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EJ561598 PS527525
Title: Adding Two School Age Children: Does It Change Quality in Family Child Care?Author(s): Norris, Deborah J.; Howes, Carollee
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v12 n3 p327-42 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1998
Randomly selected
family child care homes providing minimal quality care were observed
prior to, and after, enrolling two additional school age children.
Results suggest that modest change in number and age range of children
in family child care home providing minimally acceptable care may
potentially decrease provider sensitivity and may be less than optimal
for children. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Age Differences; *Child Caregivers; *Day Care Effects;
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; *Family Day Care;
*School Age Day Care
Identifiers: Caregiver Attitudes; *Caregiver Child Ratio; Caregiver
Qualifications; Custodial Approach; *Day Care Quality; Developmentally
Appropriate Programs; Family Day
Care Providers
