Quality of child care counts, panel affirms

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tori DeAngelis
Keyword(s):  
Child Care

scholarly journals The relation of flexible child care to quality of center day care and children’s socio-emotional functioning: A survey and observational study

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Clasien De Schipper ◽  
Louis W.C Tavecchio ◽  
Marinus H Van IJzendoorn ◽  
Mariëlle Linting
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Emotional Functioning

Effects of Child Care on Psychological Development: Issues and Future Directions for Research

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 1069-1070
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Friedman ◽  
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn ◽  
Deborah Vandell ◽  
Marsha Weinraub
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Study Child

Research about the effects of child care on the psychological development of children has been stimulated by social reality. Industrialized societies, including the US, have witnessed two simultaneous social trends: an increase in the number of mothers in the work force and a decrease in the age at which children enter child-care arrangements.1-3 These trends, in conjunction with cultural beliefs, psychological theories, and research findings emphasizing the important role of mothers in early child development,4-6 have motivated researchers to investigate the effects of maternal employment and of child care on the development of infants and older children. Issues facing developmental psychologists who study child care and its effect on children's development are theoretical, methodological, and budgetary. The waves of psychological research about child care1 reflect changes in conceptual emphasis: Originally, it seemed sufficient to compare children reared in any child-care context with those reared by the mother as the primary care provider. As the results from these investigations were accumulating, investigators recognized a need to focus on variations in the quality of child-care arrangements and to relate these to children's psychological development. Because of issues of access to child-care arrangements, much of the research on quality of care that was generated pertained to center-based care. Most recently, investigators have turned their attention to the relationship between demographic characteristics of families and their choices of child-care arrangements for their children. Even though the research appeared in waves, they all continue to coexist and they all elaborate and enrich our knowledge. Investigators are now interested in weaving the earlier lines of research into a more comprehensive framework.

Early Childhood Education and Child Care in Arizona : Is Availability Alone Sufficient?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Chapman ◽  
◽  
Margarita Pivovarova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Value Of Information ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Quality Rating ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Do So

With many states increasingly adopting Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) to rate their early childhood education (ECE) and child care programs, researchers question the use of these systems. Specifically, they are trying to understand the value of information provided by QRIS ratings and the implications QRIS ratings have on the quality of and access to ECE and child care programs for families. In this study, we attempt to understand the value of QRIS ratings when they are provided for families at the household level. To do so we take a close look at the relationship between availability of programs rated by the Quality Improvement and Rating System (QIRS) in Arizona and demographics of the communities they serve, and compare the utilization of the programs in communities with varying demographic compositions. While we find that more high-quality ECE and child care programs are available for children that are Hispanic, Black, and eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, we also find that families underutilized those programs. We argue that this underutilization might be due to a variety of barriers that the families are experiencing and believe that efforts should be directed to work with families and assist them in understanding their enrollment options.

Cortisol levels of caregivers in child care centers as related to the quality of their caregiving

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elles J. de Schipper ◽  
J. Marianne Riksen-Walraven ◽  
Sabine A.E. Geurts ◽  
Carolina de Weerth
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Child Care Centers ◽  
Cortisol Levels
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