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ED390536 PS023681
Title: Quality in Family Child Care and Relative Care. Early Childhood Education Series.
Author(s): Kontos, Susan; And Others
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0-8077-3409-8
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEMAY1996
The last decade
has seen the emergence of family child care as a newly dynamic segment
of the child care profession. This book presents the results of
an bservational study on quality in family child care and relative
care that was conducted between September 1991 and December 1992.
Chapter 1 explains the purposes of the study and reviews the research
on family child care and relative care. Chapter 2 provides detailed
information regarding the selection of the sample for the study
and procedures for gathering data. Chapter 3 describes the characteristics
of the providers who participated in the study, and chapter 4 explains
how the study measured quality in family child care and relative
care. Chapter 5 compares the quality of care among regulated, nonregulated,
and relative providers. Chapter 6 examines the relationship of the
quality of care to family income and ethnicity. Chapter 7 compares
providers offering different quality levels of care. Mothers' and
children's
experiences with family child care and relative care are addressed
in chapters 8 and 9, respectively. Chapters 10, 11, and 12 examine
the relationship of quality to regulation, cost, and caregiver turnover.
Chapter 13 presents the key findings and implications of the study
along with conclusions and recommendations. Over 100 references
are included. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Child Caregivers; Day Care Effects; Early Childhood
Education; *Family Caregivers; Family Characteristics; *Family Day
Care; Mother Attitudes; State Regulation
Identifiers: Caregiver Turnover; Child Care Costs; *Quality Indicators
