
Child Care
Facing the Hard Choices
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 30. March 1987
Book
Hardback
284 pages
978-0-86569-164-3 (ISBN)
Description
As the need for child care services in the United States continues to grow, so does the debate about how effective child care policies should be shaped. It is more important than ever for legislators, public officials, advocacy groups, and concerned parents and citizens to focus on that debate and on the need to change policies and attitudes--changes that must take place if children and families are to have sufficient, affordable, and quality child care services.
This volume provides a balanced and thorough assessment of the child care field and a thought-provoking guide to the difficult choices that lie ahead. The authors, experts in child and family policy, examine important facts about major demographic and social developments, describe the effects of the Reagan administration's emphasis on privatization and deregulation, and analyze the contributions and limitations of several local and state initiatives. An invaluable source for everyone concerned with child care issues, this volume makes solid recommendations for shaping a much-needed child care policy that is responsive to the circumstances and needs of families and their children.
This volume provides a balanced and thorough assessment of the child care field and a thought-provoking guide to the difficult choices that lie ahead. The authors, experts in child and family policy, examine important facts about major demographic and social developments, describe the effects of the Reagan administration's emphasis on privatization and deregulation, and analyze the contributions and limitations of several local and state initiatives. An invaluable source for everyone concerned with child care issues, this volume makes solid recommendations for shaping a much-needed child care policy that is responsive to the circumstances and needs of families and their children.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86569-164-3 (9780865691643)
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Persons
ALFRED J. KAHN is Professor of Social Policy and Planning at the Columbia University School of Social Work and Codirector of the Cross-National Studies Research Program.
SHEILA KAMERMAN is Professor of Social Policy and Planning at the Columbia University School of Social Work and Codirector, with Alfred J. Kahn, of the Cross-National Studies Research Program.
SHEILA KAMERMAN is Professor of Social Policy and Planning at the Columbia University School of Social Work and Codirector, with Alfred J. Kahn, of the Cross-National Studies Research Program.
Content
Child Care: Numbers, Trends, and Issues Local Child Care Incentives State Child Care Incentives Child Care and Privatization The Schools and Child Care Employers and Child Care Family Day Care and the Future Child Care Program Mix Learning While Doing