1st Edition
Caring for Children Challenge To America
Childcare is one of the most debated issues today. This volume provides a comprehensive and current review of childcare research and public policy issues. Chapters are contributed by leaders from such fields as developmental research and early childhood education as well as by public policy officials. All major discussions and debates are summarized to promote a complete overview and speak to key issues of the day including affordability, availability, and staffing.
Biography
Lande, Jeffrey; Scarr, Sandra; Guzenhauser, Nina
" ...an excellent summary of trends in maternal employment and daycare that frame the agenda for the future.....this is a good source of information for those interested in the fast emerging field of child care. Caring for Children provides ample testimony to the importance of childcae for the 21st century and the 'threat to the children constituted by inattention to the quality in typical child care.'"
—Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography