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Child Care Decision-Making

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Child Care Decision-Making

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    • Choice by parental characteristics: income, marital status, race/ethnicity, culture, language, immigrant status, mental health, & location
    • Choice by child characteristics: age (infant/toddler & school-age) & special needs
    • Choice and parental employment: employment status, work schedule (i.e. full-time, part-time, & non-standard hours) & welfare-to-work participation
    • Selection of child care type
    • Parent values/perceptions of quality
    • Child care market characteristics: price, supply, and regulation
    • Financial assistance: subsidy receipt, pre-k, Head Start
    • Consumer education
    • Research Reviews, guides, and instruments on Parental Choice
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