Attitudes of Russian Immigrant and Israeli-Born Women toward Child-Care Services

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 880-882
Author(s):  
Richard E. Isralowitz ◽  
Ismael Abu Saad
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Child Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Family Day Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Child Care Services

Israel, like most other societies, has a variety of subgroups differentiated by ascribed attitudes or characteristics which are imputed to individuals. These differences may be reflected by attitudes which are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events. In this study the attitudes of Israeli women—30 veterans and 30 newly arrived from the Soviet republics—toward family day-care services were examined. A number of significant differences between the study cohorts, such as amount of interaction between parents and child-care providers, were found and have implications for provision of service and absorption of immigrants.

scholarly journals Policy Frameworks and Parental Choice: Using Conjoint Analysis to Understand Parental Decision Making for Child Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110223
Author(s):  
Adrienne M. Davidson ◽  
Samantha Burns ◽  
Delaine Hampton ◽  
Linda White ◽  
Michal Perlman
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Child Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Parental Decision Making ◽  
Child Care Services

Many children in Canada and the United States experience poor-quality child care on a regular basis. Under the rubric of “parent choice,” governments continue to permit a variety of licensed care providers (centers and homes) as well as unlicensed home child care providers. Research suggests, however, that parents are not well-informed consumers about child care services, unaware of even the basic characteristics of their child’s care. In this study, we provide findings from a latent profile analysis based on a conjoint survey conducted in Toronto, Canada to better understand the factors that influence parents’ decisions in selecting child care services. Based on responses from over 700 parents, we identify five classes of parents that reflect a range of preferences in selecting child care. However, most groups show a strong preference for licensed early childhood education and care (ECEC) options. Limitations of this study and implications for policy are discussed.

Day care and child care services: Issues, priorities, and implications

1973 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph L. Braga ◽  
Laurie D. Braga
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Child Care Services

Validity and Reliability of a Mainstreaming Attitude Inventory for Child-Care Providers

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1113-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry L. Folsom-Meek
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Child Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Attitude Inventory

Preliminary estimates of reliability and validity for the Mainstreaming Attitude Inventory for Day Care Providers.

Family Day Care in the United States

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
pp. 550-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur J. Frankel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Day Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Child Care Workers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Family Day Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Social

The author discusses the current status of family day care, including its demographics, organization, regulations, quality-control issues, and relevant research on its effects on children, families, and child-care workers. Family day care is a pervasive underground child-care system that merits far more attention by the social work profession in state and national child-care policy considerations. Social workers are in a unique position to help family-day-care providers enter mainstream child care in the United States.

scholarly journals Family involvement : an analysis of family day care services family centred child care policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Eno Falope
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Family Day Care ◽  
Care Services

This paper explores the concept of culture as the intrinsic foundation upon which societies organize child rearing routines and its impact on family involvement with early childhood education. Investigation was carried out through the lens of Family Day Care Services family centred child care policy. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews with a convenience sample of eleven participants from West Africa and Sri Lanka, the study considered (a) the patterns of implementation of policy principles: (b) extents to which the ECE program reflected families' cultural practices and; (c) extends to which these factors impacted family involvement. Study findings indicated diversity between West African and Sri Lankan participants' perceptions with regard to cultural expectation of ECE programming and identified limitations in cultural communication transactions as a major hindrance to family involvement. Recommendations were made for teacher training, on-going parent board meetings, and further research to aid understanding of the communities served and give voice to families.

scholarly journals Family involvement : an analysis of family day care services family centred child care policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Eno Falope
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Family Day Care ◽  
Care Services

This paper explores the concept of culture as the intrinsic foundation upon which societies organize child rearing routines and its impact on family involvement with early childhood education. Investigation was carried out through the lens of Family Day Care Services family centred child care policy. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews with a convenience sample of eleven participants from West Africa and Sri Lanka, the study considered (a) the patterns of implementation of policy principles: (b) extents to which the ECE program reflected families' cultural practices and; (c) extends to which these factors impacted family involvement. Study findings indicated diversity between West African and Sri Lankan participants' perceptions with regard to cultural expectation of ECE programming and identified limitations in cultural communication transactions as a major hindrance to family involvement. Recommendations were made for teacher training, on-going parent board meetings, and further research to aid understanding of the communities served and give voice to families.

scholarly journals The Unprecedented Epidemic of Covid-19 and Movement Control Order (MCO) Enforcement: Impact and Recovery Towards Child Care Services Industry in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 3509-3515
Author(s):  
Aidanazima Abashah Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Child Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Recovery Strategies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Control Order ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to examine the impact of the Covid-19 MCO on child care performance and the recovery strategies to be implemented for post-MCO outbreaks. The quantitative approach is used to investigate the impact of the Covid-19 MCO and to plan recovery strategies based on the questionnaire survey conducted by the child care provider. The paper discusses the provider of child care in Malaysia and shows that Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) affects most child care operations in terms of their cash flow and performance. This study represented only child care providers in Malaysia's northern states who are willing to participate. Consequently, the research suggested that the holistic area in Malaysia should be covered. Extensive research is thus warranted. Child care providers should consider the recovery planning strategy for their business survival due to MCO enforcement. The paper examines the global issues of Covid-19 that lead to a partial lockdown or Movement Control Order (MCO) where the business operation is indirectly adversely affected, especially in the child care industry scenario in Malaysia

International Perspectives on Child Care Policies and Programs

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-252
Author(s):  
Sheila B. Kamerman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Day Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Services ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
Child Care Services

Child development research is more extensive and more sophisticated in the United States than in any other country in the world. US policy makers have access to more and better information about the factors known to enhance or impede good child development than those in almost any other country. Nonetheless, the United States lags far behind almost all the major advanced industrialized countries with regard to supply, quality, and affordability of out-of-home child care services for children under the age at which compulsory school begins (5, 6, or 7 years). This paper provides a brief overview of child care internationally, primarily in northern and western Europe, the leaders in this field. The objective is to document the availability and quality of child care services and related policies in these countries. The paper begins by defining the terms that will be used in discussing child care internationally. The major focus is on identifying and describing the policy choices that the advanced, industrialized, western countries have made regarding child care for young children of different ages (preschoolers and infants). DEFINING THE TERMS The child care programs I will describe include preschools (kindergartens, prekindergartens, compensatory early-education programs, nursery schools); day-care centers (nurseries, creches); and family-day-care-homes (both regulated and unregulated). Relative care, occasional baby-sitting, and care provided within a child's own home are not included in this discussion, nor are programs for children with special needs (handicapped children). Nor, because of space limitations, are before- and after-school programs covered. The major cross-national differences have to do with the financing of services and the extent of the role of the public sector; the predominance of the education, health, or social welfare system in delivering the services; the proportion of children of different ages served by these programs; whether services are limited to the children of working mothers; and the quality of the care provided.

Occupational Health and Safety Issues for Child-Care Providers

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 1072-1074
Author(s):  
Judith Calder
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Child Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Health And Safety Issues

This paper reviews the occupational health and safety issues for child-care providers. Specifically, it answers the following questions: Who are the care givers? What are their risks of occupational illness and injury? What are the risks to children from care givers? Who pays to reduce the risk? What future research is needed to identify potential risks to and strategies for this work force and their clients? WHO ARE THE CARE GIVERS? Out-of-home child care is provided in two ways: in child-care centers (larger facilities designed especially for the care of children) and in family day-care homes. Persons who obtain day care know the care givers personally. They are the people who make it possible for parents to be dependable, productive, and worry-free employees or students. More importantly, they are the ones entrusted to care for children for as much as 50 hours a week. Parents expect their children to be safe, treated with respect, and nurtured in ways that are specific, familiar, and compatible with the family's child-rearing beliefs. Parents also expect care givers to be adroit in addressing their concerns as well as their children's. Despite all of this personal interaction, few parents are aware of the characteristics of the child-care work force, the conditions under which they work, and their impact on quality child-care services. The Child-Care Employee Project (CCEP), a national non-profit resource organization devoted to addressing adult needs associated with child care, developed a profile of child-care workers by compiling and examining data on center-based child care as part of the National Child-care Staffing Study (NCCSS).1

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