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Schulman, Karen; Blank, Helen; Ewen, Danielle – 2001
Noting that families need access to high quality care so that their children can start school ready to learn and so that parents can work, this report examines state child care subsidy policy choices. Following an executive summary, chapter 1 of the report discusses state policy regarding eligibility criteria related to families receiving welfare,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Employed Parents
Download full textO'Connell, Martin – 1993
Men are taking a more active role in child care. By 1991, 20% of preschool children were cared for by their fathers while their mothers worked outside the home--an increase since 1988, when only 15 percent of preschoolers were cared for by their fathers. This report summarizes the latest findings on child care arrangements of mothers who work…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Demography, Early Childhood Education
Rahmanou, Hedieh – 2001
This research brief presents some main findings from a study of employer-based support systems in the United States to help families meet their caregiving responsibilities, and focuses on the failure of existing policies to support caregiving responsibilities of low-income parents and women. The brief also presents policy alternatives to help…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Caregivers, Child Rearing, Children
Vanier Inst. of the Family, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2000
Noting that Canadians have witnessed profound demographic, economic, social, cultural, and technological changes over the last century and the need for sound demographic information for future planning, this report is the second to identify significant trends affecting Canada's families. Following an introductory section providing relevant…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Employed Parents, Family Life
Adams, Gina C.; Poersch, Nicole Oxendine – 1997
This briefing book from the Children's Defense Fund contains factsheets on child care and early education issues. Areas covered include basic facts about early childhood education and care; their importance to children, families, and communities; some of the challenges facing families who need day care; and key child care and early education…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Welfare, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
When Canadian parents look back on their own lives and the lives of their parents, they see changes across a generation that have profoundly affected their parenting experience, compared to when they themselves were young children. Supports for today's parents must take into consideration these changes that affect the care and nurturing of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Age Differences, Young Children
