EJ413816
PS517780
Title: The State of Child Care Regulations: A Comparative
Analysis.
Author(s): Phillips, Deborah; And Others
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n2 p151-79
Jun 1990
Publication Date: 1990
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research
(143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1991
Compares child
care standards in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Addresses variability among states in provisions of child care regulations,
the adequacy of standards at the lower end of the range, and the
disparity between state and national criteria for high quality care.
(Author/BB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis; *Day Care Centers; Early
Childhood Education; *Educational Quality; *Family Day Care; *Federal
State Relationship; Government School Relationship; School Entrance
Age; *State Standards; Teacher Education
Identifiers: Caregiver Child Ratio; *Day Care Regulations;
Enrollment Ceilings; *Federal
Standards; Group Size; Regulatory Programs
