdf

Note:

This resource is based on the National Survey of Families and Households

Topics:

4. Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > 4.1. Provider Type/Setting > 4.1.3. Family, Friend, & Neighbor (Informal)

2. Parents & Families > 2.1. Selection Of Child Care & Early Education Arrangements

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