American child care today

Description:

A discussion of the current state of child care in America from the perspective of two disparate goals: the first fostering mothers? employment and the second children?s development; these two ends demand compromise between the affordability of child care and the ever increasing costliness of new regulations

Resource Type:

Other

Author(s):

Scarr Sandra

Publisher(s):

American Psychological Association

Date Issued:

1998

Source:

American Psychologist, 53(2), 95-108

Journal Title:

American Psychologist

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

95-108

Topics:

7. Policies > 7.1. Child Care & Early Education Policies > 7.1.1. Licensing & Regulation

3. Child Care & Early Education Market > 3.1. Access To Child Care & Early Education

2. Parents & Families > 2.4. Parent/Family Practices and Structure > 2.4.2. Families & Work

ISSN:

0003-066X

Paper

1935-990X

Online

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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