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EJ399536 PS517042
Title: Research Report. Who Cares? Child Care Teachers and the Quality of Care in America.Author(s): Whitebook, Marcy; And Others
Source: Young Children, v45 n1 p41-45 Nov 1989
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1990
The National
Child Care Staffing Study explores the effect of teachers and teaching
conditions on the caliber of center-based child care in the United
States. The study raises concerns about the quality of services
children receive, the education of staff, the work environment,
low teachers' wages, and staff turnover. (BB)
Descriptors: *Child Caregivers; *Child Development; *Day Care; *Day
Care Centers; Early Childhood Education; Educational Quality; Faculty
Mobility; *Teacher Education; *Teacher Salaries; Teaching Conditions
Identifiers: Infant Care; *National Child Care Staffing Study
